Psalms 38:10
My heart panteth; my strength faileth me; The very light of my eyes is gone from me.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.
In Context
9O Lord! thou knowest all my desire, And my groaning is not hidden from thee!
11My friends and acquaintance keep aloof from my woe, And my kinsmen stand afar off:
Cross References
Psalms 6:7Mine eye is wasted with grief; It hath become old because of all my enemies.
Psalms 42:1“BOOK II. For the leader of the music. A song of the sons of Korah.” As the hart panteth for the water-brooks, So panteth my soul for thee, O God!
Psalms 88:9Mine eyes languish by reason of my affliction. I call upon thee daily, O LORD! To thee do I stretch out my hands!
Psalms 119:123Mine eyes fail with looking for thy help, And for thy righteous promise.
Isaiah 21:4My heart panteth, Terror hath seized upon me; The evening of my desire is changed into horror.
Lamentations 5:16The crown is fallen from our head; Woe unto us, that we have sinned!
Matthew Henry on Psalms 38:2-12
Sorrowful Complaints. 1 O Lord , rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. 2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore. 3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin. 4 For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me. 5 My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness. 6 I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long. 7… Read the whole commentary →