Psalms 119:82
My eyes pine away for your promise: saying, “When will you comfort me?”
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
In Context
81I long for you to rescue me, I put my hope in your word.
83Though shrivelled like wine-skin in smoke, your statutes I have not forgotten.
Cross References
Psalms 69:3I am weary of crying, my throat is parched, my eyes are wasted with waiting for God.
Psalms 90:13Return, O Lord; why so long? Relent on your servants.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:82-83
11. CAPH. 81 My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word. 82 Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me? Here we have the psalmist, I. Longing for help from heaven: My soul faints; my eyes fail. He longs for the salvation of the Lord and for his word, that is, salvation according to the word. He is not thus eager for the creatures of fancy, but for the objects of faith, salvation from the present calamities under which he was groaning and the doubts and fears which he was… Read the whole commentary →