Psalms 119:82
Mine eyes have failed for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
In Context
81[KAPH.] My soul, hath languished for thy salvation, For thy word, have I hoped.
83Though I have been like a wine-skin in the smoke, thy statutes, have I not forgotten.
Cross References
Psalms 69:3I am weary with mine outcry, Parched is my throat,—Mine eyes have become dim, through waiting for my God.
Psalms 90:13Return, Yahweh, oh how long? And have compassion upon thy servants;
Proverbs 13:12Hope deferred, sickeneth the heart,—but, a tree of life, is desire fulfilled.
Lamentations 2:11Blinded with tears are mine eyes, In ferment is my body, Poured out to the earth is my grief, for the sore hurt of the daughter of my people,—when child and suckling are swooning, in the broadways of the city.
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 →