Psalms 38:10
My heart pants, my strength fails me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.
Updated King James Version
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
9Lord, all my desire is before you; and my groaning is not hid from you.
11My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand far off.
Cross References
Psalms 6:7Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxs old because of all mine enemies.
Psalms 42:1As the hart pants after the water brooks, so pants my soul after you, O God.
Psalms 88:9Mine eye mourns by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon you, I have stretched out my hands unto you.
Psalms 119:123Mine eyes fail for your salvation, and for the word of your righteousness.
Isaiah 21:4My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure has he turned into fear unto me.
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 →