Psalms 119:123
Mine eyes have been consumed for Thy salvation. And for the saying of Thy righteousness.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.
In Context
122Make sure Thy servant for good, Let not the proud oppress me.
124Do with Thy servant according to Thy kindness. And Thy statutes teach Thou me.
Cross References
Psalms 69:3I have been wearied with my calling, Burnt hath been my throat, Consumed have been mine eyes, waiting for my God.
Psalms 119:81[Kaph.] Consumed for Thy salvation hath been my soul, For Thy word I have hoped.
Psalms 143:7Haste, answer me, O Jehovah, My spirit hath been consumed, Hide not Thou Thy face from me, Or I have been compared with those going down [to] the pit.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:122-123
16. AIN. 121 I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors. 122 Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me. David here appeals to God, 1. As his witness that he had not done wrong; he could truly say, " I have done judgment and justice, that is, I have made conscience of rendering to all their due, and have not by force or fraud hindered any of their right." Take him as a king, he executed judgment and justice to all his people, 2 Sam. viii. 15 . Take him in a private… Read the whole commentary →