Psalms 38:10

Psalms 38:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.
• New International Version (NIV)My heart pounds, my strength fails me; even the light has gone from my eyes.
• English Standard Version (ESV)My heart throbs; my strength fails me, and the light of my eyes—it also has gone from me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)My heart pants, my strength fails me; As for the light of my eyes, it also has gone from me.

Context of Psalms 38:10

8I am numb and badly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart. 9O Lord, my every desire is before You; my groaning is not hidden from You. My heart pounds, my strength fails, and even the light of my eyes has faded. 11My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance. 12Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.

Psalms 38:10 word by word

לִבִּ֣י סְ֭חַרְחַר עֲזָבַ֣נִי כֹחִ֑י וְֽאוֹר־עֵינַ֥י גַּם־הֵ֝֗ם אֵ֣ין אִתִּֽי׃Read the interlinear

• My heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• poundsסָחַרsâchar · to tradeH5503
• my strengthכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
• failsעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• and evenגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• and evenהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992
• the lightאוֹר'ôr · lightH216
• of my eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• has fadedאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• has fadedאֵת'êth · withH854

Cross-references for Psalms 38:10

• Psalms 42:1As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
• Psalms 119:81My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.
• Psalms 143:4My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me.
• Isaiah 21:4My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight I desired has turned to horror.
• Psalms 6:7My eyes fail from grief; they grow dim because of all my foes.
• Psalms 69:3I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.
• Psalms 88:9My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You.
• Psalms 119:123My eyes fail, looking for Your salvation, and for Your righteous promise.
• 1 Samuel 14:27Jonathan, however, had not heard that his father had bound the people with the oath. So he reached out the end of the staff in his hand, dipped it into the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened.
• Lamentations 2:11My eyes fail from weeping; I am churning within. My heart is poured out in grief over the destruction of the daughter of my people, because children and infants faint in the streets of the city.
• Lamentations 5:16The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned!

Commentaries on Psalms 38:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10My heart panteth - סחרחר secharchar, flutters, palpitates, through fear and alarm. My strength faileth - Not being able to take nourishment. The light of mine eyes - is gone - I can scarcely discern any thing through the general decay of my health and vigor, particularly affecting my sight.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10My heart panteth - The word rendered “panteth,” in its original form, means properly to go about; to travel around; and then, to travel around as a merchant or pedlar, or for purposes of traffic: Genesis 23:16; Genesis 37:28; Genesis 42:34. Applied to the heart, as it is here, it means to move about rapidly; to palpitate; to beat quick. It is an expression of pain and distress, indicated by a rapid beating of the heart. My strength faileth me - It is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-12The psalmist wants to reconnect with God but feels distant. He feels lost and alone as his friends leave him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. My heart panteth--as if barely surviving. light ... from me--utter exhaustion (Psa 6:7; 13:3).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 38:10

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Conviction
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• Afar
• Arrow
• Deceit
• Fret
• Plague
• Bring
• Pentateuch
• Psalms, Book of
• Sick; Sickness

Commentaries on Psalms 38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings