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Psalms 38:10
10My heart races, my strength leaves me, and even the light of my eyes has faded.
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 faint and severely crushed; I groan because of the anguish of my heart. 9Lord, my every desire is in front of you; my sighing is not hidden from you. My heart races, my strength leaves me, and even the light of my eyes has faded. 11My loved ones and friends stand back from my affliction, and my relatives stand at a distance. 12Those who intend to kill me set traps, and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me; they plot treachery all day long.
Read all of Psalms 38Psalms 38:10 word by word
לִבִּ֣י סְ֭חַרְחַר עֲזָבַ֣נִי כֹחִ֑י וְֽאוֹר־עֵינַ֥י גַּם־הֵ֝֗ם אֵ֣ין אִתִּֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 38:10
- Psalms 42:1As a deer longs for flowing streams, so I long for you, God.
- Psalms 119:81I long for your salvation; I put my hope in your word.
- Psalms 143:4My spirit is weak within me; my heart is overcome with dismay.
- Isaiah 21:4My heart staggers; horror terrifies me. He has turned my last glimmer of hope into sheer terror.
- Psalms 6:7My eyes are swollen from grief; they grow old because of all my enemies.
- Psalms 69:3I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.
- Psalms 88:9My eyes are worn out from crying. Lord, I cry out to you all day long; I spread out my hands to you.
- Psalms 119:123My eyes grow weary looking for your salvation and for your righteous promise.
- 1 Samuel 14:27However, Jonathan had not heard his father make the troops swear the oath. He reached out with the end of the staff he was carrying and dipped it into the honeycomb. When he ate the honey, he had renewed energy.
- Lamentations 2:11My eyes are worn out from weeping; I am churning within. My heart is poured out in grief because of the destruction of my dear people, because infants and nursing babies 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
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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
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