Psalms 6:7

Psalms 6:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.
• New International Version (NIV)My eyes grow weak with sorrow; they fail because of all my foes.
• English Standard Version (ESV)My eye wastes away because of grief; it grows weak because of all my foes.
• New King James Version (NKJV)My eye wastes away because of grief; It grows old because of all my enemies.

Context of Psalms 6:7

5For there is no remembrance of you in death; who can thank you in Sheol? 6I am weary from my groaning; with my tears I dampen my bed and drench my couch every night. My eyes are swollen from grief; they grow old because of all my enemies. 8Depart from me, all evildoers, for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping. 9The Lord has heard my plea for help; the Lord accepts my prayer.

Psalms 6:7 word by word

עָֽשְׁשָׁ֣ה מִכַּ֣עַס עֵינִ֑י עָֽ֝תְקָ֗ה בְּכָל־צוֹרְרָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Mine eyeעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• is consumedעָשֵׁשׁ‛âshêsh · to wasteH6244
• because of griefכַּ֫עַסka‛as ka‛aώ · vexationH3708
• it waxeth oldעָתַק‛âthaq · to proceedH6275
• because of all mine enemiesצָרַרtsârar · to vexH6887

Cross-references for Psalms 6:7

• Psalms 31:9Be gracious to me, Lord, because I am in distress; my eyes are worn out from frustration — my whole being as well.
• Psalms 38:10My heart races, my strength leaves me, and even the light of my eyes has faded.
• 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.
• Job 17:7My eyes have grown dim from grief, and my whole body has become but a shadow.
• Lamentations 5:17Because of this, our heart is sick; because of these, our eyes grow dim:
• Psalms 32:3When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long.

Commentaries on Psalms 6:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Mine eye is consumed - עששה asheshah, is blasted, withered, sunk in my head.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Mine eye is consumed - The word here rendered “consumed” - עשׁשׁ ‛âshêsh - means properly to fall in, to fall away, and is applied here to the “eye” as pining or wasting away from care, anxiety, and sorrow. Tears were poured forth from the eye, and it seemed to be exhausting itself in this manner. The meaning is, that it had grown “dim,” or that its sight began to fail, like that of an old man, on account of his troubles. Many have understood the word…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7The psalmist feels deeply exhausted due to his spiritual distance from the Lord (Psalms 22:1; 31:9–10; 102:5). When eyes grow dim, it means the body is failing (see Psalms 13:3; 31:9; 38:10; Matthew 6:22).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. consumed--or, "has failed," denoting general debility (Psa 13:3; 38:10). waxeth old--or, "dim." grief--mingled with indignation.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 6:7

• Afflictions and Adversities

In the dictionaries

• Neginoth
• Rebuke
• Return
• Sake
• Sheminith
• Swim
• Consume
• Enemy
• Eye
• Grief; Grieve

Commentaries on Psalms 6

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings