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 faint and broken beyond measure; I roar by reason of the agitation of my heart. 9Lord, all my desire is before thee, and my sighing is not hid from thee. My heart throbbeth, my strength hath left me; and the light of mine eyes, it also is no more with me. 11My lovers and mine associates stand aloof from my stroke; and my kinsmen stand afar off. 12And they that seek after my life lay snares [for me]; and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all the day long.

Psalms 38:10 word by word

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

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Cross-references for Psalms 38:10

• Psalms 42:1As the hart panteth after the water-brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
• Psalms 119:81CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation; I hope in thy word.
• Psalms 143:4And my spirit is overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
• Isaiah 21:4My heart panteth, horror affrighteth me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into trembling unto me.
• Psalms 6:7Mine eye wasteth away through grief; it hath grown old because of all mine oppressors.
• Psalms 69:3I am weary with my crying, my throat is parched; mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
• Psalms 88:9Mine eye consumeth by reason of affliction. Upon thee, Jehovah, have I called every day; I have stretched out my hands unto thee.
• Psalms 119:123Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the *word of thy righteousness.
• 1 Samuel 14:27But Jonathan had not heard when his father adjured the people; and he put forth the end of his staff which was in his hand, and dipped it in the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth, and his eyes became bright.
• Lamentations 2:11Mine eyes are consumed with tears, my bowels are troubled; my liver is poured upon the earth, because of the ruin of the daughter of my people; because infant and suckling swoon in the streets of the city.
• Lamentations 5:16The crown is fallen from our head: woe unto 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