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Psalms 6:7
7I am so sad that my eyes do not see well any more. They are becoming weak because of all my enemies.
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
5If I die, I will no longer remember you. Nobody can praise you in their grave! 6I am crying so much that I have no more strength. My bed becomes wet because I weep all night. My tears run into my pillow. I am so sad that my eyes do not see well any more. They are becoming weak because of all my enemies. 8Go away from me, you people who do wicked things! Now the Lord has heard me when I weep. 9I asked the Lord to be kind and to help me. Now he has answered me!
Read all of Psalms 6Psalms 6:7 word by word
עָֽשְׁשָׁ֣ה מִכַּ֣עַס עֵינִ֑י עָֽ֝תְקָ֗ה בְּכָל־צוֹרְרָֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 6:7
- Psalms 31:9Lord, I am very upset, so please be kind to me. My eyes are tired because I weep so much. My whole body has become very weak.
- Psalms 38:10My heart beats very fast, and my strength is leaving me. Even my eyes can no longer see properly.
- Psalms 88:9My eyes have become weak because I am so sad. Lord, every day I call to you for help. I lift my hands up to you as I pray.
- Job 17:7I have cried so much that my eyes have become weak. My body is so thin that I am like a shadow.
- Lamentations 5:17So our bodies feel ill and we feel ill deep inside us. Our eyes are very tired and we cannot hope for good things any longer.
- Psalms 32:3When I said nothing to God about my sin, my whole body became weak. I cried all the time because of the pain.
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
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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
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