Psalms 69:3

Psalms 69:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
• New International Version (NIV)I am worn out calling for help; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I am weary with my crying out; my throat is parched. My eyes grow dim with waiting for my God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I am weary with my crying; My throat is dry; My eyes fail while I wait for my God.

Context of Psalms 69:3

1Save me, O God! The water is already up to my neck! 2I am sinking in deep mud. There is nothing to stand on. I am in deep water. A flood is sweeping me away. I am exhausted from crying for help. My throat is hoarse. My eyes are strained ⌞from⌟ looking for my God. 4Those who hate me for no reason outnumber the hairs on my head. Those who want to destroy me are mighty. They have no reason to be my enemies. I am forced to pay back what I did not steal. 5O God, you know my stupidity, and the things of which I am guilty are not hidden from you.

Psalms 69:3 word by word

יָגַ֣עְתִּי בְקָרְאִי֮ נִחַ֪ר גְּר֫וֹנִ֥י כָּל֥וּ עֵינַ֑י מְ֝יַחֵ֗ל לֵאלֹהָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I am wearyיָגֵעַyâga‛ · be weary/toilH3021
• of my cryingקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call outH7121
• my throatגָּרוֹןgârôn gârôn · throatH1627
• is driedחָרַרchârar · to scorchH2787
• mine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• failכָּלָהkâlâh · to end: expendH3615
• while I waitיָחַלyâchal · to wait: waitH3176
• for my Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Psalms 69:3

• Psalms 6:6I am worn out from my groaning. My eyes flood my bed every night. I soak my couch with tears.
• Psalms 13:1How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
• Psalms 22:2My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer— also at night, but I find no rest.
• Hebrews 5:7During his life on earth, Jesus prayed to God, who could save him from death. He prayed and pleaded with loud crying and tears, and he was heard because of his devotion to God.
• Psalms 69:21They poisoned my food, and when I was thirsty, they gave me vinegar to drink.
• Psalms 22:15My strength is dried up like pieces of broken pottery. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me down in the dust of death.
• John 19:28After this, when Jesus knew that everything had now been finished, he said, “I’m thirsty.” He said this so that Scripture could finally be concluded.
• Psalms 119:82My eyes have become strained from looking for your promise. I ask, “When will you comfort me?”
• Deuteronomy 28:32You will watch with your own eyes as your sons and daughters are given to another nation. You will strain your eyes looking for them all day long, but there will be nothing you can do.
• Job 11:20But the wicked will lose their eyesight. Their escape route will be closed. Their only hope is to take their last breath.”
• Job 16:16My face is red from crying, and dark shadows encircle my eyes,
• Isaiah 38:14I chirped like swallows and cranes. I cooed like doves. My eyes were tired from looking up to heaven. I’ve suffered miserably, O Lord! Please help me!
• Lamentations 2:11My eyes are worn out with tears. My stomach is churning. My heart is poured out on the ground because of the destruction of my people. Little children and infants faint in the city streets.
• Psalms 25:21Integrity and honesty will protect me because I wait for you.
• Psalms 39:7And now, Lord, what am I waiting for? My hope is in you!

Commentaries on Psalms 69:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3I am weary of my crying - A pathetic description of the state of the poor captives for about seventy years.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3I am weary of my crying - The word “crying” here does not mean weeping, or shedding tears, but calling upon God for help. He had grown weary; his strength had been exhausted in the act of calling upon God to assist him. See the notes at Psalm 6:6. This was an instance where one had called so long on God, and prayed so much and so earnestly, that his strength was gone. Compare Matthew 26:41. My throat is dried - Or, “is parched up.” The Hebrew word denotes…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-36In this personal lament, the poet shares his vulnerability, humiliation, and deep pain. He asks God to defend him for the sake of the righteous.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. (Compare Psa 6:6). mine eyes fail--in watching (Psa 119:82).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 69:3

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Desire
• Jesus, the Christ
• Persecution
• Waiting

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Commentaries on Psalms 69

• 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