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

1Deliver me, O God, for the water has reached my neck. 2I sink into the deep mire where there is no solid ground; I am in deep water, and the current overpowers me. I am exhausted from shouting for help; my throat is sore; my eyes grow tired of looking for my God. 4Those who hate me without cause are more numerous than the hairs of my head. Those who want to destroy me, my enemies for no reason, outnumber me. They make me repay what I did not steal! 5O God, you are aware of my foolish sins; my guilt is 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 exhausted as I groan; all night long I drench my bed in tears; my tears saturate the cushion beneath me.
• Psalms 13:1How long, Lord, will you continue to ignore me? How long will you pay no attention to me?
• Psalms 22:2My God, I cry out during the day, but you do not answer, and during the night my prayers do not let up.
• Hebrews 5:7During his earthly life Christ offered both requests and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death and he was heard because of his devotion.
• Psalms 69:21They put bitter poison into my food, and to quench my thirst they give me vinegar to drink.
• Psalms 22:15The roof of my mouth is as dry as a piece of pottery; my tongue sticks to my gums. You set me in the dust of death.
• John 19:28After this Jesus, realizing that by this time everything was completed, said (in order to fulfill the scripture), “I am thirsty!”
• Psalms 119:82My eyes grow tired as I wait for your promise to be fulfilled. I say, “When will you comfort me?”
• Deuteronomy 28:32Your sons and daughters will be given to another people while you look on in vain all day, and you will be powerless to do anything about it.
• Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked fail, and escape eludes them; their one hope is to breathe their last.”
• Job 16:16my face is reddened because of weeping, and on my eyelids there is a deep darkness,
• Isaiah 38:14Like a swallow or a thrush I chirp, I coo like a dove; my eyes grow tired from looking up to the sky. O sovereign master, I am oppressed; help me!
• Lamentations 2:11My eyes are worn out from weeping; my stomach is in knots. My heart is poured out on the ground due to the destruction of my helpless people; children and infants faint in the town squares. ל (Lamed)
• Psalms 25:21May integrity and godliness protect me, for I rely on you!
• Psalms 39:7But now, O Lord, upon what am I relying? You are my only hope!

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