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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)My heart beats wildly, my strength fails, and I am going blind.

Context of Psalms 38:10

8I am feeble and utterly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart. 9All my longings lie open before you, Lord; my sighing is not hidden from you. My heart pounds, my strength fails me; even the light has gone from my eyes. 11My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds; my neighbors stay far away. 12Those who want to kill me set their traps, those who would harm me talk of my ruin; all day long they scheme and lie.

Psalms 38:10 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• My heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• pantethסָחַרsâchar · to tradeH5503
• my strengthכֹּחַkôach kôach · strengthH3581
• failethעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• me: as for the lightאוֹר'ôr · lightH216
• of mine eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• itהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992
• also is goneאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369

Cross-references for Psalms 38:10

• Psalms 42:1As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.
• Psalms 119:81My soul faints with longing for your salvation, but I have put my hope in your word.
• Psalms 143:4So my spirit grows faint within me; my heart within me is dismayed.
• Isaiah 21:4My heart falters, fear makes me tremble; the twilight I longed for has become a horror to me.
• Psalms 6:7My eyes grow weak with sorrow; they fail because of all my foes.
• Psalms 69:3I am worn out calling for help; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.
• Psalms 88:9my eyes are dim with grief. I call to you, Lord, every day; I spread out my hands to you.
• Psalms 119:123My eyes fail, looking for your salvation, looking for your righteous promise.
• 1 Samuel 14:27But Jonathan had not heard that his father had bound the people with the oath, so he reached out the end of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it into the honeycomb. He raised his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened.
• Lamentations 2:11My eyes fail from weeping, I am in torment within; my heart is poured out on the ground because my people are destroyed, because children and infants faint in the streets of the city.
• Lamentations 5:16The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to 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