Psalms 6:7

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)My vision is blurred by grief; my eyes are worn out because of all my enemies.

Context of Psalms 6:7

5Among the dead no one proclaims your name. Who praises you from the grave? 6I am worn out from my groaning. All night long I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears. My eyes grow weak with sorrow; they fail because of all my foes. 8Away from me, all you who do evil, for the Lord has heard my weeping. 9The Lord has heard my cry for mercy; the Lord accepts my prayer.

Psalms 6:7 word by word

עָֽשְׁשָׁ֣ה מִכַּ֣עַס עֵינִ֑י עָֽ֝תְקָ֗ה בְּכָל־צוֹרְרָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Mine eyeעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• is consumedעָשֵׁשׁ‛âshêsh · to wasteH6244
• because of griefכַּ֫עַסka‛as ka‛aώ · vexationH3708
• it waxeth oldעָתַק‛âthaq · to proceedH6275
• because of all mine enemiesצָרַרtsârar · to vexH6887

Cross-references for Psalms 6:7

• Psalms 31:9Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and body with grief.
• Psalms 38:10My heart pounds, my strength fails me; even the light has gone from my eyes.
• Psalms 88:9my eyes are dim with grief. I call to you, Lord, every day; I spread out my hands to you.
• Job 17:7My eyes have grown dim with grief; my whole frame is but a shadow.
• Lamentations 5:17Because of this our hearts are faint, because of these things our eyes grow dim
• Psalms 32:3When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.

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

Topics related to Psalms 6:7

• Afflictions and Adversities

In the dictionaries

• Neginoth
• Rebuke
• Return
• Sake
• Sheminith
• Swim
• Consume
• Enemy
• Eye
• Grief; Grieve

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