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they fail because of all my foes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />My vision is blurred by grief; my eyes are worn out because of all my enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />My eye wastes away because of grief; it grows weak because of all my foes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />My eyes fail from grief; they grow dim because of all my foes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />My eye wastes away because of grief; It grows old because of all my enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />My eye has wasted away with grief; It has grown old because of all my enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />My eye has wasted away with grief; It has become old because of all my adversaries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />My eye has wasted away with grief; It has become old because of all my adversaries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />My eye has wasted away with grief; It has become old because of all my adversaries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />My eye grows dim with grief; It grows old because of all my enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My eyes are swollen from grief; they grow old because of all my enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My eyes are swollen from grief; they grow old because of all my enemies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Mine eye wasteth away because of grief; It waxeth old because of all mine adversaries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Sorrow has made my eyes dim, and my sight has failed because of my enemies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Mine eye wasteth away because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine adversaries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />My eyes blur from grief. They fail because of my enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I can hardly see; my eyes are so swollen from the weeping caused by my enemies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />My eyesight has faded because of grief, it has dimmed because of all my enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />My eyes fail from grief; they grow dim because of all my foes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />My eyes grow dim from suffering; they grow weak because of all my enemies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />My eye wastes away because of grief. It grows old because of all my adversaries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />My eye is consumed because of grief; it groweth old because of all my enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />My eye wastes away because of grief. It grows old because of all my adversaries. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />My eye is old from provocation, "" It is old because of all my adversaries,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Old from provocation is mine eye, It is old because of all mine adversaries,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Mine eye fell away from grief; it grew old among all mine enemies.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />My eye is troubled through indignation: I have grown old amongst all my enemies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 6:8>My eye has been troubled by rage. I have grown old among all my enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />My eyes are dimmed with sorrow, worn out because of all my foes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />My eyes waste away because of grief; they grow weak because of all my foes.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Mine eye is weakened because of anger; and I am troubled by all my enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />My eye is weak with grief and I am troubled by all my enemies.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Mine eye is dimmed because of vexation; It waxeth old because of all mine adversaries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Mine eye is troubled because of my wrath; I am worn out because of all my enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/6-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=426" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/6.htm">Do not Rebuke Me in Your Anger</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·nî (N-csc:: 1cs) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">My eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/6244.htm" title="6244: ‘ā·šə·šāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To waste away. A primitive root; probably to shrink, i.e. Fail.">fail</a> <a href="/hebrew/3708.htm" title="3708: mik·ka·‘as (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Vexation, anger. Or kaoas; from ka'ac; vexation.">from grief;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6275.htm" title="6275: ‘ā·ṯə·qāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To move, proceed, advance. A primitive root; to remove figuratively, to grow old; specifically, to transcribe.">they grow dim</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">because of all</a> <a href="/hebrew/6887.htm" title="6887: ṣō·wr·rāy (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive.">my foes.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for the LORD has heard my weeping.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">Psalm 31:9</a></span><br />Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-3.htm">Psalm 69:3</a></span><br />I am weary from my crying; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-9.htm">Psalm 88:9</a></span><br />My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-11.htm">Lamentations 2:11</a></span><br />My eyes fail from weeping; I am churning within. My heart is poured out in grief over the destruction of the daughter of my people, because children and infants faint in the streets of the city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/17-7.htm">Job 17:7</a></span><br />My eyes have grown dim with grief, and my whole body is but a shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/16-20.htm">Job 16:20</a></span><br />My friends are my scoffers as my eyes pour out tears to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-1.htm">Jeremiah 9:1</a></span><br />Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night over the slain daughter of my people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/38-14.htm">Isaiah 38:14</a></span><br />I chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/20-3.htm">2 Kings 20:3</a></span><br />“Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what is good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/42-3.htm">Psalm 42:3</a></span><br />My tears have been my food both day and night, while men ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-136.htm">Psalm 119:136</a></span><br />My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-75.htm">Matthew 26:75</a></span><br />Then Peter remembered the word that Jesus had spoken: “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-62.htm">Luke 22:62</a></span><br />And he went outside and wept bitterly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-35.htm">John 11:35</a></span><br />Jesus wept.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a></span><br />‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">My eye is consumed because of grief; it waxes old because of all my enemies.</p><p class="hdg">Mine</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">Psalm 31:9,10</a></b></br> Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, <i>yea</i>, my soul and my belly… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/38-10.htm">Psalm 38:10</a></b></br> My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/88-9.htm">Psalm 88:9</a></b></br> Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.</p><p class="hdg">it waxeth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/32-3.htm">Psalm 32:3</a></b></br> When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/3-1.htm">Adversaries</a> <a href="/job/33-21.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/job/17-7.htm">Dimmed</a> <a href="/psalms/5-8.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/job/42-5.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/psalms/6-6.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/job/41-12.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/psalms/5-8.htm">Foes</a> <a href="/job/41-22.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/job/39-4.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/job/38-38.htm">Groweth</a> <a href="/job/17-7.htm">Grown</a> <a href="/job/31-8.htm">Grows</a> <a href="/job/27-13.htm">Oppressors</a> <a href="/job/17-2.htm">Provocation</a> <a href="/psalms/6-6.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/psalms/6-3.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/job/17-7.htm">Vexation</a> <a href="/psalms/6-2.htm">Wasted</a> <a href="/job/33-21.htm">Wastes</a> <a href="/job/14-18.htm">Wasteth</a> <a href="/job/16-8.htm">Wasting</a> <a href="/job/17-9.htm">Waxeth</a> <a href="/psalms/6-2.htm">Weak</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/7-6.htm">Adversaries</a> <a href="/psalms/18-37.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-3.htm">Dimmed</a> <a href="/psalms/6-10.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/psalms/17-8.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/psalms/10-8.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/psalms/12-1.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/psalms/8-2.htm">Foes</a> <a href="/psalms/10-14.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/psalms/90-5.htm">Groweth</a> <a href="/psalms/109-24.htm">Grown</a> <a href="/psalms/49-16.htm">Grows</a> <a href="/psalms/27-11.htm">Oppressors</a> <a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">Provocation</a> <a href="/psalms/10-14.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/psalms/7-14.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/psalms/10-14.htm">Vexation</a> <a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">Wasted</a> <a href="/psalms/91-6.htm">Wastes</a> <a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">Wasteth</a> <a href="/psalms/18-45.htm">Wasting</a> <a href="/psalms/49-16.htm">Waxeth</a> <a href="/psalms/10-2.htm">Weak</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/6-1.htm">David's complaint in his sickness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/6-8.htm">He triumphs over his enemies</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical times, expressions of grief were often intense and public, involving weeping and lamentation. The psalmist's mention of failing eyes suggests a profound level of distress, possibly indicating both physical exhaustion and spiritual despondency. This imagery is consistent with other biblical passages where eyes are described as failing due to overwhelming sorrow or divine judgment (e.g., <a href="/lamentations/2-11.htm">Lamentations 2:11</a>). The eyes, often seen as the windows to the soul, reflect the inner turmoil and anguish experienced by the psalmist.<p><b>they grow dim because of all my foes.</b><br>The dimming of the eyes due to adversaries highlights the external pressures and threats faced by the psalmist. In the historical context of ancient Israel, enemies could be both foreign nations and internal adversaries. The psalmist's foes may represent literal enemies or symbolize spiritual and moral challenges. This phrase underscores the persistent and pervasive nature of opposition, which can lead to a sense of hopelessness and vulnerability. The theme of enemies is prevalent throughout the Psalms, often serving as a backdrop for the psalmist's plea for divine intervention and justice (e.g., <a href="/psalms/3.htm">Psalm 3:1</a>, <a href="/psalms/18-3.htm">Psalm 18:3</a>). This struggle against foes can also be seen as a type of Christ, who faced opposition and betrayal yet remained steadfast in His mission.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/6.htm">Psalm 6</a>, David is expressing deep personal anguish and distress, likely during a time of intense persecution or personal trial.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies/foes.htm">Enemies/Foes</a></b><br>The adversaries causing David's grief. These could be literal enemies or symbolic of spiritual or emotional struggles.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate source of comfort and deliverance whom David is addressing in his lament.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_grief.htm">The Reality of Grief</a></b><br>Grief is a natural and profound human experience. David's expression of his eyes failing from grief acknowledges the deep emotional and physical toll that sorrow can take on a person.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_impact_of_adversaries.htm">The Impact of Adversaries</a></b><br>The presence of foes, whether physical or spiritual, can exacerbate our grief. Recognizing the source of our distress can help us address it more effectively.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/turning_to_god_in_distress.htm">Turning to God in Distress</a></b><br>David's lament is directed towards God, showing that in our deepest sorrow, we should turn to God for comfort and strength.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_hope_of_deliverance.htm">The Hope of Deliverance</a></b><br>While the psalm expresses deep sorrow, it is also a prayer for deliverance, reminding us that God is our refuge and strength in times of trouble.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/psalm_6__evidence_or_just_tradition.htm">Psalm 6 - Is there any historical or archaeological evidence confirming the circumstances or authorship of this lament, or does it solely rely on faith tradition?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_makes_animals_clean_or_unclean.htm">Do you trust in chariots or the Lord?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_117_conflict_with_deut._7_6.htm">Does Psalm 117 conflict with other biblical passages that imply exclusivity or a chosen people, such as Deuteronomy 7:6, and if so, how?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_54_7_align_with_david's_struggles.htm">How do we reconcile Psalm 54:7's claim that God delivered the psalmist from all trouble with the ongoing struggles David faced elsewhere in Scripture?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Consumed</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., sunken; </span>literally, <span class= "ital">fallen away. </span>The LXX. use the same word employed to render <span class= "ital">vexed </span>in <a href="/psalms/6-2.htm" title="Have mercy on me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed.">Psalm 6:2</a>. Grief has brought the signs of premature age (<a href="/job/17-7.htm" title="My eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow.">Job 17:7</a>; <a href="/psalms/31-9.htm" title="Have mercy on me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: my eye is consumed with grief, yes, my soul and my belly.">Psalm 31:9</a>, and Note there). (See Homer's <span class= "ital">Odyssey, </span>xix. 360, "Quickly do mortals grow old from trouble.")<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Mine eye is consumed because of grief</span>; or, <span class="accented">mine eye is wasted away because of provocation.</span> The eye falls in, becomes dull, and, as it were, "wastes away" through long-continued grief (comp. <a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">Psalm 31:9</a>). The kind of grief expressed by the word <span class="accented">ka'as</span> (<span class="hebrew">כַעַס</span>) is "that which arises from provocation or spiteful treatment" (Kay). <span class="cmt_word">It waxeth old because of all mine enemies</span>. It becomes dull and heavy and sunken, like the eye of an old man. How often has it not been noted that nothing so much ages a man as grief! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/6-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">My eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵינִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fail</span><br /><span class="heb">עָֽשְׁשָׁ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·šə·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6244.htm">Strong's 6244: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shrink, fail</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from grief;</span><br /><span class="heb">מִכַּ֣עַס</span> <span class="translit">(mik·ka·‘as)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> </span><span class="str2">Vexation, anger</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they grow dim</span><br /><span class="heb">עָֽ֝תְקָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·ṯə·qāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6275.htm">Strong's 6275: </a> </span><span class="str2">To remove, to grow old, to transcribe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because of all</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my foes.</span><br /><span class="heb">צוֹרְרָֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣō·wr·rāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6887.htm">Strong's 6887: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, or cramped</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/6-7.htm">Psalm 6:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/6-7.htm">Psalm 6:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/6-7.htm">Psalm 6:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/6-7.htm">Psalm 6:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/6-7.htm">Psalm 6:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/6-7.htm">Psalm 6:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/6-7.htm">Psalm 6:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/6-7.htm">Psalm 6:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/6-7.htm">Psalm 6:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/6-7.htm">Psalm 6:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/6-7.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 6:7 My eye wastes away because of grief (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/6-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 6:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 6:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/6-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 6:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 6:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>