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even the light has gone from my eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/38.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />My heart beats wildly, my strength fails, and I am going blind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/38.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />My heart throbs; my strength fails me, and the light of my eyes—it also has gone from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/38.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />My heart pounds, my strength fails, and even the light of my eyes has faded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/38.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/38.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />My heart pants, my strength fails me; As for the light of my eyes, it also has gone from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/38.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />My heart throbs, my strength fails me; And the light of my eyes, even that has gone from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/38.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />My heart throbs, my strength fails me; And the light of my eyes, even that has gone from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/38.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />My heart throbs, my strength fails me; And the light of my eyes, even that has gone from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/38.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />My heart throbs, my strength forsakes me; And the light of my eyes, even that has gone from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/38.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />My heart throbs violently, my strength fails me; And as for the light of my eyes, even that has also gone from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/38.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My heart races, my strength leaves me, and even the light of my eyes has faded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/38.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My heart races, my strength leaves me, and even the light of my eyes has faded. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/38.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />My heart throbbeth, my strength faileth me: As for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/38.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />My heart is beating fast. I feel weak all over, and my eyes are red. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/38.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />My heart throbbeth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/38.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />My heart is pounding. I have lost my strength. Even the light of my eyes has left me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/38.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />My heart is pounding, my strength is gone, and my eyes have lost their brightness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/38.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />My heart pounds, my strength fails me, even the gleam in my eye is gone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/38.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />My heart pounds, my strength fails, and even the light of my eyes has faded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/38.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />My heart beats quickly; my strength leaves me; I can hardly see. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/38.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />My heart throbs. My strength fails me. As for the light of my eyes, it has also left me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/38.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of my eyes, that also is gone from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/38.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />My heart throbs. My strength fails me. As for the light of my eyes, it has also left me. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/38.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />My heart [is] panting, my power has forsaken me, "" And the light of my eyes, "" Even they are not with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/38.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> My heart is panting, my power hath forsaken me, And the light of mine eyes, Even they are not with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/38.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />O Jehovah, before thee all my desire, and my sighing was not hid from thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/38.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />My heart is troubled, my strength hath left me, and the light of my eyes itself is not with me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/38.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 37:11>My heart has been disturbed. My strength has abandoned me, and the light of my eyes has abandoned me, and it is not with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/38.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />My heart shudders, my strength forsakes me; the very light of my eyes has failed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/38.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />My heart throbs, my strength fails me; as for the light of my eyes—it also has gone from me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/38.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />My heart is broken, my strength hath failed me; as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/38.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />My heart is cast down and my power has left me, and the light of my eyes has not been with me.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/38.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />My heart fluttereth, my strength faileth me; As for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/38.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />My heart is troubled, my strength has failed me; and the light of mine eyes is not with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/38-10.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=4457" 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/38.htm">Do Not Rebuke Me in Your Anger</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>O Lord, my every desire is before You; my groaning is not hidden from You. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lib·bî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">My heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/5503.htm" title="5503: sə·ḥar·ḥar (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To go around or about, travel about. A primitive root; to travel round; intensively, to palpitate.">pounds,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3581.htm" title="3581: ḵō·ḥî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Or kowach; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally or figuratively; also a large lizard.">my strength</a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800: ‘ă·zā·ḇa·nî (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 1cs) -- To loosen, relinquish, permit. A primitive root; to loosen, i.e. Relinquish, permit, etc.">fails,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">and even</a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they."></a> <a href="/hebrew/216.htm" title="216: wə·’ō·wr- (Conj-w:: N-csc) -- A light. From 'owr; illumination or luminary.">the light</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·nay (N-cdc:: 1cs) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">of my eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">has faded.</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tî (Prep:: 1cs) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc."></a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.…<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/6-6.htm">Psalm 6:6-7</a></span><br />I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears. / My eyes fail from grief; they grow dim because of all my foes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">Psalm 31:9-10</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. / For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.<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/102-4.htm">Psalm 102:4-5</a></span><br />My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread. / Through my loud groaning my skin hangs on my bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/143-4.htm">Psalm 143:4</a></span><br />My spirit grows faint within me; my heart is dismayed inside me.<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="/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="/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="/jeremiah/45-3.htm">Jeremiah 45:3</a></span><br />You have said, ‘Woe is me because the LORD has added sorrow to my pain! I am worn out with groaning and have found no rest.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/3-16.htm">Habakkuk 3:16</a></span><br />I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-38.htm">Matthew 26:38</a></span><br />Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-34.htm">Mark 14:34</a></span><br />Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-44.htm">Luke 22:44</a></span><br />And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-27.htm">John 12:27</a></span><br />Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-26.htm">Romans 8:26</a></span><br />In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">My heart pants, my strength fails me: as for the light of my eyes, it also is gone from me.</p><p class="hdg">heart</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/42-1.htm">Psalm 42:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-81.htm">Psalm 119:81-83</a></b></br> CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: <i>but</i> I hope in thy word… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/143-4.htm">Psalm 143:4-7</a></b></br> Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate… </p><p class="hdg">the light</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/6-7.htm">Psalm 6:7</a></b></br> Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/69-3.htm">Psalm 69:3</a></b></br> I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.</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">gone from [heb.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/36-2.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/psalms/31-10.htm">Faileth</a> <a href="/psalms/31-10.htm">Fails</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-11.htm">Fluttereth</a> <a href="/psalms/37-25.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/psalms/31-10.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/psalms/38-8.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/37-6.htm">Light</a> <a href="/psalms/38-7.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/psalms/12-5.htm">Panteth</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-14.htm">Panting</a> <a href="/job/37-1.htm">Pounds</a> <a href="/psalms/37-35.htm">Power</a> <a href="/psalms/38-4.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/psalms/18-45.htm">Wasting</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/50-21.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/psalms/40-12.htm">Faileth</a> <a href="/psalms/40-12.htm">Fails</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-4.htm">Fluttereth</a> <a href="/psalms/71-11.htm">Forsaken</a> <a href="/psalms/41-6.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/psalms/38-18.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/43-3.htm">Light</a> <a href="/psalms/38-17.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/psalms/42-1.htm">Panteth</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/1-5.htm">Panting</a> <a href="/mark/14-5.htm">Pounds</a> <a href="/psalms/45-3.htm">Power</a> <a href="/psalms/39-13.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/psalms/73-26.htm">Wasting</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 38</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/38-1.htm">David moves God to take compassion on his pitiful case</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/38.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/38.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>My heart pounds</b><br>This phrase reflects a deep emotional and physical distress. In biblical times, the heart was often seen as the center of emotions and will. The pounding heart could symbolize anxiety or fear, common themes in the Psalms where the psalmist often cries out to God in times of trouble. This imagery is consistent with other biblical passages that describe the heart as being troubled or overwhelmed, such as in <a href="/psalms/42-5.htm">Psalm 42:5</a> and <a href="/john/14.htm">John 14:1</a>.<p><b>My strength fails</b><br>The failure of strength indicates a state of exhaustion or weakness, both physically and spiritually. This can be seen as a consequence of sin or the weight of guilt, as the psalmist often acknowledges personal sinfulness and its effects. In the broader biblical narrative, human strength is frequently contrasted with divine strength, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/40-29.htm">Isaiah 40:29-31</a>, where God gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.<p><b>And even the light of my eyes has faded</b><br>The fading light of the eyes suggests a loss of vitality or hope. In ancient Near Eastern culture, bright eyes were a sign of health and life, while dim eyes indicated sickness or despair. This imagery is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/job/17-7.htm">Job 17:7</a> and <a href="/lamentations/5-17.htm">Lamentations 5:17</a>, where the loss of light in the eyes is associated with suffering and mourning. The phrase can also be seen as a metaphor for spiritual insight or understanding, which dims when one is distant from God.<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/38.htm">Psalm 38</a>, David is expressing deep personal anguish and a sense of physical and spiritual weakness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate recipient of David's lament, as David seeks divine intervention and healing.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>While not directly mentioned in this verse, it is often the backdrop for David's life and psalms, representing a place of worship and divine presence.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies.htm">Enemies</a></b><br>Implicit in the context of the psalm, as David often writes about adversaries who contribute to his distress.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/illness.htm">Illness</a></b><br>The psalm reflects a period of physical and emotional suffering, possibly due to illness or divine discipline.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/acknowledging_human_frailty.htm">Acknowledging Human Frailty</a></b><br>Recognize that physical and emotional weaknesses are part of the human experience, and they can drive us to seek God's strength.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_lament.htm">The Importance of Lament</a></b><br>Understand that expressing our pain and struggles to God is a biblical practice that can lead to spiritual healing and growth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>Emphasize the need to rely on God's strength when our own fails, trusting in His ability to sustain and restore us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_vision.htm">Spiritual Vision</a></b><br>Consider how spiritual clarity can fade during times of distress and the importance of seeking God's light to guide us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_support.htm">Community Support</a></b><br>Encourage seeking support from fellow believers during times of weakness, as God often works through His people to provide comfort and strength.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_38.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 38</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_god_expect_from_us.htm">What does God expect from us?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_solitude_deepen_faith.htm">How does solitude strengthen your relationship with God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_nehemiah_8_9-12_urge_joy,_not_sorrow.htm">Why do Nehemiah 8:9-12 command people to rejoice instead of mourning if they had just realized their past failures?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_96_10_align_with_astronomy.htm">Psalm 96:10 states 'the world is firmly established, it cannot be moved'; how does this align with modern astronomical findings that the Earth orbits the Sun and rotates on its axis?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/38.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">Panteth.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">palpitates. </span>The Hebrew word, like <span class= "ital">palpitate, </span>expresses the beating of the heart, by its sound, <span class= "ital">secharchar.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/38.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">My heart panteth</span>. This verse, which reverts to the bodily sufferings, seems a little out of place. But Hebrew poetry is not logical, and cares little for exact arrangement. Three more bodily troubles are noticed, of which this is the first - the heart "pants," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> throbs, or palpitates violently. My strength faileth me. The strength suddenly fails. As for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me. The sight swims, and is swallowed up in darkness (comp. <a href="/job/17-7.htm">Job 17:7</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/38-10.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 heart</span><br /><span class="heb">לִבִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(lib·bî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pounds,</span><br /><span class="heb">סְ֭חַרְחַר</span> <span class="translit">(sə·ḥar·ḥar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5503.htm">Strong's 5503: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go around or about, travel about</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my strength</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹחִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(ḵō·ḥî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3581.htm">Strong's 3581: </a> </span><span class="str2">A small reptile (of unknown species)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fails,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲזָבַ֣נִי</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·zā·ḇa·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5800.htm">Strong's 5800: </a> </span><span class="str2">To loosen, relinquish, permit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and even</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּם־</span> <span class="translit">(gam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the light</span><br /><span class="heb">וְֽאוֹר־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ō·wr-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_216.htm">Strong's 216: </a> </span><span class="str2">Illumination, luminary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of my eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵינַ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·nay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - cdc | 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">has faded.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֣ין</span> <span class="translit">(’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/38-10.htm">Psalm 38:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/38-10.htm">Psalm 38:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/38-10.htm">Psalm 38:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/38-10.htm">Psalm 38:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/38-10.htm">Psalm 38:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/38-10.htm">Psalm 38:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/38-10.htm">Psalm 38:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/38-10.htm">Psalm 38:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/38-10.htm">Psalm 38:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/38-10.htm">Psalm 38:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/38-10.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 38:10 My heart throbs (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/38-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 38:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 38:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/38-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 38:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 38:11" /></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>