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When will you comfort me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/119.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />My eyes long for your promise; I ask, “When will you comfort me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/119.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />My eyes fail, looking for Your promise; I ask, “When will You comfort me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/119.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/119.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />My eyes fail <i>from searching</i> Your word, Saying, “When will You comfort me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/119.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />My eyes fail <i>with longing</i> for Your word, While I say, “When will You comfort me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/119.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />My eyes fail with longing for Your word, While I say, &#8220When will You comfort me?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/119.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />My eyes fail <i>with longing</i> for Thy word, While I say, “When wilt Thou comfort me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/119.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />My eyes fail <i>with longing</i> for Your word, Saying, “When will You comfort me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/119.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />My eyes fail [with longing, watching] for [the fulfillment of] Your promise, Saying, “When will You comfort me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/119.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My eyes grow weary looking for what you have promised; I ask, “When will you comfort me? ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/119.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My eyes grow weary looking for what You have promised; I ask, &#8220When will You comfort me?&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/119.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Mine eyes fail for thy word, While I say, When wilt thou comfort me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/119.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I am worn out from waiting for you to keep your word. When will you have mercy? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/119.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Mine eyes fail for thy word, while I say, When wilt thou comfort me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/119.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />My eyes have become strained from looking for your promise. I ask, "When will you comfort me?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/119.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />My eyes are tired from watching for what you promised, while I ask, "When will you help me?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/119.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />My eyes grow weary with respect to what you have promised— I keep asking, "When will you comfort me?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/119.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />My eyes fail, looking for Your promise; I ask, ?When will You comfort me??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/119.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />My eyes grow tired as I wait for your promise to be fulfilled. I say, "When will you comfort me?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/119.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />My eyes fail for your word. I say, "When will you comfort me?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/119.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />My eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/119.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />My eyes fail for your word. I say, “When will you comfort me?” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/119.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />My eyes have been consumed for Your word, "" Saying, “When does it comfort me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/119.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Consumed have been mine eyes for Thy word, Saying, 'When doth it comfort me?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/119.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Mine eyes failed for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/119.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />My eyes have failed for thy word, saying: When wilt thou comfort me? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/119.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 118:82>My eyes have failed in your eloquence, saying, “When will you console me?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/119.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />My eyes long to see your promise. When will you comfort me? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/119.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />My eyes fail with watching for your promise; I ask, “When will you comfort me?”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/119.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Mine eyes wait for thy word, when thou wilt comfort me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/119.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />My eyes look for your word. When will you comfort me?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/119.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Mine eyes fail for Thy word, Saying: 'When wilt Thou comfort me?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/119.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Mine eyes failed <i>in waiting</i> for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/119-82.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=15429" 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/119.htm">Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">81</span>My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word. <span class="reftext">82</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·nay (N-cdc:: 1cs) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">My eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: kā·lū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">fail,</a> <a href="/hebrew/565.htm" title="565: lə·’im·rā·ṯe·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Utterance, speech, word. Or memrah; feminine of 'emer, and meaning the same.">looking for Your promise;</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: lê·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">I ask,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4970.htm" title="4970: mā·ṯay (Interrog) -- When?. From an unused root meaning to extend; properly, extent; but used only adverbially, when.">“When</a> <a href="/hebrew/5162.htm" title="5162: tə·na·ḥă·mê·nî (V-Piel-Imperf-2ms:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; properly, to sigh, i.e. Breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. to pity, console or rue; or to avenge.">will You comfort me?”</a> </span><span class="reftext">83</span>Though I am like a wineskin dried up by smoke, I do not forget Your statutes.…<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="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Isaiah 40:31</a></span><br />But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-25.htm">Lamentations 3:25-26</a></span><br />The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. / It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-25.htm">Romans 8:25</a></span><br />But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-36.htm">Hebrews 10:36</a></span><br />You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/130-5.htm">Psalm 130:5-6</a></span><br />I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope. / My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning—more than watchmen wait for the morning.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-18.htm">Isaiah 30:18</a></span><br />Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-7.htm">James 5:7-8</a></span><br />Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. / You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-7.htm">Micah 7:7</a></span><br />But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-4.htm">Romans 15:4</a></span><br />For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-9.htm">2 Peter 3:9</a></span><br />The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/42-1.htm">Psalm 42:1-2</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. A Maskil of the sons of Korah. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God. / My soul thirsts for God, the living God. When shall I come and appear in God’s presence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-3.htm">Habakkuk 2:3</a></span><br />For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/2-25.htm">Luke 2:25</a></span><br />Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/1-10.htm">1 Thessalonians 1:10</a></span><br />and to await His Son from heaven, whom He raised from the dead—Jesus our deliverer from the coming wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/62-1.htm">Psalm 62:1-2</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. According to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. In God alone my soul finds rest; my salvation comes from Him. / He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">My eyes fail for your word, saying, When will you comfort me?</p><p class="hdg">eyes</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-123.htm">Psalm 119:123</a></b></br> Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.</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="/deuteronomy/28-32.htm">Deuteronomy 28:32</a></b></br> Thy sons and thy daughters <i>shall be</i> given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail <i>with longing</i> for them all the day long: and <i>there shall be</i> no might in thine hand.</p><p class="hdg">when wilt</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/86-17.htm">Psalm 86:17</a></b></br> Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see <i>it</i>, and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/90-13.htm">Psalm 90:13-15</a></b></br> Return, O LORD, how long? and let it repent thee concerning thy servants… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/119-76.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/psalms/119-81.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/psalms/119-37.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/psalms/89-33.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/psalms/119-64.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/119-20.htm">Longing</a> <a href="/psalms/119-76.htm">Promise</a> <a href="/psalms/119-2.htm">Searching</a> <a href="/psalms/77-4.htm">Watching</a> <a href="/psalms/77-2.htm">Weariness</a> <a href="/psalms/108-11.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-10.htm">With</a> <a href="/psalms/119-81.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/19-10.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/psalms/119-87.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/psalms/119-119.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/psalms/119-123.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/psalms/119-129.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/119-123.htm">Longing</a> <a href="/psalms/119-116.htm">Promise</a> <a href="/psalms/139-1.htm">Searching</a> <a href="/psalms/119-123.htm">Watching</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-12.htm">Weariness</a> <a href="/psalms/119-84.htm">Wilt</a> <a href="/psalms/119-123.htm">With</a> <a href="/psalms/119-88.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 119</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-1.htm">This psalm contains various prayers, praises, and professions of obedience.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-2.htm">Aleph.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-9.htm">Beth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-17.htm">Gimel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-25.htm">Daleth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-33.htm">He</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-41.htm">Waw</a></span><br><span class="reftext">49. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-49.htm">Zayin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">57. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-57.htm">Heth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">65. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-65.htm">Teth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">73. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-73.htm">Yodh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">81. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-81.htm">Kaph</a></span><br><span class="reftext">89. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-89.htm">Lamedh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">97. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-97.htm">Mem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">105. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Nun</a></span><br><span class="reftext">113. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-113.htm">Samekh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">121. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-121.htm">Ayin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">129. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-129.htm">Pe</a></span><br><span class="reftext">137. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-137.htm">Tsadhe</a></span><br><span class="reftext">145. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-145.htm">Qoph</a></span><br><span class="reftext">153. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-153.htm">Resh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">161. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-161.htm">Sin and Shin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">169. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-169.htm">Taw</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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The imagery of failing eyes suggests a deep, almost physical exhaustion from waiting and watching for God's intervention. In biblical times, the eyes were often seen as a window to the soul, and their failing could symbolize a spiritual or emotional depletion. This expression of weariness is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/lamentations/2-11.htm">Lamentations 2:11</a>, where the prophet Jeremiah speaks of his eyes failing with tears. The psalmist's experience is a common theme in the Bible, reflecting the human condition of waiting on God amidst trials.<p><b>looking for Your promise;</b><br>The psalmist is focused on God's promise, which in the context of the Old Testament often refers to the covenantal promises made to Israel, including deliverance, protection, and the coming of the Messiah. This longing for God's promise is a central theme throughout the scriptures, as seen in the lives of the patriarchs like Abraham, who waited for the fulfillment of God's promises (<a href="/hebrews/11-13.htm">Hebrews 11:13</a>). The psalmist's anticipation of God's promise also points forward to the New Testament, where believers await the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises in Christ (<a href="/2_peter/3-13.htm">2 Peter 3:13</a>).<p><b>I ask, “When will You comfort me?”</b><br>This question reveals the psalmist's deep desire for God's comfort and intervention. In the historical and cultural context of ancient Israel, comfort from God was often associated with deliverance from enemies or relief from suffering. The plea for comfort is a recurring theme in the Psalms, as seen in <a href="/psalms/23-4.htm">Psalm 23:4</a>, where God's presence is a source of comfort. This longing for divine comfort also foreshadows the New Testament promise of the Holy Spirit, referred to as the Comforter (<a href="/john/14-16.htm">John 14:16</a>). The psalmist's question reflects a universal human experience of seeking God's presence and reassurance in times of distress.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/psalmist.htm">Psalmist</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/119.htm">Psalm 119</a>, traditionally believed to be King David, who expresses a deep longing for God's promises and comfort.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The divine being to whom the psalmist directs his plea, seeking fulfillment of His promises and comfort.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/promise.htm">Promise</a></b><br>The assurances given by God, which the psalmist eagerly anticipates.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/comfort.htm">Comfort</a></b><br>The relief and consolation the psalmist seeks from God amidst his trials.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/eyes.htm">Eyes</a></b><br>Symbolic of the psalmist's vigilance and earnest expectation for God's intervention.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/l/longing_for_god's_promises.htm">Longing for God's Promises</a></b><br>The psalmist's intense desire for God's promises should inspire believers to cultivate a similar longing and anticipation for God's word and His assurances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/endurance_in_waiting.htm">Endurance in Waiting</a></b><br>The phrase "My eyes fail" suggests perseverance despite weariness. Believers are encouraged to remain steadfast in faith, even when God's promises seem delayed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_divine_comfort.htm">Seeking Divine Comfort</a></b><br>The psalmist's question, "When will You comfort me?" highlights the importance of seeking God's comfort in times of distress, trusting in His perfect timing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_faithfulness.htm">Faith in God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>The psalmist's reliance on God's promises underscores the need for believers to trust in God's faithfulness, knowing that He will fulfill His word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/active_expectation.htm">Active Expectation</a></b><br>The act of looking for God's promise involves active expectation. Believers should engage in prayer, study, and worship as they await God's intervention.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_119.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 119</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_psalm_119's_main_message.htm">What is the central message of Psalm 119?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_david's_authorship_of_psalm_119.htm">How can we reconcile the traditional view that Psalm 119 was authored by David with scholarly assertions that it may have multiple authors or was written much later (Psalm 119)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_critics_reconcile_god's_justice.htm">If Psalm 119 proclaims that God is just and good, how do critics reconcile that with Old Testament accounts of severe judgments and punishments (Psalm 119)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_the_faithful_suffer.htm">The psalm insists that following God's laws brings peace and protection, yet other Bible passages show faithful people enduring suffering and persecution (Psalm 119:165).</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/119.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(82) <span class= "bld">Mine eyes fail.</span>--The <span class= "ital">failing </span>of the eyes is here evidently to be understood of the effort of straining to catch or keep sight of a distant object, not, as so frequently in the Psalms (see <a href="/psalms/6-7.htm" title="My eye is consumed because of grief; it waxes old because of all my enemies.">Psalm 6:7</a>, &c), from sickness or even grief. Comp.<p>"I would have broke my eye-strings, cracked them, but<p>To look upon him."--SHAKESPEARE: <span class= "ital">Cymbeline.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/119.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 82.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Mine eyes fail for thy Word</span>. Yet even here his "eyes fail" - he has looked so long for the aid promised, and it has not come. <span class="cmt_word">Saying, When wilt thou comfort me?</span> "Lord, how long?" is the constant cry of God's servants under affliction or persecution. When will relief come and the tyranny be overpast? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/119-82.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">עֵ֭ינַי</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">fail,</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(kā·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">looking for Your promise;</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאִמְרָתֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’im·rā·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_565.htm">Strong's 565: </a> </span><span class="str2">Utterance, speech, word</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I ask,</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵ֝אמֹ֗ר</span> <span class="translit">(lê·mōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“When</span><br /><span class="heb">מָתַ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(mā·ṯay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4970.htm">Strong's 4970: </a> </span><span class="str2">Extent, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will You comfort me?”</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּֽנַחֲמֵֽנִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(tə·na·ḥă·mê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5162.htm">Strong's 5162: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sigh, breathe strongly, to be sorry, to pity, console, rue, to avenge</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/119-82.htm">Psalm 119:82 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/119-82.htm">Psalm 119:82 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/119-82.htm">Psalm 119:82 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/119-82.htm">Psalm 119:82 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/119-82.htm">Psalm 119:82 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/119-82.htm">Psalm 119:82 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/119-82.htm">Psalm 119:82 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/119-82.htm">Psalm 119:82 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/119-82.htm">Psalm 119:82 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/119-82.htm">Psalm 119:82 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/119-82.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 119:82 My eyes fail for your word (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/119-81.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 119:81"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 119:81" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/119-83.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 119:83"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 119:83" /></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>