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My eyes fail for your word - The same word in Hebrew as in the previous verse and in (Psalms 73:26). The idea here is t…

My eyes fail. —The failing of the eyes is evidently to be understood here as the effort of straining to catch or keep sig…

Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
"I look for it until my eyes ache; I strain my eyes to see your wor…

My eyes have grown dim in looking for your word. This verse is very similar to the previous one, applying to the eyes what had previously …

Mine eyes fail for your word
Either with looking for the Messiah, the essential Word, that was to be, and afterwards…

The psalmist sought deliverance from his sins, his enemies, and his fears. Hope deferred made him faint; his eyes failed from looking out for this …
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes