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Mine eyes fail for thy word, While I say, When wilt thou comfort me?

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

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…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

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

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

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…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

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 …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

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

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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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