Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction — I weep; my eye pours out tears. Literally, My eye pines away, or decays. Compare Job 16…

Mourneth. —Rather, fadeth, or pineth. So a Latin poet of the effects of weeping:

“Mæsta neque assiduo tabe…

Now hear how the psalmist pleads with the Lord. Prayer is always best when it rises to pleading. The man who understands the sacred art of prayer b…

My eye mourneth because of my affliction. To prevent it from being supposed that he was iron-hearted, he again repeats that his affliction…

Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction
Or dropped tears, as the Targum, by which grief was vented; see ([Referenc…

The first words of the psalmist are the only words of comfort and support in this psalm. Good people can be so greatly afflicted, and may have such…