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My eyes fail for your word. I say, "When will you comfort me?"
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Longing That Aches
Commentators agree that the phrase "mine eyes fail" describes a physical reality. It's not about sickness but the exhaustion that comes from straining to see something long-awaited, like a watchman scanning the horizon. This verse validates the experience of spiritual longing being so intense that it feels physically draining.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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…
19th Century
Anglican
My eyes fail. —The failing of the eyes is evidently to be understood here as the effort of straining to catch or keep sig…
Baptist
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…
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16th Century
Protestant
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 …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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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