Psalm 6:7

Translations

Modern

My eyes fail from grief; they grow dim because of all my foes.

Traditional

Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.

Literal

My eye has wasted away from grief; it grows old because of all afflicting me.

Latin

Turbatus est a furore oculus meus; inveteravi inter omnes inimicos meos.

Original

Hebrew

English

My eyes fail from grief; they grow dim because of all my foes.

Notes

Psalms 6:6–7

The psalmist feels deeply exhausted due to his spiritual distance from the Lord (Psalms 22:1; 31:9–10; 102:5).
When eyes grow dim, it means the body is failing (see Psalms 13:3; 31:9; 38:10; Matthew 6:22).

Psalms 6:1–10

The occasion for this lament might have been sickness or a mental or spiritual depression from which the psalmist sought healing.

Psalms 3:1–7:17

This group of psalms moves from an orderly world to a troubled one. Psalms 1–2 describe stability. The righteous person is blessed, and the Lord’s anointed king rules with authority.

In the psalms that follow, the tone changes. The Lord’s anointed cries out for help. He faces enemies, strong opposition, and evil plans.

It even seems at times that the Lord is far away. The psalmist feels confusion and distress instead of confidence and calm.

Theme notes and profiles

David Suffering in Following God

Related verses

Job 17:7
My eyes have grown dim with grief, and my whole body is but a shadow.
Psalm 38:10
My heart pounds, my strength fails, and even the light of my eyes has faded.
Psalm 88:9
My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You.
Lamentations 5:17
Because of this, our hearts are faint; because of these, our eyes grow dim—
Psalm 32:3
When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long.
Psalm 31:9–10
Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.

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