the Fourth Week of Advent
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Psalms 38:10
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My heart races, my strength leaves me,and even the light of my eyes has faded.
My heart throbs. My strength fails me. As for the light of my eyes, it also is gone from me.
My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.
My heart throbs; my strength fails me, and the light of my eyes—it also has gone from me.
My heart pounds, and my strength is gone. I am losing my sight.
My heart beats quickly; my strength leaves me; I can hardly see.
My heart throbs violently, my strength fails me; And as for the light of my eyes, even that has also gone from me.
My heart throbs, my strength fails me; And the light of my eyes, even that has gone from me.
My heart throbs. My strength fails me. As for the light of my eyes, it also is gone from me.
Mine heart panteth: my strength faileth me, and the light of mine eyes, euen they are not mine owne.
My heart throbs, my strength forsakes me;And the light of my eyes, even that has gone from me.
My heart pounds, my strength fails, and even the light of my eyes has faded.
Adonai, all my longing is known to you; my sighing is not hidden from you.
My heart throbbeth, my strength hath left me; and the light of mine eyes, it also is no more with me.
My heart is pounding. My strength is gone, and I am going blind.
My heart is broken, my strength hath failed me; as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.
My heart is pounding, my strength is gone, and my eyes have lost their brightness.
My heart throbs violently, my strength leaves me; and the light of my eyes, that also is not with me.
My heart throbs; my power forsakes me! And the light of my eyes, they also are not with me.
My hert paunteth, my strength hath fayled me, & the light of myne eyes is gone fro me.
My heart throbbeth, my strength faileth me: As for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.
My heart goes out in pain, my strength is wasting away; as for the light of my eyes, it is gone from me.
Lord, all my desire is before Thee; and my sighing is not hid from Thee.
My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eies, it also is gone from me.
My heart panteth, my strength hath fayled me: and the lyght of myne eyes is gone from me.
My heart is troubled, my strength has failed me; and the light of mine eyes is not with me.
My heart throbbeth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.
Myn herte is disturblid in me, my vertu forsook me; and the liyt of myn iyen `forsook me, and it is not with me.
My heart throbs, my strength fails me: As for the light of my eyes, it also has gone from me.
My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of my eyes, that also is gone from me.
My heart pants, my strength fails me; As for the light of my eyes, it also has gone from me.
My heart beats wildly, my strength fails, and I am going blind.
My heart beats fast. My strength leaves me. Even the light of my eyes has gone from me.
My heart throbs, my strength fails me; as for the light of my eyes—it also has gone from me.
My heart, fluttereth, my strength hath forsaken me, and, as for the light of mine eyes, even they, are not with me:
(37-11) My heart is troubled, my strength hath left me, and the light of my eyes itself is not with me.
My heart throbs, my strength fails me; and the light of my eyes--it also has gone from me.
My heart [is] panting, my power hath forsaken me, And the light of mine eyes, Even they are not with me.
My heart throbs, my strength fails me; And the light of my eyes, even that has gone from me.
Contextual Overview
(A psalm by David to be used when an offering is made.)
When you are angry, Lord , please don't punish me or even correct me. 2 You shot me with your arrows, and you struck me with your hand. 3 My body hurts all over because of your anger. Even my bones are in pain, and my sins 4 are so heavy that I am crushed. 5 Because of my foolishness, I am covered with sores that stink and spread. 6 My body is twisted and bent, and I groan all day long. 7 Fever has my back in flames, and I hurt all over. 8 I am worn out and weak, moaning and in distress. 9 You, Lord, know every one of my deepest desires, and my noisy groans are no secret to you. 10 My heart is beating fast. I feel weak all over, and my eyes are red.Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
heart: Psalms 42:1, Psalms 119:81-83, Psalms 143:4-7, Isaiah 21:4
the light: Psalms 6:7, Psalms 69:3, Psalms 88:9, Psalms 119:123, 1 Samuel 14:27-29, Lamentations 2:11, Lamentations 5:16, Lamentations 5:17
gone from: Heb. not with
Reciprocal: Psalms 31:22 - I am Luke 10:31 - he passed
Cross-References
One day the Israelites started complaining about their troubles. The Lord heard them and became so angry that he destroyed the outer edges of their camp with fire.
Balaam replied, "I was wrong. I didn't know you were trying to stop me. If you don't think I should go, I'll return home right now."
There were 76,500 men from the tribe of Judah; they were from the clans of Shelah, Perez, Zerah, Hezron, and Hamul. Judah's sons Er and Onan had died in Canaan.
Then after the time for mourning was over, David sent someone to bring her to the palace. She became David's wife, and they had a son. The Lord was angry at what David had done,
David's order to count the people made God angry, and he punished Israel.
In times of trouble the wicked are destroyed, but even at death the innocent have faith.
The Lord will find out and be unhappy. Then he will stop being angry with them.
Time after time I sent my servants the prophets to tell the people of Judah how much I hated their disgusting sins. The prophets warned them to stop sinning,
Haggai then told them that the Lord had promised to be with them.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
My heart panteth,.... Or "goes about" m; runs here and there, and finds no rest; as Aben Ezra interprets the word from the Targum he cites; though the Targum we have renders it, "my heart shakes with fear", or dread, as persons in a fever. Jarchi interprets the word, surrounded with grief; it denotes the panting or palpitation of the heart, through sorrow and dread, and the failing of it, even as at death;
my strength faileth me, or "forsakes me" n; bodily strength and spiritual strength; the strength of faith, hope, and confidence;
as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me; which is often the case of persons under bodily disorders, their eyes grow dim, and sight fails them; and this might be true in a spiritual sense of the psalmist, who had lost sight of God as his covenant God; of his interest in his love, in the blessings of his grace, and in eternal salvation, and was walking in darkness, and saw no light.
m סחרחר "circuivit", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus. n עזבני "dereliquit me", Pagninus, Montanus, Junius Tremellius, Piscator so Musculus, Cocceius.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
My heart panteth - The word rendered “panteth,” in its original form, means properly to go about; to travel around; and then, to travel around as a merchant or pedlar, or for purposes of traffic: Genesis 23:16; Genesis 37:28; Genesis 42:34. Applied to the heart, as it is here, it means to move about rapidly; to palpitate; to beat quick. It is an expression of pain and distress, indicated by a rapid beating of the heart.
My strength faileth me - It is rapidly failing. He regarded himself as rapidly approaching death.
As for the light of mine eyes - My vision; my sight.
It also is gone from me - Margin, as in Hebrew: “is not with me.” This is usually an indication of approaching death; and it would seem from all these symptoms that he appeared to be drawing near to the end of life. Compare Psalms 13:3; Psalms 6:7; Psalms 31:9.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 38:10. My heart panteth — סחרחר secharchar, flutters, palpitates, through fear and alarm.
My strength faileth — Not being able to take nourishment.
The light of mine eyes - is gone — I can scarcely discern any thing through the general decay of my health and vigour, particularly affecting my sight.
