Bible Strands
Psalms 6:7
My eyes fail from grief; they grow dim because of all my foes.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — David addresses God in the midst of acute physical exhaustion, positioned between his account of weeping through the night and God's command for his adversaries to depart.
The words — The text records עָשְׁשָׁה (a.she.Shah), "it has wasted away," and עָתְקָה ('a.te.Kah), "it has grown weak," as direct descriptors of his failing vision.
The thread — This physical decline appears in Job 17:7 and Psalms 88:9 as eyes dimming from grief, while Psalms 38:10 attributes the fading of the eyes to failed strength rather than sorrow.
Why it lands — The passage requires the reader to acknowledge that prolonged distress physically degrades the body, directing that tangible exhaustion toward God before any resolution is sought.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.
Cross-references
- Job 17:7 My eyes have grown dim with grief, and my whole body is but a shadow.
- Psalms 38:10 My heart pounds, my strength fails, and even the light of my eyes has faded.
- Psalms 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—
- Psalms 31:9 Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.
- Psalms 32:3 When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long.