Psalms 119:82

Context

119:82 My eyes grow tired as I wait for your promise to be fulfilled.¹

I say,² “When will you comfort me?”

Psalms 119:123

Context

119:123 My eyes grow tired as I wait for your deliverance,³

for your reliable promise to be fulfilled.⁴

[119:82] ¹tn Heb “my eyes fail for your word.” The psalmist has intently kept his eyes open, looking for God to intervene, but now his eyes are watery and bloodshot, impairing his vision. See Ps 69:3.

[119:82] ²tn Heb “saying.”

[119:123] ³tn Heb “my eyes fail for your deliverance.” The psalmist has intently kept his eyes open, looking for God to intervene, but now his eyes are watery and bloodshot, impairing his vision. See the similar phrase in v. 82.

[119:123] ⁴tn Heb “and for the word of your faithfulness.”