Psalms 119:82

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 71:11

71:11 They say, ³  “God has abandoned him.

Run and seize him, for there is no one who will rescue him!”

Psalms 105:11

105:11 saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan

as the portion of your inheritance.”

[119:82]  ¹ tn 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]  ² tn Heb “saying.”

[71:11]  ³ tn Heb “saying.”