Psalm 119:82
82 My eyes fail, looking for your promise; I say, "When will you comfort me?"
Other Translations of Psalm 119:82
King James Version
82 Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
English Standard Version
82 My eyes long for your promise; I ask, "When will you comfort me?"
The Message
82 My eyes grow heavy watching for some sign of your promise; how long must I wait for your comfort?
New King James Version
82 My eyes fail from searching Your word, Saying, "When will You comfort me?"
New Living Translation
82 My eyes are straining to see your promises come true. When will you comfort me?
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 119:82
Commentary on Psalm 119:81-88
(Read Psalm 119:81-88)
The psalmist sought deliverance from his sins, his foes, and his fears. Hope deferred made him faint; his eyes failed by looking out for this expected salvation. But when the eyes fail, yet faith must not. His affliction was great. He was become like a leathern bottle, which, if hung up in the smoke, is dried and shrivelled up. We must ever be mindful of God's statutes. The days of the believer's mourning shall be ended; they are but for a moment, compared with eternal happiness. His enemies used craft as well as power for his ruin, in contempt of the law of God. The commandments of God are true and faithful guides in the path of peace and safety. We may best expect help from God when, like our Master, we do well and suffer for it. Wicked men may almost consume the believer upon earth, but he would sooner forsake all than forsake the word of the Lord. We should depend upon the grace of God for strength to do every good work. The surest token of God's good-will toward us, is his good work in us.