Mazmur 38:10

38:10 My heart beats quickly;

my strength leaves me;

I can hardly see. ¹ 

Mazmur 69:3

69:3 I am exhausted from shouting for help;

my throat is sore; ² 

my eyes grow tired of looking for my God. ³ 

[38:10]  ¹ tn Heb “and the light of my eyes, even they, there is not with me.” The “light of the eyes” may refer to physical energy (see 1 Sam 14:27, 29), life itself (Ps 13:3), or the ability to see (Prov 29:23).

[69:3]  ² tn Or perhaps “raw”; Heb “burned; enflamed.”

[69:3]  ³ tn Heb “my eyes fail from waiting for my God.” The psalmist has intently kept his eyes open, looking for God to intervene, but now his eyes are watery and bloodshot, impairing his vision.