Psalms 6:7

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“My eyes fail from grief; they grow dim because of all my foes.”

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BSBPD

“My eyes fail from grief; they grow dim because of all my foes.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Mine eye wasteth away because of grief; It waxeth old because of all mine adversaries.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Old from provocation is mine eye, It is old because of all mine adversaries,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 6:7 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Kings 20:3“Please, O LORD, remember how I have walked before You faithfully and with wholehearted devotion; I have done what was good in Your sight.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
  2. Job 7:3So I am allotted months of futility, and nights of misery are appointed me.
  3. Job 17:7My eyes have grown dim with grief, and my whole body is but a shadow.
  4. Psalms 31:9Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.
  5. Psalms 32:3When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long.
  6. Psalms 38:10My heart pounds, my strength fails, and even the light of my eyes has faded.
  7. Psalms 69:4Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me— my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.
  8. Psalms 88:9My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You.
  9. Jeremiah 45:3You have said, ‘Woe is me because the LORD has added sorrow to my pain! I am worn out with groaning and have found no rest.’”
  10. Lamentations 5:17Because of this, our hearts are faint; because of these, our eyes grow dim—

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