Psalms 38:10

“My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.”

"My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me." - Psalms 38:10
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What does Psalms 38:10 mean?

The Bible verse Psalms 38:10 from the King James Version (KJV) reads: "My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me." This verse is a reflection of the intense emotional and physical suffering of the Psalmist. Throughout the…

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The Desolate Heart: Finding Hope in Our Weakness

In Psalm 38:10, the psalmist candidly expresses a profound sense of desperation: "My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me." This verse encapsulates the deep struggles we all face at various points in our lives—moments when…

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A Prayer for Strength in Our Weakness

O Lord Almighty, in this moment of reflection and supplication, I turn my heart towards You, drawing upon the depths of Your unwavering strength and mercy. The words of Psalm 38:10 echo in the chambers of my soul: "My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of…

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Psalms 10:10 - "He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones."
Psalms 38:14 - "Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs."
Psalms 38:5 - "My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness."
"He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease." - Psalms 107:38
Psalms 38:19 - "But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied."
Psalms 38:7 - "For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh."
Psalms 38:18 - "For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin."
Psalms 38:22 - "Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation."
Psalms 105:38 - "Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them fell upon them."
Psalms 37:38 - "But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the end of the wicked shall be cut off."
Psalms 38:17 - "For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me."
"I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet." - Psalms 18:38
Psalms 38:21 - "Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me."
Psalms 107:38 - "He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease."
Psalms 119:38 - "Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear."
Psalms 38:13 - "But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth."
Psalms 38:2 - "For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore."
Psalms 38:9 - "Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee."
Psalms 38:4 - "For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me."
Psalms 18:38 - "I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet."
Psalms 38:20 - "They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is."
Psalms 89:38 - "But thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed."
Psalms 38:1 - "O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure."