Psalms 88:9

9 my eyes are weak from suffering. Lord, every day I call to you and lift my hands to you in prayer.

Psalms 88:9 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 88:9

Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction
Or dropped tears, as the Targum, by which grief was vented; see ( Psalms 6:7 ) .

Lord, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto
thee;
in prayer, as the Targum adds, this being a prayer gesture: notwithstanding his troubles continued and increased, he did not leave off praying, though he was not immediately heard and answered, which is what is tacitly complained of, as in ( Psalms 22:2 ) . Christ, in his troubles in the garden, and on the cross, prayed for himself, for divine support and assistance, as man; for his friends, disciples, and apostles, and for all that should believe in him through them; and even for his enemies.

Psalms 88:9 In-Context

7 Your anger lies heavy on me, and I am crushed beneath its waves.
8 You have caused my friends to abandon me; you have made me repulsive to them. I am closed in and cannot escape;
9 my eyes are weak from suffering. Lord, every day I call to you and lift my hands to you in prayer.
10 Do you perform miracles for the dead? Do they rise up and praise you?
11 Is your constant love spoken of in the grave or your faithfulness in the place of destruction?
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.