Psalms 69:3

3 I'm worn out from calling for help. My throat is very dry. My eyes grow tired looking for my God.

Psalms 69:3 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 69:3

I am weary of my crying
In his distress; when, bearing the punishment both of loss and sense, he cried unto God; he prayed earnestly, with great intenseness and fervency of spirit; he offered supplications, with strong cryings and tears, insomuch that he calls it a roaring: and whereas there was a seeming delay of answer to his cries, he cried till he was weary of crying; and yet it is remarkable that his last cry was with a loud voice, which surprised the centurion; see ( Psalms 22:1 Psalms 22:2 ) ( Matthew 27:46 ) ;

my throat is dried;
with crying, so that he was hoarse; or "burnt" F21; with inward heat of a fever, which usually attended persons crucified; see ( Psalms 22:15 ) ;

mine eyes fail while I wait for my God;
God the Father was the God of Christ, as he was man; he prepared a body for him, and anointed his human nature with the Holy Spirit; he supported and upheld him: and as such Christ loved him, believed in him, prayed to him, and waited and looked for help and salvation from him; this being delayed, his eyes failed with intense looking about for it, as well as with grief and tears. Ainsworth observes, that failing of the eyes is one of the curses of the law, ( Leviticus 26:16 ) ( Deuteronomy 28:30 ) , and it shows how in every thing Christ was made a curse for his people.


FOOTNOTES:

F21 (rxn) "adustum", Montanus, Gejerus, Michaelis; so Ainsworth.

Psalms 69:3 In-Context

1 God, save me. My troubles are like a flood. I'm up to my neck in them.
2 I'm sinking in deep mud. I have no firm place to stand. I am out in deep water. The waves roll over me.
3 I'm worn out from calling for help. My throat is very dry. My eyes grow tired looking for my God.
4 Those who hate me without any reason are more than the hairs on my head. Many people who don't have any reason to be my enemies are trying to destroy me. They force me to give back what I didn't steal.
5 God, you know how foolish I've been. My guilt is not hidden from you.
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