Psalms 69:3

3 I am worn out from calling for help, and my throat is aching. I have strained my eyes, looking for your help.

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 Save me, O God! The water is up to my neck;
2 I am sinking in deep mud, and there is no solid ground; I am out in deep water, and the waves are about to drown me.
3 I am worn out from calling for help, and my throat is aching. I have strained my eyes, looking for your help.
4 Those who hate me for no reason are more numerous than the hairs of my head. My enemies tell lies against me; they are strong and want to kill me. They made me give back things I did not steal.
5 My sins, O God, are not hidden from you; you know how foolish I have been.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.