My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.
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Verse 10 is found in chapter 38 of Psalms. Psalm 38 presents physical suffering, guilt, and social isolation within a single penitential prayer. The psalmist’s wounds are interpreted in relation to his sin, but the text does not reduce all human illness to a mechanical explanation: the center is the plea for mercy. Friends and enemies become part of the anguish, while the psalmist maintains an attitude of waiting before God and ends by asking the Lord not to be far away.
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HERR, vor dir ist alle meine Begierde, und mein Seufzen ist dir nicht verborgen.
Mi corazón está acongojado, hame dejado mi vigor; Y aun la misma luz de mis ojos no está conmigo.
Mi corazón palpita, mis fuerzas me abandonan y hasta la luz de mis ojos se ha ido.
Mon coeur est agité, ma force m'abandonne, Et la lumière de mes yeux n'est plus même avec moi.
Il mio cuore è agitato, la mia forza mi lascia; La luce stessa de’ miei occhi non è più appo me.
O meu coração dá voltas, a minha força me falta; quanto à luz dos meus olhos, ela me deixou.
我心顫慄,體力衰微, 眼中無光。
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