The Meaning of Psalms 119:82 Explained

Psalms 119:82

KJV: Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?

YLT: Consumed have been mine eyes for Thy word, Saying, 'When doth it comfort me?'

Darby: Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?

ASV: Mine eyes fail for thy word, While I say, When wilt thou comfort me?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Mine eyes  fail  for thy word,  saying,  When wilt thou comfort  me? 

What does Psalms 119:82 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 119:81-96 - The Word That Stands Fast
They persecute wrongfully; they dig pits; they have almost consumed; they have waited to destroy; but thy Word abides steadfast. The driven soul flees to the cleft of the Rock and hides there.
At the beginning of our religious life we rest on the assurances of others. Our parents, teachers, ministers, all insist on the truth of Scripture and the certainty of the facts which it reveals; but as life goes on we change our foundations and advance to the personal and experimental conviction which has been wrought in us by years of testing the Word of God for ourselves.
The famous Scotch clergyman, Thomas Erskine, said that no demolition of outward authority, even if such demolition were possible, could deprive him of the conviction of the divine origin and authority of the Bible, because it so exactly coincided with the experiences of his life, and had been verified in so many remarkable instances. We have experienced God's faithfulness to His promises too often to be afraid of any attack upon the truth of Scripture. It is settled in heaven, Psalms 119:89. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 119

1  This psalm contains various prayers, praises, and professions of obedience
2  Aleph
9  Beth
17  Gimel
25  Daleth
33  He
41  Waw
49  Zayin
57  Heth
65  Teth
73  Yodh
81  Kaph
89  Lamedh
97  Mem
105  Nun
113  Samekh
121  Ayin
129  Pe
137  Tsadhe
145  Qoph
153  Resh
161  Sin and Shin
169  Taw

What do the individual words in Psalms 119:82 mean?

Fail My eyes [from [searching] Your word Saying when will You comfort me
כָּל֣וּ עֵ֭ינַי לְאִמְרָתֶ֑ךָ לֵ֝אמֹ֗ר מָתַ֥י ؟ תְּֽנַחֲמֵֽנִי

כָּל֣וּ  Fail 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: כָּלָה  
Sense: to accomplish, cease, consume, determine, end, fail, finish, be complete, be accomplished, be ended, be at an end, be finished, be spent.
עֵ֭ינַי  My  eyes 
Parse: Noun, cdc, first person common singular
Root: עֹונָה 
Sense: eye.
לְאִמְרָתֶ֑ךָ  [from  [searching]  Your  word 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אִמְרָה 
Sense: utterance, speech, word.
לֵ֝אמֹ֗ר  Saying 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
؟ תְּֽנַחֲמֵֽנִי  will  You  comfort  me 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, second person masculine singular, first person common singular
Root: נָחַם  
Sense: to be sorry, console oneself, repent, regret, comfort, be comforted.