The Meaning of Psalms 69:3 Explained

Psalms 69:3

KJV: I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.

YLT: I have been wearied with my calling, Burnt hath been my throat, Consumed have been mine eyes, waiting for my God.

Darby: I am weary with my crying, my throat is parched; mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.

ASV: I am weary with my crying; my throat is dried: Mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.

Discover Psalms 69:3

CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 69:3?

MEANING: What does Psalms 69:3 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 69:3 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 69:3?

What is the context of Psalms 69:3?

When God Seems Distant (Psalms 69:1-12)
A Plea for Rescue (Psalms 69:1-36)
An Urgent Plea for Help in Trouble (Psalms 69:1-36)
Save Me, O God (Psalms 69:1-36)
A Plea for Deliverance from Persecution (Psalms 69:1-36)
Psalm 69 .[ a .] (Psalms 69:1-36)
A Cry of Distress and Imprecation on Adversaries. (Psalms 69:1-36)

KJV Reverse Interlinear

I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.

What does Psalms 69:3 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 69:1-17 - A Cry Out Of Deep Waters

This psalm and the Psalms 22:1-31 are quoted most often in the New Testament as referring to our Lord. Psalms 69:1-36 is very sad. Throughout we detect a heart-break. There are many grounds on which the sufferer bases his plea for salvation. First, his imminent danger from inrushing waters and the deep mire like that in which Jeremiah sank. There are also failing strength, the dried throat, and the drooping eyes. Mighty foes, too, who hate wrongfully, are plotting his ruin. The consciousness of sin and the dread that others may be made ashamed through his failure, are also bitter ingredients in his cup. And in addition he bore the reproach of those who hated God. What a combination of misery! In some, though not in all, of these sources of grief, our Savior had a share, and therefore He can be a sympathizing High Priest.

But out of his misery the psalmist builds his altar of prayer. His plea is in God's loving-kindness and tender mercies. Here is the master-argument with God. He can do no other than redeem the soul that clings to Him with such unfaltering faith. It reminds us of the olden resolve, "Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him," Job 13:15, and also recalls the persistence of the Syrophenician woman, Mark 7:26. Such souls need not fear that they can be cast away. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 69

¹ David complains of his affliction
¹³ He prays for deliverance
²² He devotes his enemies to destruction
³⁰ He praises God with thanksgiving

What do the individual words in Psalms 69:3 mean?

I am weary with my crying is dry My throat fail My eyes while I wait for my God

יָגַ֣עְתִּי בְקָרְאִי֮ נִחַ֪ר גְּר֫וֹנִ֥י כָּל֥וּ עֵינַ֑י מְ֝יַחֵ֗ל לֵאלֹהָֽי

יָגַ֣עְתִּי	I am weary
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular Root: יָגַע Sense: to toil, labour, grow weary, be weary.
בְקָרְאִי֮	with my crying
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, first person common singular Root: קָרָא Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
נִחַ֪ר	is dry
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: חָוַר Sense: to burn, be hot, be scorched, be charred.
גְּר֫וֹנִ֥י	My throat
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular Root: גָּרֹון Sense: neck, throat.
כָּל֥וּ	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.
עֵינַ֑י	My eyes
Parse: Noun, cdc, first person common singular Root: עֹונָה Sense: eye.
מְ֝יַחֵ֗ל	while I wait
Parse: Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine singular Root: יָחַל Sense: to wait, hope, expect.
לֵאלֹהָֽי	for my God
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular Root: אֱלֹהִים Sense: (plural).

What are the major concepts related to Psalms 69:3?

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