Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
I am weary of crying; my throat is dry. My sight faileth me, for waiting so long upon my God.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
Holman Bible
my throat is parched.
My eyes fail, looking for my God.
International Standard Version
I am exhausted from calling for help. My throat is parched. My eyes are strained from looking for God.
A Conservative Version
I am weary with my crying. My throat is dried. My eyes fail while I wait for my God.
American Standard Version
I am weary with my crying; my throat is dried: Mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
Amplified
I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched;
My eyes fail while I wait [with confident expectation] for my God.
Bible in Basic English
I am tired with my crying; my throat is burning: my eyes are wasted with waiting for my God.
Darby Translation
I am weary with my crying, my throat is parched; mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
Julia Smith Translation
I was wearied in my calling, my throat was dried up: mine eyes failed waiting for my God.
King James 2000
I am weary from my crying: my throat is dried: my eyes fail while I wait for my God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
I am weary with my calling [out]; my throat is parched. My eyes are exhausted [in my] waiting for my God.
Modern King James verseion
I am weary from my crying; my throat is dried; my eyes fail while I wait for my God.
NET Bible
I am exhausted from shouting for help; my throat is sore; my eyes grow tired of looking for my God.
New Heart English Bible
I am weary with my crying. My throat is dry. My eyes fail, looking for my God.
The Emphasized Bible
I am weary with mine outcry, Parched is my throat, - Mine eyes have become dim, through waiting for my God.
Webster
I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: my eyes fail while I wait for my God.
World English Bible
I am weary with my crying. My throat is dry. My eyes fail, looking for my God.
Youngs Literal Translation
I have been wearied with my calling, Burnt hath been my throat, Consumed have been mine eyes, waiting for my God.
Themes
divine Delays » Try men's courage and patience
Prayer » For miscellaneous topics relating to the devotional life, » Answer delayed
Reproach » The reproaches of man falling on jesus Christ
Topics
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 69:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Plea For Rescue
2 I stick fast in the deep mire, where no ground is; I am come into deep waters, so that the floods run over me. 3 I am weary of crying; my throat is dry. My sight faileth me, for waiting so long upon my God. 4 They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; they that are mine enemies, and would destroy me guiltless, are mighty. I paid them the things that I never took.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 6:6
I am weary of my groaning; every night wash I my bed, and water my couch with my tears.
Psalm 119:82
Mine eyes long sore for thy word, saying, "O when wilt thou comfort me?"
Isaiah 38:14
Then chattered I like a swallow, and like a crane, and mourned as a dove. I lift up mine eyes to the height: 'O LORD,' say I, 'violence is done unto me, be thou surety for me.'
Deuteronomy 28:32
Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another nation, and thine eyes shall see and daze upon them all day long, but shalt have no might in thine hand.
Psalm 119:123
Mine eyes are wasted away with looking for thy health, and for the word of thy righteousness.
Psalm 22:15
My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue cleaveth to my gums, and thou shalt bring me into the dust of death.
Job 11:20
As for the eyes of the ungodly, they shall be consumed, and not escape: their hope shall be misery and sorrow of mind."
Job 16:16
My face is swollen with weeping, and mine eyes are waxen dim.
Psalm 13:1-3
{To the Chanter, a Psalm of David} How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? Forever? How long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
Psalm 22:2
O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not: and in the night season also I take no rest.
Psalm 25:21
Let perfectness and righteous dealing wait upon me, for my hope hath been in thee.
Psalm 39:7
"And now, LORD, what is my hope? Truly my hope is even in thee.
Psalm 69:21
They gave me gall to eat, and when I was thirsty they gave me vinegar to drink.
Lamentations 2:11
{Khaf} Mine eyes begin to fail me through weeping, my body is disquieted, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the great hurt of my people, seeing the children and babes did swoon in the streets of the city.
John 19:28
After that, when Jesus perceived that all things were performed, that the scripture might be fulfilled, he said, "I thirst."
Hebrews 5:7
Which in the days of his flesh, did offer up prayers and supplications, with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death: and was also heard, because of his godliness.