Psalms 119:82 (WEB)

Passage

My eyes fail for your word. I say, “When will you comfort me?”

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:80 Let my heart be blameless toward your decrees, that I may not be disappointed.

Psalms 119:81 My soul faints for your salvation. I hope in your word.

Psalms 119:82 My eyes fail for your word. I say, “When will you comfort me?”

Psalms 119:83 For I have become like a wineskin in the smoke. I don’t forget your statutes.

Psalms 119:84 How many are the days of your servant? When will you execute judgment on those who persecute me?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "eyes", "fail", "word", and "comfort". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "eyes" and "fail", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 81's "My soul faints for your salvation I..." into verse 83's "For I have become like a wineskin...", so "eyes" and "fail" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "eyes" and "fail" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.