Mazmur 119:82

119:82 My eyes grow tired as I wait for your promise to be fulfilled. ¹ 

I say, ²  “When will you comfort me?”

Mazmur 119:111

119:111 I claim your rules as my permanent possession,

for they give me joy. ³ 

[119:82]  ¹ tn Heb “my eyes fail for your word.” The psalmist has intently kept his eyes open, looking for God to intervene, but now his eyes are watery and bloodshot, impairing his vision. See Ps 69:3.

[119:82]  ² tn Heb “saying.”

[119:111]  ³ tn Heb “for the joy of my heart [are] they.”