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Psalms 6:7

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6:7 My eyes 1  grow dim 2  from suffering;

they grow weak 3  because of all my enemies. 4 

Psalms 92:12

Context

92:12 The godly 5  grow like a palm tree;

they grow high like a cedar in Lebanon. 6 

1 tn The Hebrew text has the singular “eye” here.

2 tn Or perhaps, “are swollen.”

3 tn Or perhaps, “grow old.”

4 sn In his weakened condition the psalmist is vulnerable to the taunts and threats of his enemies.

5 tn The singular is used in a representative sense, with the typical godly person being in view.

6 sn The cedars of the Lebanon forest were well-known in ancient Israel for their immense size.



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