King James Version

Psalms 6:7

Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 6:8.

עָֽשְׁשָׁ֣הasheshahbe consumedעָשֵׁשׁverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “be consumed”, a completed actionH6244probably to shrink, i.e. failbe consumed.מִכַּ֣עַסmikaasfrom angerכַּעַסpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from anger”, the ordinary formH3708vexationanger, angry, grief, indignation, provocation, provoking, [idiom] sore, sorrow, spite, wrath.עֵינִ֑יeynieye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…עָֽ֝תְקָ֗הateqahremoveעָתַקverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “remove”, a completed actionH6275to remove (intransitive or transitive) figuratively, to grow old; specifically, to transcribecopy out, leave off, become (wax) old, remove.בְּכָלbekhalin allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).צוֹרְרָֽיtsorerayadversaryצָרַרverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “adversary”, a verb used as a describing wordH6887to cramp, literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitiveadversary, (be in) afflict(-ion), beseige, bind (up), (be in, bring) distress, enemy, narrower, oppress, pangs, shut up, be in a strait (trouble), vex.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(6-8) Mine eye is dimmed because of vexation; it waxeth old because of all mine adversaries.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Mine eye wasteth away because of grief; It waxeth old because of all mine adversaries.

Young’s Literal Translation

Old from provocation is mine eye, It is old because of all mine adversaries,

World English Bible

My eye wastes away because of grief. It grows old because of all my adversaries.

Darby Translation

Mine eye wasteth away through grief; it hath grown old because of all mine oppressors.

Douay-Rheims

I have laboured in my groanings, every night I will wash my bed: I will water my couch with my tears.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(6-8) Mine eye is dimmed because of vexation; it waxeth old because of all mine adversaries.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Mine eye is troubled because of my wrath; I am worn out because of all my enemies.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐταράχθη ἀπὸ θυμοῦ ὁ ὀφθαλμός μου, ἐπαλαιώθην ἐν πᾶσι τοῖς ἐχθροῖς μου.