Psalm 38:10
My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.
Cross-references
In Psalm 6:7, the psalmist's eye wastes away from grief — the same physical decay of eyesight from distress seen here.
In Psalm 69:3, eyes grow dim from waiting for God — a parallel image of failing eyesight due to prolonged suffering.
In Psalm 88:9, the eye grows dim through sorrow — directly echoing the loss of light in the eyes here.
Psalm 119:81-83 echoes failing eyes and languishing soul — direct parallel to the physical and spiritual collapse in Psalm 38:10.
Psalm 143:4-7 describes overwhelmed spirit and failing heart — direct parallel to the distress in Psalm 38:10.
In Psalm 119:123, eyes fail from longing for salvation — a different cause (longing vs. illness) but same symptom of failing eyes.
In Lamentations 2:11, eyes fail from weeping over Jerusalem's destruction — same physical effect from intense sorrow.
In Lamentations 5:17, hearts are faint and eyes grow dim — directly matching the heart throbbing and loss of light here.
In 1 Samuel 14:27-29, Jonathan's eyes brighten after eating honey — the opposite of the dimming eyes here, showing restoration.
Isaiah 21:4 describes reeling mind and horror — parallel to physical collapse, though in a prophetic vision context.