⁷ My eyes grow weak^(A) with sorrow;
    they fail because of all my foes.

¹⁰ My heart pounds,^(A) my strength fails^(B) me;
    even the light has gone from my eyes.^(C)

⁷ My eyes have grown dim with grief;^(A)
    my whole frame is but a shadow.^(B)

¹⁷ Because of this our hearts^(A) are faint,^(B)
    because of these things our eyes^(C) grow dim^(D)

⁹     my eyes^(A) are dim with grief.

I call^(B) to you, Lord, every day;
    I spread out my hands^(C) to you.

³ When I kept silent,^(A)
    my bones wasted away^(B)
    through my groaning^(C) all day long.

⁹ Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am in distress;^(A)
    my eyes grow weak with sorrow,^(B)
    my soul and body^(C) with grief.
¹⁰ My life is consumed by anguish^(D)
    and my years by groaning;^(E)
my strength fails^(F) because of my affliction,^[a](G)
    and my bones grow weak.^(H)