Psalms 38:10

“My heart panteth, etc.] Or “goes about” f542; runs here and there, and finds no rest; as Aben Ezra interprets the word from the Targum he cites; though the Targum we have renders it, “my heart shakes with fear”, or dread, as persons in a fever. Jarchi interprets the word, surrounded with grief; it denotes the panting or palpitation of the heart, through sorrow and dread, and the failing of it, even as at death; my strength faileth me, or “forsakes me” f543; bodily strength and spiritual strength; the strength of faith, hope, and confidence; as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me; which is often the case of persons under bodily disorders, their eyes grow dim, and sight fails…”

“My heart panteth--as if barely surviving. light . . . from me--utter exhaustion (Psa 6:7; Psa 13:3).”

“My heart panteth - The word rendered “panteth,” in its original form, means properly to go about; to travel around; and then, to travel around as a merchant or pedlar, or for purposes of traffic: Genesis 23:16; Genesis 37:28; Genesis 42:34. Applied to the heart, as it is here, it means to move about rapidly; to palpitate; to beat quick. It is an expression of pain and distress, indicated by a rapid beating of the heart. My strength faileth me - It is rapidly failing. He regarded himself as rapidly approaching death. As for the light of mine eyes - My vision; my sight. It also is gone from me - Margin, as in Hebrew: “is not with me.” This is usually an indication of approaching death; and it…”

“heart: Psa 42:1, Psa 119:81-83, Psa 143:4-7; Isa 21:4 the light: Psa 6:7, Psa 69:3, Psa 88:9, Psa 119:123; Sa1 14:27-29; Lam 2:11, Lam 5:16, Lam 5:17 gone from: Heb. not with Psalms 38:11”