Psalms 119:81

Psa 119:81 CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: [but] I hope in thy word.

Ver. 81. My soul fainteth for thy salvation ] Saying, as those good souls, Jeremiah 8:20 , "The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved." Physicians let their patients’ blood sometimes, etiam ad animae deliquium, till they swoon again. Howbeit, they have a care still to maintain nature; so doth God the fainting spirits of his people by cordials, Isaiah 57:16 .

But I hope in thy word ] Vivere spe vidi qui moriturus erat.