I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.
The verse portrays affliction that is prolonged and severe, stretching from youth onward. From early life the sufferer lives under affliction and stands as one ready to die, with nearness to death felt as a continual condition. The suffering is endured as God's terrors pressing upon him, overwhelming him in mind and spirit. Under that weight he is left distracted and confused, without steadiness or relief.
The verse portrays affliction that is prolonged and severe, stretching from youth onward. From early life the sufferer lives under affliction and stands as one ready to die, with nearness to death felt as a continual condition. The suffering is endured as God's terrors pressing upon him, overwhelming him in mind and spirit. Under that weight he is left distracted and confused, without steadiness or relief.