It is good to be able to enjoy the pleasant light of day.

Be grateful for every year you live. No matter how long you live, remember that you will be dead much longer. There is nothing at all to look forward to.

Isaac was now old and had become blind. He sent for his older son Esau and said to him, "Son!" "Yes," he answered.

Jacob's eyesight was failing because of his age, and he could not see very well. Joseph brought the boys to him, and he hugged them and kissed them.

One night Eli, who was now almost blind, was sleeping in his own room;

(Eli was now ninety-eight years old and almost completely blind.)

When the man mentioned the Covenant Box, Eli fell backward from his seat beside the gate. He was so old and fat that the fall broke his neck, and he died. He had been a leader in Israel for forty years.

(SEE 42:6)

You have sent troubles and suffering on me, but you will restore my strength; you will keep me from the grave.

When the waters saw you, O God, they were afraid, and the depths of the sea trembled.