Psalms 109:24
My knees are feeble for need of food; there is no fat on my bones.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness.
In Context
23I am gone like the shade when it is stretched out: I am forced out of my place like a locust.
25As for me, they make sport of me; shaking their heads when they see me.
Cross References
Psalms 22:14\22:13\I saw their mouths wide open, like lions crying after food.
Psalms 35:13But as for me, when they were ill I put on the clothing of sorrow: I went without food and was sad, and my prayer came back again to my heart.
Psalms 69:10\69:9\I am on fire with passion for your house; and the hard things which are said about you have come on me.
Psalms 102:4\102:3\My days are wasted like smoke, and my bones are burned up as in a fire.
2 Corinthians 11:27In hard work and weariness, in frequent watchings, going without food and drink, cold and in need of clothing.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 109:22-31
Humble Petitions; Triumphing in God. 21 But do thou for me, O God the Lord, for thy name's sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me. 22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. 23 I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust. 24 My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness. 25 I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads. 26 Help me, O Lord my God: O save me according to thy mercy: 27 That… Read the whole commentary →