Psalms 38:3
For thy arrows are fastened in me : and thy hand hath been strong upon me.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
2Rebuke me not, O Lord, in thy indignation; nor chastise me in thy wrath.
Cross References
Job 2:7So Satan went forth from the presence Of the Lord, and struck Job with a very grievous ulcer, from the sole of the foot even to the top of his head:
Job 33:19He rebuketh also by sorrow in the bed, and he maketh all his bones to wither.
Psalms 31:9And thou hast not shut me up in the hands of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a spacious place.
Psalms 51:8For behold thou hast loved truth: the uncertain and hidden things of thy wisdom thou hast made manifest to me.
Psalms 102:3Turn not away thy face from me: in the day when I am in trouble, incline thy ear to me. In what day soever I shall call upon thee, hear me speedily.
Isaiah 1:5For what shall I strike you any more, you that increase transgression? the whole head is sick, and the whole heart is sad.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 38:2-12
Sorrowful Complaints. 1 O Lord , rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. 2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore. 3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin. 4 For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me. 5 My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness. 6 I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long. 7… Read the whole commentary →