Psalms 109:24
My knees stumble through fasting, and my flesh faileth of fatness.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness.
In Context
23Like the shadow when it declineth do I hasten away: I am driven suddenly off like the locusts.
25And I am become a reproach unto them: when they see me, they shake their head.
Cross References
Psalms 22:14(22:15) Like water am I poured out, and all my bones are disjointed: my heart is become like wax, it is melted in the midst of my entrails.
Psalms 35:13But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I afflicted with fasting my soul, and my prayer returned into my own bosom.
Psalms 69:10(69:11) When I wept at the fasting of my soul, it became a reproach to me.
Psalms 102:4(102:5) Struck [by heat] like the herb and dried up is my heart; for I forget to eat my bread.
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 →