Psalms 38:3
(38:4) There is no soundness in my flesh because of thy indignation: there is no peace in my bones because of my sin.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
2(38:3) For thy arrows have penetrated into me, and thy hand presseth down upon me.
4(38:5) For my iniquities are passed over my head, as a heavy burden are they too heavy for me.
Cross References
Job 2:7Thereupon went the Accuser forth from the presence of the Lord, and he smote Job with a sore inflammation, from the sole of his foot unto the crown of his head.
Job 33:19And so is he admonished by pain upon his couch, and all his bones with violent [aches].
Psalms 31:9(31:10) Be gracious unto me, O Lord, for I am in distress; my eye is consumed through vexation—my soul [too] and my body.
Psalms 51:8(51:10) Cause me to hear gladness and joy; that the bones which thou hast crushed may rejoice.
Psalms 102:3(102:4) For my days vanish in smoke, and my bones are burning like a hearth.
Isaiah 1:5Why will ye be stricken yet more? [that] ye increase the revolt? every head is sick, and every heart is faint.
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 →