Psalms 102:5
By reason of my sighing, my bones cleave to my skin;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.
In Context
4My heart is smitten and withered like grass; Yea, I forget to eat my bread.
6I am like the pelican of the wilderness; I am like an owl amid ruins.
Cross References
Job 19:20My bones cleave to my flesh and my skin, And I have scarcely escaped with the skin of my teeth.
Psalms 6:8Depart from me, all ye that do iniquity; For the LORD heareth the voice of my weeping.
Psalms 38:8I am weakened and bruised exceedingly; I roar by reason of the disquietude of my heart.
Proverbs 17:22A merry heart doeth good to the body; But a broken spirit drieth up the bones.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 102:2-12
Complaints in Affliction. 1 Hear my prayer, O Lord , and let my cry come unto thee. 2 Hide not thy face from me in the day when I am in trouble; incline thine ear unto me: in the day when I call answer me speedily. 3 For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as a hearth. 4 My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread. 5 By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin. 6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert. 7 I… Read the whole commentary →