Psalms 102:5
By reason of my loud groaning, my flesh clings to my bones.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.
In Context
4My heart is scorched, withered like grass; I forget to eat my bread.
6Like a desert-owl of the wilderness, like an owl among ruins am I.
Cross References
Psalms 6:8Begone, workers of wrong, for the Lord has heard my loud weeping,
Psalms 38:8I am utterly crushed and numb; I cry louder than lion roars.
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 →