Psalms 38:11
My friends and neighbors stay away from me because of my sores; even my own family stays away from me.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
In Context
10My heat is pounding heavily, and all my strength is gone. I am no longer able to see well.
Cross References
Job 19:13“God has caused my brothers to abandon me, and all those who know me act like strangers to me.
Psalms 31:11All of my enemies make fun of me, and even my neighbors despise me. Even my friends are afraid of me because they think I am being punished by God, and when they see me on the streets, they run away.
Isaiah 53:4But he will be punished for the sicknesses of our souls; he will endure great pain for us. But we will think that he is being punished by God, afflicted/punished for his own sins.
Matthew 26:56But all this is happening to fulfill what the prophets have written in the Scriptures about me.” Then all of us disciples deserted Jesus and ran away.
Luke 22:54They seized Jesus and led him away. They brought him to the high priest’s house. Peter followed them at a distance.
John 16:32But listen! There will soon be a time, and that time is already here, when you will all run away! Each of you will run away to your own home. You will leave me, and I will be alone. But I will not really be alone at that time, because my Father is always with me.
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 →