Psalms 102:5
At the noise of my groaning, my bone, hath cleaved, to my flesh:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.
In Context
4Smitten like herbage, so is my heart dried up, For I have forgotten to eat my food.
6I am like the pelican of the desert, I have become as an owl among ruins.
Cross References
1 Samuel 1:7And, thus, used she to do, year by year, whenever she went up to the house of Yahweh, thus, used she to vex her,—and she wept, and would not eat.
Job 19:20Unto my skin and unto my flesh, have my bones cleaved, and I have escaped with the akin of my teeth.
Psalms 6:8Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity, for Yahweh hath heard the voice of my weeping:
Psalms 38:8I am benumbed and crushed exceedingly,—I have cried aloud because of the groaning of my heart.
Proverbs 17:22A joyful heart, worketh an excellent cure,—but, a stricken spirit, drieth up the bone.
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 →