Psalms 38:2
For, thine arrows, have sunk down into me, and thy hand, presseth heavily upon me.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.
In Context
1O Yahweh, do not, in thine anger, correct me, nor, in thy wrath, chastise me;
Cross References
Ruth 1:13would ye, therefore, tarry until they were grown? would ye, therefore, shut yourselves up from having husbands? Nay! my daughters, for it is far more bitter for me than for you, that forth hath gone against me, the hand of Yahweh.
1 Samuel 5:11So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said—Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and restore it to its own place, that it slay not me, and my people. For there had come a deadly consternation, throughout all the city, heavy exceedingly, was the hand of God there.
Job 6:4For, the arrows of the Almighty, are in me, The heat whereof, my spirit is drinking up, The, terrors of GOD, array themselves against me.
Psalms 21:12For thou wilt cause them to turn their back, Upon thy bow-strings, wilt thou make ready against their face.
Psalms 39:10Remove from off me thy stroke, Because of the hostility of thy hand, am, I, consumed.
Lamentations 3:12He hath trodden his bow, and set me up, as a mark for the arrow.
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 →