Psalms 38:2
For Thine arrows have come down on me, And Thou lettest down upon me Thy hand.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.
In Context
Cross References
Ruth 1:13for them do ye wait till that they grow up? for them do ye shut yourselves up, not to be to a husband? nay, my daughters, for more bitter to me than to you, for the hand of Jehovah hath gone out against me.'
1 Samuel 5:11And they send and gather all the princes of the Philistines, and say, 'Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and it turneth back to its place, and it doth not put us to death — and our people;' for there hath been a deadly destruction throughout all the city, very heavy hath the hand of God been there,
Job 6:4For arrows of the Mighty [are] with me, Whose poison is drinking up my spirit. Terrors of God array themselves [for] me!
Psalms 21:12For Thou makest them a butt, When Thy strings Thou preparest against their faces.
Psalms 39:10Turn aside from off me Thy stroke, From the striving of Thy hand I have been consumed.
Lamentations 3:12He hath trodden His bow, And setteth me up as a mark for an 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 →