Psalms 38:3

Psalms 38:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.
• New International Version (NIV)Because of your wrath there is no health in my body; there is no soundness in my bones because of my sin.
• English Standard Version (ESV)There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation; there is no health in my bones because of my sin.
• New King James Version (NKJV)There is no soundness in my flesh Because of Your anger, Nor any health in my bones Because of my sin.

Context of Psalms 38:3

1O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath. 2For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me. There is no soundness in my body because of Your anger; there is no rest in my bones because of my sin. 4For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear. 5My wounds are foul and festering because of my sinful folly.

Psalms 38:3 word by word

אֵין־מְתֹ֣ם בִּ֭בְשָׂרִי מִפְּנֵ֣י זַעְמֶ֑ךָ אֵין־שָׁל֥וֹם בַּ֝עֲצָמַ֗י מִפְּנֵ֥י חַטָּאתִֽי׃Read the interlinear

• There is noאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• soundnessמְתֹםmethôm · soundnessH4974
• in my bodyבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
• because ofפָּנֶהpânîym · face: becauseH6440
• Your angerזַ֫עַםza‛am · indignationH2195
• restשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peace: well-beingH7965
• in my bonesעֶ֫צֶם‛etsem · boneH6106
• my sinחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403

Cross-references for Psalms 38:3

• Psalms 31:9Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.
• 2 Chronicles 26:19Uzziah, with a censer in his hand to offer incense, was enraged. But while he raged against the priests in their presence in the house of the LORD before the altar of incense, leprosy broke out on his forehead.
• Job 2:7So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.
• Job 33:19A man is also chastened on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones,
• Isaiah 1:5Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted.
• Psalms 6:2Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am frail; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are in agony.
• Psalms 51:8Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones You have crushed rejoice.
• Psalms 102:3For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers.
• Psalms 90:7For we are consumed by Your anger and terrified by Your wrath.
• Lamentations 3:40Let us examine and test our ways, and turn back to the LORD.

Commentaries on Psalms 38:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3No soundness in my flesh - This seems to refer to some disorder which so affected the muscles as to produce sores and ulcers; and so affected his bones as to leave him no peace nor rest. In short, he was completely and thoroughtly diseased; and all this he attributes to his sin, either as being its natural consequence, or as being inflicted by the Lord as a punishment on its account.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3There is no soundness in my flesh - There is no sound place in my flesh; there is no part of my body that is free from disease. The word used here - מתם methôm - occurs only in Judges 20:48, where it is rendered “men;” in Isaiah 1:6, and in this place, where it is rendered “soundness.” See the notes at Isaiah 1:6. It means that the body was wholly diseased; but what was the nature of the disease we are not informed. It would seem, however, that it was…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Sin can lead to sickness and even death (1 Corinthians 11:30). The psalmist may have felt physically ill, or his sickness was a metaphor for emotional distress. He understood it came from God and endangered his life (see Psalms 32:3; 39:10).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-221-4. He deprecates deserved punishment, which is described (Psa 6:1), under the figure of bodily disease [Psa 38:3].Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 38:3

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Conviction
• Remorse
• Repentance
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Afar
• Arrow
• Deceit
• Fret
• Plague
• Bone; Bones
• Bring
• Pentateuch
• Psalms, Book of
• Sick; Sickness

Commentaries on Psalms 38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings