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Psalms 38:3
3Your punishment has made my whole body ill. My health has gone, because of my sin.
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
1Lord, when you are angry, please do not punish me. 2You have shot your arrows deep into me. Your hand has pushed me down to the ground. Your punishment has made my whole body ill. My health has gone, because of my sin. 4My sin is too much for me! It is like a heavy weight, that I cannot carry. 5My wounds make a bad smell, and they get worse. This is because I have done stupid things.
Read all of Psalms 38Psalms 38:3 word by word
אֵין־מְתֹ֣ם בִּ֭בְשָׂרִי מִפְּנֵ֣י זַעְמֶ֑ךָ אֵין־שָׁל֥וֹם בַּ֝עֲצָמַ֗י מִפְּנֵ֥י חַטָּאתִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 38:3
- Psalms 31:9Lord, I am very upset, so please be kind to me. My eyes are tired because I weep so much. My whole body has become very weak.
- 2 Chronicles 26:19Then Uzziah became angry. In his hand, he was holding a pot with hot coals and incense in it. He was standing in the Lord's temple, near the special altar for incense. The priests were there with him. When he started to shout at the priests, a bad disease suddenly appeared on the skin of his face.
- Job 2:7So Satan went away. He caused Job to have boils all over his body. They hurt him everywhere, from the bottom of his feet to the top of his head.
- Job 33:19Or God may warn people with a painful illness. He may make their bodies hurt all the time.
- Isaiah 1:5You continue to fight against God. Why do you do that? God will continue to punish you. You are weak and you hurt all over. Your mind and your body have great pain.
- Psalms 6:2I do not feel strong, Lord, so please be kind to me. Lord, please make me well again. Even my bones are shaking.
- Psalms 51:8Please forgive me so that I can be happy. Then my whole body will feel well again.
- Psalms 102:3My life is quickly disappearing, like smoke from a fire. My bones hurt very much, as if they were burning in an oven.
- Psalms 90:7Your anger destroys us, and we become very afraid.
- Lamentations 3:40Instead, we should think a lot about what we do, and we should turn back to the Lord again.
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
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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
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