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

1Lord, do not rebuke me in Your wrath, And do not punish me in Your burning anger. 2For Your arrows have sunk deep into me, And Your hand has pressed down on me. There is no healthy part in my flesh because of Your indignation; There is no health in my bones because of my sin. 4For my guilty deeds have gone over my head; Like a heavy burden they weigh too much for me. 5My wounds grow foul and fester Because of my foolishness.

Psalms 38:3 word by word

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

• Thereאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
• healthyמְתֹםmethôm · soundnessH4974
• in my fleshבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
• becauseמִן־min minnîy minnêy · fromH4480
• becauseפָּנֶהpânîym · face: becauseH6440
• of Your indignationזַ֫עַםza‛am · indignationH2195
• healthשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peace: well-beingH7965
• in my bonesעֶ֫צֶם‛etsem · boneH6106
• of my sinחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403

Cross-references for Psalms 38:3

• Psalms 31:9Be gracious to me, Lord, for I am in distress; My eye is wasted away from grief, my soul and my body too.
• 2 Chronicles 26:19But Uzziah, with a censer in his hand for burning incense, was enraged; and while he was enraged with the priests, leprosy broke out on his forehead in the presence of the priests in the house of the Lord, beside the altar of incense.
• Job 2:7Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with severe boils from the sole of his foot to the top of his head.
• Job 33:19“A person is also rebuked by pain in his bed, And with constant complaint in his bones,
• Isaiah 1:5Where will you be stricken again, As you continue in your rebellion? The entire head is sick And the entire heart is faint.
• Psalms 6:2Be gracious to me, Lord, for I am frail; Heal me, Lord, for my bones are horrified.
• Psalms 51:8Let me hear joy and gladness, Let the bones You have broken rejoice.
• Psalms 102:3For my days have ended in smoke, And my bones have been scorched like a hearth.
• Psalms 90:7For we have been consumed by Your anger, And we have been terrified by Your wrath.
• Lamentations 3:40Let’s examine and search out our ways, And let’s return 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