Psalms 102:5

Psalms 102:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.
• New International Version (NIV)In my distress I groan aloud and am reduced to skin and bones.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Because of my loud groaning my bones cling to my flesh.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Because of the sound of my groaning My bones cling to my skin.

Context of Psalms 102:5

3For my days go up in smoke, and my bones are charred like a fireplace. 4My heart is parched and withered like grass, for I am unable to eat food. Because of the anxiety that makes me groan, my bones protrude from my skin. 6I am like an owl in the wilderness; I am like a screech owl among the ruins. 7I stay awake; I am like a solitary bird on a roof.

Psalms 102:5 word by word

מִקּ֥וֹל אַנְחָתִ֑י דָּבְקָ֥ה עַ֝צְמִ֗י לִבְשָׂרִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• By reason of the voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voice: soundH6963
• of my groaningאֲנָחָה'ănâchâh · sighingH585
• my bonesעֶ֫צֶם‛etsem · boneH6106
• cleaveדָּבַקdâbaq · to cleaveH1692
• to my skinבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320

Cross-references for Psalms 102:5

• Psalms 6:6I am exhausted as I groan; all night long I drench my bed in tears; my tears saturate the cushion beneath me.
• Psalms 32:3When I refused to confess my sin, my whole body wasted away, while I groaned in pain all day long.
• Psalms 38:8I am numb with pain and severely battered; I groan loudly because of the anxiety I feel.
• Job 19:20My bones stick to my skin and my flesh; I have escaped alive with only the skin of my teeth.
• Proverbs 17:22A cheerful heart brings good healing, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
• Lamentations 4:8Now their appearance is darker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has shriveled on their bones; it is dried up, like tree bark. ט (Tet)

Commentaries on Psalms 102:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5By reason of the voice of my groaning - By suffering and trouble, so great as to produce groaning, my flesh is wasted away. My bones cleave to my skin - Margin, “flesh.” The Hebrew word means “flesh.” The effect described is that of a wasting away or an emaciation of flesh from deep distress, so that the bones became prominent, and had nothing to hide them from view; so that they seemed to adhere fast to the flesh itself. See the notes at Job 19:20.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5skin hangs on my bones: The psalmist has become very thin due to his deep sorrow (see Psalm 102:9; 109:24).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. voice ... groaning--effect put for cause, my agony emaciates me.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 102:5

• Afflictions and Adversities

In the dictionaries

• Cleave
• Create
• Destitute
• Flesh
• Regard
• Accommodation
• Groan
• Job, Book of
• Psalms, Book of
• Skin

Commentaries on Psalms 102

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings