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, don’t rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your rage! 2Your arrows have struck deep, and your blows are crushing me. Because of your anger, my whole body is sick; my health is broken because of my sins. 4My guilt overwhelms me— it is a burden too heavy to bear. 5My wounds fester and stink because of my foolish sins.

Psalms 38:3 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• no soundnessמְתֹםmethôm · soundnessH4974
• in my fleshבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
• becauseפָּנֶהpânîym · face: becauseH6440
• of thine angerזַ֫עַםza‛am · indignationH2195
• restשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peace: well-beingH7965
• in my bonesעֶ֫צֶם‛etsem · boneH6106
• of my sinחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403

Cross-references for Psalms 38:3

• Psalms 31:9Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am in distress. Tears blur my eyes. My body and soul are withering away.
• 2 Chronicles 26:19Uzziah, who was holding an incense burner, became furious. But as he was standing there raging at the priests before the incense altar in the Lord’s Temple, leprosy suddenly broke out on his forehead.
• Job 2:7So Satan left the Lord’s presence, and he struck Job with terrible boils from head to foot.
• Job 33:19“Or God disciplines people with pain on their sickbeds, with ceaseless aching in their bones.
• Isaiah 1:5Why do you continue to invite punishment? Must you rebel forever? Your head is injured, and your heart is sick.
• Psalms 6:2Have compassion on me, Lord, for I am weak. Heal me, Lord, for my bones are in agony.
• Psalms 51:8Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me— now let me rejoice.
• Psalms 102:3For my days disappear like smoke, and my bones burn like red-hot coals.
• Psalms 90:7We wither beneath your anger; we are overwhelmed by your fury.
• Lamentations 3:40Instead, let us test and examine our ways. Let us 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