Psalms 38:7
For I am overcome with shame and my whole body is sick.
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Referenced Verses
- 2 Chr 21:18-19 : 18 After all this happened, the LORD afflicted him with an incurable intestinal disease. 19 After about two years his intestines came out because of the disease, so that he died a very painful death. His people did not make a bonfire to honor him, as they had done for his ancestors.
- Job 7:5 : 5 My body is clothed with worms and dirty scabs; my skin is broken and festering.
- Job 30:18 : 18 With great power God grasps my clothing; he binds me like the collar of my tunic.
- Ps 41:8 : 8 They say,‘An awful disease overwhelms him, and now that he is bed-ridden he will never recover.’
- Ps 102:3 : 3 For my days go up in smoke, and my bones are charred like a fireplace.
- Acts 12:23 : 23 Immediately an angel of the Lord struck Herod down because he did not give the glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and died.
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- Ps 38:8-114 verses85%
8 I am numb with pain and severely battered; I groan loudly because of the anxiety I feel.
9 O Lord, you understand my heart’s desire; my groaning is not hidden from you.
10 My heart beats quickly; my strength leaves me; I can hardly see.
11 Because of my condition, even my friends and acquaintances keep their distance; my neighbors stand far away.
- Ps 38:2-65 verses83%
2 For your arrows pierce me, and your hand presses me down.
3 My whole body is sick because of your judgment; I am deprived of health because of my sin.
4 For my sins overwhelm me; like a heavy load, they are too much for me to bear.
5 My wounds are infected and starting to smell, because of my foolish sins.
6 I am dazed and completely humiliated; all day long I walk around mourning.
- Job 30:16-194 verses80%
16 Job’s Despondency“And now my soul pours itself out within me; days of suffering take hold of me.
17 Night pierces my bones; my gnawing pains never cease.
18 With great power God grasps my clothing; he binds me like the collar of my tunic.
19 He has flung me into the mud, and I have come to resemble dust and ashes.
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5 My body is clothed with worms and dirty scabs; my skin is broken and festering.
- Ps 31:9-102 verses77%
9 Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am in distress! My eyes grow dim from suffering. I have lost my strength.
10 For my life nears its end in pain; my years draw to a close as I groan. My strength fails me because of my sin, and my bones become brittle.
- Ps 22:14-152 verses77%
14 My strength drains away like water; all my bones are dislocated; my heart is like wax; it melts away inside me.
15 The roof of my mouth is as dry as a piece of pottery; my tongue sticks to my gums. You set me in the dust of death.
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20 ר(Resh) Look, O LORD! I am distressed; my stomach is in knots! My heart is pounding inside me. Yes, I was terribly rebellious! Out in the street the sword bereaves a mother of her children; Inside the house death is present.
- Ps 102:4-52 verses76%
4 My heart is parched and withered like grass, for I am unable to eat food.
5 Because of the anxiety that makes me groan, my bones protrude from my skin.
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27 My heart is in turmoil unceasingly; the days of my affliction confront me.
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17 For I am about to stumble, and I am in constant pain.
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3 For this reason my stomach churns; cramps overwhelm me like the contractions of a woman in labor. I am disturbed by what I hear, horrified by what I see.
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4 ב(Bet) He has made my mortal skin waste away; he has broken my bones.
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2 Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am frail! Heal me, LORD, for my bones are shaking!
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6 From the soles of your feet to your head, there is no spot that is unharmed. There are only bruises, cuts, and open wounds. They have not been cleansed or bandaged, nor have they been treated with olive oil.
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13 his archers surround me. Without pity he pierces my kidneys and pours out my gall on the ground.
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8 You have seized me, and it has become a witness; my leanness has risen up against me and testifies against me.
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21 Yes, my spirit was bitter, and my insides felt sharp pain.
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13 מ(Mem) He sent down fire into my bones, and it overcame them. He spread out a trapper’s net for my feet; he made me turn back. He has made me desolate; I am faint all day long.
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19 I said,“Oh, the feeling in the pit of my stomach! I writhe in anguish. Oh, the pain in my heart! My heart pounds within me. I cannot keep silent. For I hear the sound of the trumpet; the sound of the battle cry pierces my soul!
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3 When I refused to confess my sin, my whole body wasted away, while I groaned in pain all day long.
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4 My strength leaves me; I am absolutely shocked.
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4 My heart beats violently within me; the horrors of death overcome me.
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19 Or a person is chastened by pain on his bed, and with the continual strife of his bones,
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18 Then I said,“There is no cure for my grief! I am sick at heart!
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3 For my life is filled with troubles and I am ready to enter Sheol.
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21 His flesh wastes away from sight, and his bones, which were not seen, are easily visible.
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24 I am so starved my knees shake; I have turned into skin and bones.
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22 For I am oppressed and needy, and my heart beats violently within me.
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6 Concerning my right, should I lie? My wound is incurable, although I am without transgression.’
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18 Why must I continually suffer such painful anguish? Why must I endure the sting of their insults like an incurable wound? Will you let me down when I need you like a brook one goes to for water, but that cannot be relied on?”
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30 My skin has turned dark on me; my body is hot with fever.
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12 For innumerable dangers surround me. My sins overtake me so I am unable to see; they outnumber the hairs of my head so my strength fails me.
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19 And I cried out,“We are doomed! Our wound is severe! We once thought,‘This is only an illness. And we will be able to bear it!’
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8 They say,‘An awful disease overwhelms him, and now that he is bed-ridden he will never recover.’
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20 Their insults are painful and make me lose heart; I look for sympathy, but receive none, for comforters, but find none.
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4 As for me, I said:“O LORD, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you!
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7 My eyes have grown dim with grief; my whole frame is but a shadow.