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my body is thin and gaunt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/109.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />My knees are weak from fasting, and I am skin and bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/109.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />My knees are weak through fasting; my body has become gaunt, with no fat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/109.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />My knees are weak from fasting, and my body grows lean and gaunt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/109.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/109.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />My knees are weak through fasting, And my flesh is feeble from lack of fatness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/109.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />My knees are weak from fasting, And my flesh has grown lean, without fatness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/109.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />My knees are weak from fasting, And my flesh has grown lean, without fatness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/109.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />My knees are weak from fasting; And my flesh has grown lean, without fatness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/109.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />My knees are feeble from fasting, And my flesh has grown lean, without fatness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/109.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />My knees are unsteady from fasting; And my flesh is gaunt and without fatness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/109.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My knees are weak from fasting, and my body is emaciated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/109.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My knees are weak from fasting, and my body is emaciated. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/109.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />My knees are weak through fasting; And my flesh faileth of fatness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/109.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I have gone without eating, until my knees are weak, and my body is bony. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/109.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/109.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />My knees give way because I have been fasting. My body has become lean, without any fat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/109.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />My knees are weak from lack of food; I am nothing but skin and bones. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/109.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />My knees give way from fasting, and my skin is lean, deprived of oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/109.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />My knees are weak from fasting, and my body grows lean and gaunt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/109.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I am so starved my knees shake; I have turned into skin and bones. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/109.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />My knees are weak through fasting. My body is thin and lacks fat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/109.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/109.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />My knees are weak through fasting. My body is thin and lacks fat. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/109.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />My knees have been feeble from fasting, "" And my flesh has failed of fatness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/109.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> My knees have been feeble from fasting, And my flesh hath failed of fatness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/109.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />My knees were weak from fasting, and my flesh failed from fatness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/109.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />My knees are weakened through fasting: and my flesh is changed for oil. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/109.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 108:24>My knees have been weakened by fasting, and my flesh has been replaced by oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/109.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />My knees totter from fasting; my flesh has wasted away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/109.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />My knees are weak through fasting; my body has become gaunt.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/109.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh wastes away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/109.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />My knees are weakened from fasting and my flesh grows lean of fat.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/109.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />My knees totter through fasting; And my flesh is lean, and hath no fatness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/109.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />My knees are weakened through fasting, and my flesh is changed by reason of <i>the want of</i> oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/109-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=14135" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/109.htm">The Song of the Slandered</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>I am fading away like a lengthening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust. <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1290.htm" title="1290: bir·kay (N-fdc:: 1cs) -- The knee. From barak; a knee.">My knees</a> <a href="/hebrew/3782.htm" title="3782: kā·šə·lū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To stumble, stagger, totter. A primitive root; to totter or waver; by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall.">are weak</a> <a href="/hebrew/6685.htm" title="6685: miṣ·ṣō·wm (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Fasting, a fast. Or tsom; from from tsuwm; a fast.">from fasting,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: ū·ḇə·śā·rî (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">and my body</a> <a href="/hebrew/3584.htm" title="3584: kā·ḥaš (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To disappoint, deceive, fail, grow lean. A primitive root; to be untrue, in word or deed.">grows lean</a> <a href="/hebrew/8081.htm" title="8081: miš·šā·men (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Fat, oil. From shaman; grease, especially liquid; figuratively, richness.">and gaunt.</a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-5.htm">Isaiah 58:5</a></span><br />Is this the fast I have chosen: a day for a man to deny himself, to bow his head like a reed, and to spread out sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast and a day acceptable to the LORD?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/16-8.htm">Job 16:8</a></span><br />You have bound me, and it has become a witness; my frailty rises up and testifies against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-8.htm">Lamentations 4:8-9</a></span><br />But now their appearance is blacker than soot; they are not recognized in the streets. Their skin has shriveled on their bones; it has become as dry as a stick. / Those slain by the sword are better off than those who die of hunger, who waste away, pierced with pain because the fields lack produce.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/10-3.htm">Daniel 10:3</a></span><br />I ate no rich food, no meat or wine entered my mouth, and I did not anoint myself with oil until the three weeks were completed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-2.htm">Matthew 4:2</a></span><br />After fasting forty days and forty nights, He was hungry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-27.htm">2 Corinthians 11:27</a></span><br />in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-16.htm">Matthew 6:16-18</a></span><br />When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward. / But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, / so that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-8.htm">1 Kings 19:8</a></span><br />So he got up and ate and drank. And strengthened by that food, he walked forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/1-4.htm">Nehemiah 1:4</a></span><br />When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/10-6.htm">Ezra 10:6</a></span><br />Then Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and walked to the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. And while he stayed there, he ate no food and drank no water, because he was mourning over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-2.htm">Acts 13:2-3</a></span><br />While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” / And after they had fasted and prayed, they laid their hands on them and sent them off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-12.htm">Joel 2:12</a></span><br />“Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/3-5.htm">Jonah 3:5</a></span><br />And the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-2.htm">Luke 4:2</a></span><br />where for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/3-35.htm">2 Samuel 3:35</a></span><br />Then all the people came and urged David to eat something while it was still day, but David took an oath, saying, “May God punish me, and ever so severely, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets!”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh fails of fatness.</p><p class="hdg">knees</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-14.htm">Psalm 22:14</a></b></br> I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/35-13.htm">Psalm 35:13,14</a></b></br> But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing <i>was</i> sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/69-10.htm">Psalm 69:10</a></b></br> When I wept, <i>and chastened</i> my soul with fasting, that was to my reproach.</p><p class="hdg">my flesh</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/32-3.htm">Psalm 32:3,4</a></b></br> When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/38-5.htm">Psalm 38:5-8</a></b></br> My wounds stink <i>and</i> are corrupt because of my foolishness… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/102-4.htm">Psalm 102:4,5</a></b></br> My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/109-18.htm">Body</a> <a href="/psalms/109-18.htm">Bones</a> <a href="/psalms/77-8.htm">Failed</a> <a href="/psalms/73-26.htm">Faileth</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-10.htm">Failing</a> <a href="/psalms/69-10.htm">Fasting</a> <a href="/psalms/92-14.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/psalms/73-7.htm">Fatness</a> <a href="/psalms/107-12.htm">Feeble</a> <a href="/psalms/102-5.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/psalms/109-10.htm">Food</a> <a href="/job/30-3.htm">Gaunt</a> <a href="/psalms/6-7.htm">Grown</a> <a href="/psalms/95-6.htm">Knees</a> <a href="/numbers/31-49.htm">Lacks</a> <a href="/psalms/109-22.htm">Need</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-29.htm">Thin</a> <a href="/psalms/104-5.htm">Totter</a> <a href="/psalms/107-40.htm">Way</a> <a href="/psalms/82-4.htm">Weak</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/127-3.htm">Body</a> <a href="/psalms/139-15.htm">Bones</a> <a href="/psalms/142-4.htm">Failed</a> <a href="/psalms/143-7.htm">Faileth</a> <a href="/luke/21-26.htm">Failing</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-4.htm">Fasting</a> <a href="/psalms/119-70.htm">Fat</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-27.htm">Fatness</a> <a href="/psalms/142-3.htm">Feeble</a> <a href="/psalms/119-120.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/psalms/111-5.htm">Food</a> <a href="/genesis/41-3.htm">Gaunt</a> <a href="/psalms/144-12.htm">Grown</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-19.htm">Knees</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-22.htm">Lacks</a> <a href="/psalms/116-6.htm">Need</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-4.htm">Thin</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-20.htm">Totter</a> <a href="/psalms/110-7.htm">Way</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-22.htm">Weak</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 109</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/109-1.htm">David complains of his slanderous enemies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/109-16.htm">He shows their sin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/109-21.htm">Complaining of his own misery, he prays for help</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/109-29.htm">He promises thankfulness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Fasting in biblical times was often associated with mourning, repentance, or seeking God's intervention. The weakening of the knees symbolizes the toll that prolonged fasting can take on the body, indicating a sincere and earnest plea to God. In the context of <a href="/psalms/109.htm">Psalm 109</a>, David is expressing his desperation and reliance on God amidst persecution. Fasting is a common biblical practice seen in figures like Moses (<a href="/exodus/34-28.htm">Exodus 34:28</a>) and Jesus (<a href="/matthew/4-2.htm">Matthew 4:2</a>), highlighting its importance in seeking divine guidance and strength.<p><b>and my body grows lean and gaunt</b><br>This imagery conveys the physical depletion resulting from extended fasting and emotional turmoil. The description of becoming lean and gaunt suggests a state of vulnerability and frailty. In the ancient Near Eastern culture, physical appearance often reflected one's social and spiritual condition. The psalmist's condition can be seen as a type of Christ, who also experienced physical suffering and deprivation (<a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3-5</a>). This phrase underscores the depth of the psalmist's affliction and his dependence on God for sustenance and deliverance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/109.htm">Psalm 109</a>, David is expressing his deep distress and physical weakness due to fasting and prayer.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies.htm">Enemies</a></b><br>The psalm is a plea for deliverance from adversaries who are unjustly attacking David.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/fasting.htm">Fasting</a></b><br>A spiritual discipline practiced by David, indicating his earnestness in seeking God's intervention.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate source of strength and deliverance whom David is appealing to in his time of need.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_fasting.htm">The Power of Fasting</a></b><br>Fasting is a powerful spiritual discipline that can bring us closer to God and demonstrate our dependence on Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/physical_weakness_and_spiritual_strength.htm">Physical Weakness and Spiritual Strength</a></b><br>Our physical limitations can highlight our need for God's strength and provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_prayer.htm">Perseverance in Prayer</a></b><br>Despite physical weakness, we are called to persevere in prayer, trusting that God hears and responds.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/empathy_for_the_suffering.htm">Empathy for the Suffering</a></b><br>Recognizing our own vulnerabilities can increase our empathy and compassion for others who are suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Trust in God's Deliverance</a></b><br>Even when we feel weak and vulnerable, we can trust in God's ability to deliver and sustain us.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_109.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 109</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_stay_faithful_amid_challenges.htm">How can we remain faithful amidst challenges and false teachings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_david_mourn_and_curse_foes.htm">Psalm 35:13-14 - How can David both mourn for his foes and call down curses on them without contradiction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_109_17-18_contradict_forgiveness.htm">In Psalm 109:17-18, does the invocation of curses contradict teachings elsewhere in Scripture promoting forgiveness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_holy_saturday's_significance.htm">What is the significance of Holy Saturday?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/109.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) <span class= "bld">Faileth of fatness.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">has failed me from fat, i.e., </span>has dwindled away.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/109.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">My knees are weak through fasting.</span> I have brought myself down to extreme weakness by penitential fasting for my sins (comp. <a href="/psalms/35-13.htm">Psalm 35:13</a>; <a href="/psalms/69-10.htm">Psalm 69:10</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And my flesh faileth of fatness</span>; literally, of <span class="accented">oil.</span> In my state of mourning and penitence I have abstained from anointing myself (<a href="/2_samuel/14-2.htm">2 Samuel 14:2</a>), which has still further weakened me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/109-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">My knees</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּ֭רְכַּי</span> <span class="translit">(bir·kay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fdc | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1290.htm">Strong's 1290: </a> </span><span class="str2">The knee</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are weak</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּשְׁל֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(kā·šə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3782.htm">Strong's 3782: </a> </span><span class="str2">To totter, waver, to falter, stumble, faint, fall</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from fasting,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצּ֑וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·ṣō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6685.htm">Strong's 6685: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fasting, a fast</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and my body</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֝בְשָׂרִ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·śā·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man</span><br /><br /><span class="word">grows lean</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּחַ֥שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(kā·ḥaš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3584.htm">Strong's 3584: </a> </span><span class="str2">To disappoint, deceive, fail, grow lean</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and gaunt.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשָּֽׁמֶן׃</span> <span class="translit">(miš·šā·men)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8081.htm">Strong's 8081: </a> </span><span class="str2">Grease, liquid, richness</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/109-24.htm">Psalm 109:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/109-24.htm">Psalm 109:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/109-24.htm">Psalm 109:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/109-24.htm">Psalm 109:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/109-24.htm">Psalm 109:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/109-24.htm">Psalm 109:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/109-24.htm">Psalm 109:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/109-24.htm">Psalm 109:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/109-24.htm">Psalm 109:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/109-24.htm">Psalm 109:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/109-24.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 109:24 My knees are weak through fasting (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/109-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 109:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 109:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/109-25.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 109:25"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 109:25" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>