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there is no soundness in my bones because of my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/38.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Because of your anger, my whole body is sick; my health is broken because of my sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/38.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation; there is no health in my bones because of my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/38.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />There is no soundness in my body because of Your anger; there is no rest in my bones because of my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/38.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>There is</i> no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither <i>is there any</i> rest in my bones because of my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/38.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>There is</i> no soundness in my flesh Because of Your anger, Nor <i>any</i> health in my bones Because of my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/38.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />There is no healthy part in my flesh because of Your indignation; There is no health in my bones because of my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/38.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your indignation; There is no health in my bones because of my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/38.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />There is no soundness in my flesh because of Thine indignation; There is no health in my bones because of my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/38.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your indignation; There is no health in my bones because of my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/38.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your indignation; There is no health in my bones because of my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/38.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />There is no soundness in my body because of your indignation; there is no health in my bones because of my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/38.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />There is no health in my body because of Your indignation; there is no strength in my bones because of my sin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/38.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation; Neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/38.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />My body hurts all over because of your anger. Even my bones are in pain, and my sins <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/38.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation; neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/38.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />No healthy spot is left on my body because of your rage. There is no peace in my bones because of my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/38.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Because of your anger, I am in great pain; my whole body is diseased because of my sins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/38.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />My body is unhealthy due to your anger, and my bones have no rest due to my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/38.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />There is no soundness in my body because of Your anger; there is no rest in my bones because of my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/38.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />My whole body is sick because of your judgment; I am deprived of health because of my sin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/38.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation, neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/38.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />There is no soundness in my flesh because of thy anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/38.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation, neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/38.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Soundness is not in my flesh, "" Because of Your indignation, "" Peace is not in my bones, "" Because of my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/38.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Soundness is not in my flesh, Because of Thine indignation, Peace is not in my bones because of my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/38.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For thine arrows came down upon me, and thy hand will press down upon me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/38.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />There is no health in my flesh, because of thy wrath : there is no peace for my bones, because of my sins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/38.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 37:4>There is no health in my flesh before the face of your wrath. There is no peace for my bones before the face of my sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/38.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />There is no wholesomeness in my flesh because of your anger; there is no health in my bones because of my sin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/38.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation; there is no health in my bones because of my sin.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/38.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />There is no peace in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/38.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And there is no peace for my flesh from before your anger, and there is no peace for my bones from before my sins.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/38.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />There is no soundness in my flesh because of Thine indignation; Neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/38.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For there is no health in my flesh because of thine anger; there is no peace to my bones because of my sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/38-3.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=4409" 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/38.htm">Do Not Rebuke Me in Your Anger</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên- (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">There is no</a> <a href="/hebrew/4974.htm" title="4974: mə·ṯōm (N-ms) -- Soundness. From tamam; wholesomeness; also completely.">soundness</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: biḇ·śā·rî (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">in my body</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mip·pə·nê (Prep-m:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">because of</a> <a href="/hebrew/2195.htm" title="2195: za‘·me·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Indignation. From za'am; strictly froth at the mouth, i.e. fury.">Your anger;</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên- (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">there is no</a> <a href="/hebrew/7965.htm" title="7965: šā·lō·wm (N-ms) -- Or shalom; from shalam; safe, i.e. well, happy, friendly; also welfare, i.e. Health, prosperity, peace.">rest</a> <a href="/hebrew/6106.htm" title="6106: ba·‘ă·ṣā·may (Prep-b:: N-fpc:: 1cs) -- Bone, substance, self. From atsam; a bone; by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. Selfsame.">in my bones</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mip·pə·nê (Prep-m:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">because of</a> <a href="/hebrew/2403.htm" title="2403: ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Or chattacth; from chata'; an offence, and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also an offender.">my sin.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear.…<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/1-5.htm">Isaiah 1:5-6</a></span><br />Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted. / From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness—only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/33-19.htm">Job 33:19-22</a></span><br />A man is also chastened on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones, / so that he detests his bread, and his soul loathes his favorite food. / His flesh wastes away from sight, and his hidden bones protrude. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-39.htm">Lamentations 3:39</a></span><br />Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-12.htm">Jeremiah 30:12-15</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD says: “Your injury is incurable; your wound is grievous. / There is no one to plead your cause, no remedy for your sores, no recovery for you. / All your lovers have forgotten you; they no longer seek you, for I have struck you as an enemy would, with the discipline of someone cruel, because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-65.htm">Deuteronomy 28:65-67</a></span><br />Among those nations you will find no repose, not even a resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul. / So your life will hang in doubt before you, and you will be afraid night and day, never certain of survival. / In the morning you will say, ‘If only it were evening!’ and in the evening you will say, ‘If only it were morning!’—because of the dread in your hearts of the terrifying sights you will see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/14-30.htm">Proverbs 14:30</a></span><br />A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-20.htm">Isaiah 57:20-21</a></span><br />But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck. / “There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/6-4.htm">Job 6:4</a></span><br />For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/24-10.htm">2 Samuel 24:10</a></span><br />After David had numbered the troops, his conscience was stricken and he said to the LORD, “I have sinned greatly in what I have done. Now, O LORD, I beg You to take away the iniquity of Your servant, for I have acted very foolishly.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/6-2.htm">Psalm 6:2</a></span><br />Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am frail; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are in agony.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/31-10.htm">Psalm 31:10</a></span><br />For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/32-3.htm">Psalm 32:3-4</a></span><br />When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long. / For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/102-3.htm">Psalm 102:3-5</a></span><br />For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers. / My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread. / Through my loud groaning my skin hangs on my bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/7-18.htm">Romans 7:18-24</a></span><br />I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh; for I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. / For I do not do the good I want to do. Instead, I keep on doing the evil I do not want to do. / And if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/11-30.htm">1 Corinthians 11:30</a></span><br />That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">There is no soundness in my flesh because of your anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.</p><p class="hdg">soundness</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">Psalm 31:9</a></b></br> Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, <i>yea</i>, my soul and my belly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/26-19.htm">2 Chronicles 26:19</a></b></br> Then Uzziah was wroth, and <i>had</i> a censer in his hand to burn incense: and while he was wroth with the priests, the leprosy even rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the LORD, from beside the incense altar.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/2-7.htm">Job 2:7,8</a></b></br> So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown… </p><p class="hdg">neither</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/6-2.htm">Psalm 6:2</a></b></br> Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I <i>am</i> weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/51-8.htm">Psalm 51:8</a></b></br> Make me to hear joy and gladness; <i>that</i> the bones <i>which</i> thou hast broken may rejoice.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/102-3.htm">Psalm 102:3,5</a></b></br> For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth… </p><p class="hdg">rest.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/51-8.htm">Psalm 51:8</a></b></br> Make me to hear joy and gladness; <i>that</i> the bones <i>which</i> thou hast broken may rejoice.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/90-7.htm">Psalm 90:7,8</a></b></br> For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/3-40.htm">Lamentations 3:40-42</a></b></br> Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/38-1.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/psalms/32-4.htm">Body</a> <a href="/psalms/35-10.htm">Bones</a> <a href="/psalms/38-2.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-9.htm">Health</a> <a href="/psalms/7-11.htm">Indignation</a> <a href="/psalms/37-37.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/psalms/37-7.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/psalms/36-2.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/job/6-13.htm">Soundness</a> <a href="/psalms/32-3.htm">Wasted</a> <a href="/psalms/38-1.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/44-9.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/psalms/38-7.htm">Body</a> <a href="/psalms/42-10.htm">Bones</a> <a href="/psalms/38-7.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/psalms/38-7.htm">Health</a> <a href="/psalms/69-24.htm">Indignation</a> <a href="/psalms/39-2.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/psalms/55-6.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/psalms/38-18.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/psalms/38-7.htm">Soundness</a> <a href="/psalms/39-10.htm">Wasted</a> <a href="/psalms/39-11.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 38</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/38-1.htm">David moves God to take compassion on his pitiful case</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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In the Hebrew context, the concept of "soundness" often refers to wholeness or health, indicating that the psalmist feels a profound lack of well-being. The idea of God's anger is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, where divine wrath is often depicted as a response to sin and disobedience (e.g., <a href="/deuteronomy/29-27.htm">Deuteronomy 29:27-28</a>). The psalmist's condition can be seen as a metaphor for the spiritual consequences of sin, which disrupts the harmony between God and humanity. This aligns with the broader biblical narrative that emphasizes the need for repentance and reconciliation with God.<p><b>there is no rest in my bones because of my sin.</b><br>The absence of rest in the psalmist's bones suggests a deep, internal turmoil that affects even the physical body. In ancient Near Eastern culture, bones were often seen as the seat of strength and vitality, so their unrest signifies a profound weakness or affliction. The connection between sin and physical suffering is a theme found throughout Scripture, as seen in passages like <a href="/psalms/32-3.htm">Psalm 32:3-4</a>, where unconfessed sin leads to physical and emotional distress. This phrase underscores the biblical principle that sin has tangible consequences, affecting not only one's spiritual state but also one's physical and emotional well-being. It also points to the need for confession and forgiveness, which are central to the message of redemption found in the New Testament through Jesus Christ, who offers rest for the weary and burdened (<a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a>).<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/38.htm">Psalm 38</a>, David is expressing deep personal anguish and repentance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The divine being to whom David is speaking, acknowledging His anger and the consequences of sin.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sin.htm">Sin</a></b><br>The transgression that has led to David's physical and spiritual distress.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/body/bones.htm">Body/Bones</a></b><br>Metaphors for David's physical and spiritual state, indicating a lack of peace and health.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/anger_of_god.htm">Anger of God</a></b><br>Represents divine displeasure towards sin, which David feels acutely.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_sin's_consequences.htm">The Reality of Sin's Consequences</a></b><br>Sin affects both the spiritual and physical aspects of life. David's lament shows that sin can lead to a lack of peace and health.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_righteous_anger.htm">God's Righteous Anger</a></b><br>God's anger is a response to sin, not a capricious emotion. It serves as a reminder of His holiness and the seriousness of sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_repentance.htm">The Need for Repentance</a></b><br>Acknowledging sin and its effects is the first step towards repentance and restoration. David's transparency is a model for believers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_hope_of_restoration.htm">The Hope of Restoration</a></b><br>While the verse highlights distress, it also implies the possibility of healing and peace through repentance and God's mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_health.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Health</a></b><br>Just as physical health is vital, maintaining spiritual health through confession and repentance is crucial for a believer's well-being.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_38.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 38</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_david's_psalm_38_affliction.htm">If David wrote Psalm 38, is there historical or archaeological evidence supporting his severe affliction described here? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_38_3_link_illness_to_anger.htm">How can Psalm 38:3 link physical sickness directly to divine anger without any natural or scientific explanation? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_god's_punishment_an_ailment_in_psalm_38_7.htm">Why does Psalm 38:7 portray God’s punishment as an ailment when other Scriptures emphasize mercy and healing? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_habakkuk_3_16_contradict_divine_courage.htm">In Habakkuk 3:16, does the prophet's terror contradict other biblical accounts where messengers receive divine courage instead of dread?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/38.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">Rest . . .</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">health. </span>The Hebrew is from a root meaning <span class= "ital">to be whole. Peace </span>(see margin), the reading of the LXX. and Vulg. is a derived meaning.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/38.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">There is no soundness in</span> <span class="cmt_word">my flesh because of thine anger.</span> The psalmist begins with a description of his bodily troubles; and, first of all, declares that there is "no soundness in his flesh," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> no healthiness, no feeling of vigour, no vital strength. <span class="cmt_word">Neither is there any rest in my bones, he says, because of my sin.</span> His bones ache continually, and give him no rest (comp. <a href="/psalms/6-2.htm">Psalm 6:2</a>; <a href="/psalms/22-14.htm">Psalm 22:14</a>; <a href="/psalms/31-10.htm">Psalm 31:10</a>; <a href="/psalms/42-10.htm">Psalm 42:10</a>; and <a href="/job/30-17.htm">Job 30:17, 30</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/38-3.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">There is no</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵין־</span> <span class="translit">(’ên-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">soundness</span><br /><span class="heb">מְתֹ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ṯōm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4974.htm">Strong's 4974: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wholesomeness, completely</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in my body</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּ֭בְשָׂרִי</span> <span class="translit">(biḇ·śā·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | 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">because of</span><br /><span class="heb">מִפְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(mip·pə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your anger;</span><br /><span class="heb">זַעְמֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(za‘·me·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2195.htm">Strong's 2195: </a> </span><span class="str2">Froth at the mouth, fury</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there is no</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵין־</span> <span class="translit">(’ên-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rest</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁל֥וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(šā·lō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7965.htm">Strong's 7965: </a> </span><span class="str2">Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in my bones</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּ֝עֲצָמַ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(ba·‘ă·ṣā·may)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6106.htm">Strong's 6106: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because of</span><br /><span class="heb">מִפְּנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(mip·pə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my sin.</span><br /><span class="heb">חַטָּאתִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2403.htm">Strong's 2403: </a> </span><span class="str2">An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/38-3.htm">Psalm 38:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/38-3.htm">Psalm 38:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/38-3.htm">Psalm 38:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/38-3.htm">Psalm 38:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/38-3.htm">Psalm 38:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/38-3.htm">Psalm 38:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/38-3.htm">Psalm 38:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/38-3.htm">Psalm 38:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/38-3.htm">Psalm 38:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/38-3.htm">Psalm 38:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/38-3.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 38:3 There is no soundness in my flesh (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/38-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 38:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 38:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/38-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 38:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 38:4" /></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>