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Selected Verse: Psalms 38:8 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ps 38:8 |
King James |
I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart. |
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| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
I am feeble - The word used here means properly to be cold, or without warmth; and then, to be torpid or languid. Compare Gen 45:26. Would not this be well represented by the idea of a "chill?"
And sore broken - This word means to break in pieces; to beat small; to crush; and then it may be used to denote being broken in spirit, or crushed by pain and sorrow: Isa 57:15; Isa 53:5; Isa 19:10.
I have roared - I have cried out on account of my suffering. See the notes at Psa 22:1.
By reason of the disquietness of my heart - The word here rendered "disquietness" means properly "a roaring," as of the sea: Isa 5:30; and then, a groaning, or roaring, as of the afflicted. Here the "heart" is represented as "roaring" or "crying out." The lips only gave utterance to the deeper groanings of the heart. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
I am feeble and sore broken - I am so exhausted with my disease that I feel as if on the brink of the grave, and unfit to appear before God; therefore "have I roared for the disquietness of my heart."
That David describes a natural disease here cannot reasonably be doubted; but what that disease was, who shall attempt to say? However, this is evident, that whatever it was, he most deeply deplored the cause of it; and as he worthily lamented it, so he found mercy at the hand of God. It would be easy to show a disease of which what he here enumerates are the very general symptoms; but I forbear, because in this I might attribute to one what, perhaps, in Judea would be more especially descriptive of another. |
30 And in that day they shall roar against them like the roaring of the sea: and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereof.
1 To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
10 And they shall be broken in the purposes thereof, all that make sluices and ponds for fish.
5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
26 And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob's heart fainted, for he believed them not.