Psalm 38:7
New International Version
My back is filled with searing pain; there is no health in my body.

New Living Translation
A raging fever burns within me, and my health is broken.

English Standard Version
For my sides are filled with burning, and there is no soundness in my flesh.

Berean Standard Bible
For my loins are full of burning pain, and no soundness remains in my body.

King James Bible
For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh.

New King James Version
For my loins are full of inflammation, And there is no soundness in my flesh.

New American Standard Bible
For my sides are filled with burning, And there is no healthy part in my flesh.

NASB 1995
For my loins are filled with burning, And there is no soundness in my flesh.

NASB 1977
For my loins are filled with burning; And there is no soundness in my flesh.

Legacy Standard Bible
For my loins are filled with burning, And there is no soundness in my flesh.

Amplified Bible
For my sides are filled with burning, And there is no health in my flesh.

Christian Standard Bible
For my insides are full of burning pain, and there is no soundness in my body.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For my loins are full of burning pain, and there is no health in my body.

American Standard Version
For my loins are filled with burning; And there is no soundness in my flesh.

Contemporary English Version
Fever has my back in flames, and I hurt everywhere.

English Revised Version
For my loins are filled with burning; and there is no soundness in my flesh.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
My insides are filled with burning pain, and no healthy spot is left on my body.

Good News Translation
I am burning with fever and I am near death.

International Standard Version
My insides are burning and my body is unhealthy.

Majority Standard Bible
For my loins are full of burning pain, and no soundness remains in my body.

NET Bible
For I am overcome with shame and my whole body is sick.

New Heart English Bible
For my waist is filled with burning. There is no soundness in my flesh.

Webster's Bible Translation
For my loins are filled with a lothsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh.

World English Bible
For my waist is filled with burning. There is no soundness in my flesh.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For my flanks have been full of drought, "" And soundness is not in my flesh.

Young's Literal Translation
For my flanks have been full of drought, And soundness is not in my flesh.

Smith's Literal Translation
I was moved, I was even greatly bowed down: all the day I went darkened.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For my loins are filled with illusions; and there is no health in my flesh.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For my loins have been filled with illusions, and there is no health in my flesh.

New American Bible
My loins burn with fever; there is no wholesomeness in my flesh.

New Revised Standard Version
For my loins are filled with burning, and there is no soundness in my flesh.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
My loins are filled with trembling, and there is no peace in my body.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because my ankles are filled with shaking and there is no peace for my flesh.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For my loins are filled with burning; And there is no soundness in my flesh.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For my soul is filled with mockings; and there is no health in my flesh.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Do Not Rebuke Me in Your Anger
6I am bent and brought low; all day long I go about mourning. 7For my loins are full of burning pain, and no soundness remains in my body. 8I am numb and badly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart.…

Cross References
Job 30:17
Night pierces my bones, and my gnawing pains never rest.

Isaiah 1:6
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.

Lamentations 3:4
He has worn away my flesh and skin; He has shattered my bones.

Job 33:19-21
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.

Jeremiah 30:12-13
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.

Isaiah 53:4-5
Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. / But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.

Proverbs 14:30
A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones.

2 Samuel 12:14-15
Nevertheless, because by this deed you have shown utter contempt for the word of the LORD, the son born to you will surely die.” / After Nathan had gone home, the LORD struck the child that Uriah’s wife had borne to David, and he became ill.

Deuteronomy 28:35
The LORD will afflict you with painful, incurable boils on your knees and thighs, from the soles of your feet to the top of your head.

Micah 1:9
For her wound is incurable; it has reached even Judah; it has approached the gate of my people, as far as Jerusalem itself.

Matthew 8:17
This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.”

Luke 13:11
and a woman there had been disabled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was hunched over and could not stand up straight.

Romans 7:24
What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?

1 Corinthians 11:30
That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.

2 Corinthians 12:7
or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.


Treasury of Scripture

For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh.

my loins

Psalm 41:8
An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.

2 Chronicles 21:18,19
And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease…

Job 7:5
My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my skin is broken, and become loathsome.

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Psalm 38
1. David moves God to take compassion on his pitiful case














For my loins
The term "loins" in Hebrew is "מָתְנַי" (motnay), often used to describe the lower back or the area of strength and procreation. In biblical times, the loins were considered the center of physical strength and vitality. This phrase indicates a deep, personal affliction affecting the very core of the psalmist's being. It suggests a profound vulnerability and weakness, emphasizing the severity of the psalmist's condition. In a spiritual sense, it can also symbolize the inner turmoil and the weight of sin that affects one's strength and vitality.

are full of burning pain
The Hebrew word for "burning" is "קְדָחָה" (kedachah), which conveys the idea of intense heat or fever. This phrase paints a vivid picture of suffering, suggesting not just physical pain but also an emotional and spiritual anguish that consumes the psalmist. The imagery of fire is often used in Scripture to denote purification or judgment, indicating that the psalmist may be experiencing the consequences of sin or divine discipline. This burning pain can be seen as a call to repentance and a reminder of the refining process that God allows in the lives of His people.

and no soundness
The word "soundness" in Hebrew is "מְתֹם" (metom), meaning completeness or wholeness. The absence of soundness implies a state of brokenness and disarray. This phrase highlights the totality of the psalmist's affliction, affecting not just the physical body but also the mind and spirit. It reflects the comprehensive impact of sin and suffering, leaving the individual in a state of desperation and need for divine intervention. In a broader theological context, it underscores the human condition apart from God's grace, where true wholeness can only be found in Him.

remains in my body
The Hebrew word for "body" here is "בְּשָׂרִי" (besari), which can also be translated as "flesh." This emphasizes the physical aspect of the psalmist's suffering, yet it also points to the frailty and mortality of human existence. The phrase suggests a depletion of strength and vitality, a reminder of the limitations of the flesh. In the biblical narrative, the body is often seen as the vessel through which one experiences both the blessings and the trials of life. This acknowledgment of physical weakness serves as a poignant reminder of the need for reliance on God's strength and healing power.

(7) Loathsome disease.--The Hebrew word is a passive participle of a verb meaning to scorch, and here means inflamed or inflammation. Ewald renders "ulcers." The LXX. and Vulg., deriving from another root meaning to be light, or made light of, render "mockings."

Verse 7. - For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease; my loins are full of burning (Kay, Revised Version). A burning pain in the lumbar region is apparently intended. And there is no soundness in my flesh. Repeated from ver. 3.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
For
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

my loins
כְ֭סָלַי (ḵə·sā·lay)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 3689: Fatness, the loin, the viscera, silliness, trust

are full of
מָלְא֣וּ (mā·lə·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of

burning pain,
נִקְלֶ֑ה (niq·leh)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 7033: To toast, scorch partially, slowly

and no
וְאֵ֥ין (wə·’ên)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

soundness
מְ֝תֹ֗ם (mə·ṯōm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4974: Wholesomeness, completely

[remains] in my body.
בִּבְשָׂרִֽי׃ (biḇ·śā·rî)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man


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