Psalm 38:3
New International Version
Because of your wrath there is no health in my body; there is no soundness in my bones because of my sin.

New Living Translation
Because of your anger, my whole body is sick; my health is broken because of my sins.

English Standard Version
There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation; there is no health in my bones because of my sin.

Berean Standard Bible
There is no soundness in my body because of Your anger; there is no rest in my bones because of my sin.

King James Bible
There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.

New King James Version
There is no soundness in my flesh Because of Your anger, Nor any health in my bones Because of my sin.

New American Standard Bible
There is no healthy part in my flesh because of Your indignation; There is no health in my bones because of my sin.

NASB 1995
There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your indignation; There is no health in my bones because of my sin.

NASB 1977
There is no soundness in my flesh because of Thine indignation; There is no health in my bones because of my sin.

Legacy Standard Bible
There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your indignation; There is no health in my bones because of my sin.

Amplified Bible
There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your indignation; There is no health in my bones because of my sin.

Christian Standard Bible
There is no soundness in my body because of your indignation; there is no health in my bones because of my sin.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
There is no health in my body because of Your indignation; there is no strength in my bones because of my sin.

American Standard Version
There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation; Neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.

Contemporary English Version
My body hurts all over because of your anger. Even my bones are in pain, and my sins

English Revised Version
There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation; neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
No healthy spot is left on my body because of your rage. There is no peace in my bones because of my sin.

Good News Translation
Because of your anger, I am in great pain; my whole body is diseased because of my sins.

International Standard Version
My body is unhealthy due to your anger, and my bones have no rest due to my sin.

Majority Standard Bible
There is no soundness in my body because of Your anger; there is no rest in my bones because of my sin.

NET Bible
My whole body is sick because of your judgment; I am deprived of health because of my sin.

New Heart English Bible
There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation, neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.

Webster's Bible Translation
There is no soundness in my flesh because of thy anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.

World English Bible
There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation, neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Soundness is not in my flesh, "" Because of Your indignation, "" Peace is not in my bones, "" Because of my sin.

Young's Literal Translation
Soundness is not in my flesh, Because of Thine indignation, Peace is not in my bones because of my sin.

Smith's Literal Translation
For thine arrows came down upon me, and thy hand will press down upon me.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
There is no health in my flesh, because of thy wrath : there is no peace for my bones, because of my sins.

Catholic Public Domain Version
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.

New American Bible
There is no wholesomeness in my flesh because of your anger; there is no health in my bones because of my sin.

New Revised Standard Version
There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation; there is no health in my bones because of my sin.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
There is no peace in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sins.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And there is no peace for my flesh from before your anger, and there is no peace for my bones from before my sins.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
There is no soundness in my flesh because of Thine indignation; Neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For there is no health in my flesh because of thine anger; there is no peace to my bones because of my sins.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Do Not Rebuke Me in Your Anger
2For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me. 3There is no soundness in my body because of Your anger; there is no rest in my bones because of my sin. 4For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear.…

Cross References
Isaiah 1:5-6
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.

Job 33:19-22
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. ...

Lamentations 3:39
Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins?

Jeremiah 30:12-15
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. ...

Deuteronomy 28:65-67
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.

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

Isaiah 57:20-21
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.”

Job 6:4
For the arrows of the Almighty have pierced me; my spirit drinks in their poison; the terrors of God are arrayed against me.

2 Samuel 24:10
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.”

Psalm 6:2
Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am frail; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are in agony.

Psalm 31:10
For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.

Psalm 32:3-4
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

Psalm 102:3-5
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.

Romans 7:18-24
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. ...

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


Treasury of Scripture

There is no soundness in my flesh because of your anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.

soundness

Psalm 31:9
Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.

2 Chronicles 26:19
Then Uzziah was wroth, and had 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.

Job 2:7,8
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…

neither

Psalm 6:2
Have mercy upon me, O LORD; for I am weak: O LORD, heal me; for my bones are vexed.

Psalm 51:8
Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

Psalm 102:3,5
For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth…

rest.

Psalm 51:8
Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

Psalm 90:7,8
For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy wrath are we troubled…

Lamentations 3:40-42
Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD…

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














There is no soundness in my body
This phrase reflects a deep sense of physical and spiritual distress. The Hebrew word for "soundness" is "תֻּמָּה" (tummah), which implies completeness or wholeness. The psalmist, traditionally understood to be David, is expressing a profound lack of peace and health, both physically and spiritually. In the ancient Near Eastern context, physical ailments were often seen as manifestations of spiritual or moral issues. This highlights the interconnectedness of body and spirit in biblical thought, reminding us that our spiritual state can deeply affect our physical well-being.

because of Your indignation
The word "indignation" comes from the Hebrew "זַעַם" (za'am), meaning anger or wrath. This phrase acknowledges God's righteous anger towards sin. In the conservative Christian perspective, God's indignation is not arbitrary but is a response to human sinfulness. It serves as a reminder of God's holiness and justice. The psalmist recognizes that his suffering is a consequence of divine displeasure, which calls for repentance and a return to God's ways.

there is no health in my bones
The Hebrew word for "health" is "שָׁלוֹם" (shalom), often translated as peace or completeness. The absence of "shalom" in the psalmist's bones signifies a deep, internal turmoil. Bones, in biblical literature, often symbolize strength and vitality. The lack of health in the bones suggests a profound weakness and vulnerability. This imagery underscores the severity of the psalmist's condition, both physically and spiritually, and serves as a metaphor for the debilitating effects of sin.

because of my sin
The Hebrew word for "sin" is "חֵטְא" (chet), which means to miss the mark. This phrase is a candid admission of personal failure and wrongdoing. In the conservative Christian tradition, sin is understood as a fundamental separation from God, resulting in spiritual and often physical consequences. The psalmist's acknowledgment of sin is the first step towards repentance and restoration. It is a reminder of the importance of confession and the hope of forgiveness through God's grace. This phrase encapsulates the central theme of the psalm: the recognition of sin and the plea for divine mercy.

(3) Rest . . .--Better, health. The Hebrew is from a root meaning to be whole. Peace (see margin), the reading of the LXX. and Vulg. is a derived meaning.

Verse 3. - There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger. The psalmist begins with a description of his bodily troubles; and, first of all, declares that there is "no soundness in his flesh," i.e. no healthiness, no feeling of vigour, no vital strength. Neither is there any rest in my bones, he says, because of my sin. His bones ache continually, and give him no rest (comp. Psalm 6:2; Psalm 22:14; Psalm 31:10; Psalm 42:10; and Job 30:17, 30).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
There is no
אֵין־ (’ên-)
Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

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

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

because of
מִפְּנֵ֣י (mip·pə·nê)
Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

Your anger;
זַעְמֶ֑ךָ (za‘·me·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 2195: Froth at the mouth, fury

there is no
אֵין־ (’ên-)
Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

rest
שָׁל֥וֹם (šā·lō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace

in my bones
בַּ֝עֲצָמַ֗י (ba·‘ă·ṣā·may)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6106: A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame

because of
מִפְּנֵ֥י (mip·pə·nê)
Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct
Strong's 6440: The face

my sin.
חַטָּאתִֽי׃ (ḥaṭ·ṭā·ṯî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender


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