Psalm 102:5

Modern

Through my loud groaning my skin hangs on my bones.

Traditional

By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.

Literal

From the voice of my groaning, my bone has clung to my flesh.

Latin

A voce gemitus mei adhæsit os meum carni meæ.

Hebrew

English

Through my loud groaning my skin hangs on my bones.

skin hangs on my bones: The psalmist has become very thin due to his deep sorrow (see Psalm 102:9; 109:24).

A weak and suffering person prays for the Lord's mercy on Jerusalem and for his presence with its people.

Theme notes and profiles

Job 19:20
My skin and flesh cling to my bones; I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.
Proverbs 17:22
A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
Lamentations 4:8
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.
Psalm 6:8
Depart from me, all you workers of iniquity, for the LORD has heard my weeping.
Psalm 38:8–10
I am numb and badly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart.
Psalm 32:3–4
When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long.
Psalm 6:6
I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.