Translations
Modern
My knees are weak from fasting, and my body grows lean and gaunt.
Traditional
My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness.
Literal
My knees wobble from fasting, and my flesh has failed of fatness.
Latin
Genua mea infirmata sunt a jejunio, et caro mea immutata est propter oleum.
Original
Hebrew
English
My knees are weak from fasting, and my body grows lean and gaunt.
Notes
Feeling vulnerable and miserable, the psalmist asks his Lord for help. The accusations have crushed his spirit and drained his physical strength.
The psalmist starts this lament by accusing his accusers of repaying good with evil (Psalm 109:1–5). At the end of the psalm, he prays to the Lord, seeking protection (Psalm 109:21–25) and vengeance (109:26–31).
Theme notes and profiles
Glossary
Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Curse, Cursed Imprecatory Psalms Kneeling Music Psalms, Book of
Topics
Afflictions and Adversities: Prayer In Afflictions and Adversities: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Fasting in Prayer for Himself and his Adversaries Fasting of Saints Exemplified: David Prayer: Pleas offered In