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Psalms 38:2 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Psalms 38:2 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 38 verse 2 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.”
Psalms 38:2 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 38:2
For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore. David employs battle imagery—God's arrows (חִצִּים, chitsim) have penetrated and remain lodged, while His hand (יָד, yad) bears down with crushing weight. This is not enemy attack but divine discipline.The Hebrew נָחַת (nachat, 'stick fast') implies arrows that have found their mark and remain embedded—God's corrective judgment is both precise and sustained. Job 6:4 uses similar imagery. The hand that created and blesses now presses in holy discipline, demonstrating that sin injures our fellowship with God before it injures us.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 38:2
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“For the arrows of the Almighty are within me”
“For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.”
“and set me as a mark for the arrow.”
“and he destroyed them”
“to destroy them from the midst of the camp”
“Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thine hand.”
“and they said”
“my daughters”
“But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.”
“when you aim drawn bows at their face.”