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Psalms 38:7 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Psalms 38:7 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 38 verse 7 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh.”
Psalms 38:7 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 38:7
For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh. The loins (כֶּסֶל, kesel, seat of vitality/reproductive power) are filled with loathsome disease (נִקְלֶה, niqleh, something burned/scorched). This repeats v.3's 'no soundness' (מְתֹם, metom), emphasizing total corruption from core to surface.Loins represent strength, vigor, procreative power—life's generative force. Their being 'scorched' or 'diseased' suggests complete depletion. Whether literal illness or metaphor, David experiences sin's destruction at his very source of vitality. This anticipates Chri...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 38:7
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“has afflicted him. Now that he lies he shall rise up no more.”
“And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease.”
“because he didn't give God the glory”
“and breaks out afresh.”
“For my days are consumed like smoke”
“By the great force of my disease is my garment changed: it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.”