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Psalms 38:8 Cross-References
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“I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.”
Psalms 38:8 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 38:8
I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart. David reaches the nadir: feeble (פּוּג, pug, numb/torpid), sore broken (דָּכָה, dakah, crushed to powder), roared (שָׁאַג, sha'ag, groaning like a lion). The heart (לֵב, lev) lacks quietness—inner chaos erupts in animalistic groaning.This vocabulary of total breakdown—numbness, pulverization, bestial roaring—depicts someone at the end of themselves. The 'roaring' recalls Job's lament (Job 3:24) and anticipates Jesus's anguished prayers (Hebrews 5:7). David has descended from royal dignity to wounded animal, y...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 38:8
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“For my sighing cometh before I eat”
“my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.”
“and cry for help.”
“and moan sore like doves: we look for justice”
“my God”