The Meaning of Psalms 102:5 Explained

Psalms 102:5

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

YLT: From the voice of my sighing Hath my bone cleaved to my flesh.

Darby: By reason of the voice of my groaning, my bones cleave to my flesh.

ASV: By reason of the voice of my groaning My bones cleave to my flesh.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 102:5?

MEANING: What does Psalms 102:5 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 102:5 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 102:5?

What is the context of Psalms 102:5?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Psalms 102:5 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 102:1-11 - The Cry Of The Afflicted

This is the fifth of the Penitential Psalms. Some hold that it is one of the later psalms, asking for deliverance from captivity; others, emphasizing certain Davidic characteristics, ascribe it to the hand of the royal psalmist. Its actual authorship, however, is of comparatively small consequence; the main thing is to notice what adequate expression it gives to the sorrow of an almost broken heart.

The psalmist bases his cry for a speedy answer on the swiftness with which his days are passing away, like smoke escaping, from a chimney. His bones are calcined; his heart withers like Jonah's gourd; he is worn to a skeleton by his long and passionate lamentations. He finds his likeness in solitude-loving creatures, such as the pelican and the owl. Still another element in his suffering is the mockery of his foes. He cannot get away from it; it haunts him. Ashes, the token of his mourning, are his food, and tears fill his cup. But the bitterest element of all is the consciousness of God's displeasure. It seems as if God's hand is against him, and in the accumulated weight of grief, he deems that the day of his life must expire. However, in the concluding portion of the psalm his hope is renewed. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 102

¹ The prophet in his prayer makes a grievous complaint
¹² He takes comfort in the eternity, and mercy of God
¹⁸ The mercies of God are to be recorded
²³ He sustains his weakness by the unchangeableness of God

What do the individual words in Psalms 102:5 mean?

Because of the sound of my sighing cling My bones to my skin

מִקּ֥וֹל אַנְחָתִ֑י דָּבְקָ֥ה עַ֝צְמִ֗י לִבְשָׂרִֽי

מִקּ֥וֹל	Because of the sound
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: קֹול Sense: voice, sound, noise.
אַנְחָתִ֑י	of my sighing
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular Root: אֲנָחָה Sense: sighing, groaning (expression of grief or physical distress).
דָּבְקָ֥ה	cling
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person feminine singular Root: דָּבַק Sense: to cling, stick, stay close, cleave, keep close, stick to, stick with, follow closely, join to, overtake, catch.
עַ֝צְמִ֗י	My bones
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular Root: עֶצֶם Sense: bone, essence, substance.
לִבְשָׂרִֽי	to my skin
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular Root: בָּשָׂר Sense: flesh.

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