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Psalm 102:5

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102:5Because of the anxiety that makes me groan,

my bones protrude from my skin.9

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  1. 9 Heb “from the sound of my groaning my bone[s] stick to my flesh.” The preposition at the beginning of the verse is causal; the phrase “sound of my groaning” is metonymic for the anxiety that causes the groaning. The point seems to be this: Anxiety (which causes the psalmist to groan) keeps him from eating (v. 4). This physical deprivation in turn makes him emaciated—he is turned to “skin and bones,” so to speak.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Because of my loud groaning

my bones cling to my flesh.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

In my distress I groan aloud

and am reduced to skin and bones.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Because of the sound of my groaning,

my flesh sticks to my bones.

NLTNew Living Translation

Because of my groaning,

I am reduced to skin and bones.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Because of the sound of my groaning

my bones cling to my skin.

KJV 1900King James Version

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