As with a sword in my bones - Margin, killing. The treatment which I receive in their reproaches is like death. The word rendered “sword” — …

As with a sword. —Marginal note: killing; preferred: crushing. The insertion of the conjunction is erroneous. Tr…

Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

As with a sword in my bones, my enemies reproach me, while they sa…

It is as a slaughter in my bones. This verse is somewhat complex in its wording, but its meaning is clear. David here affirms that the gri…

[As] with a sword in my bones, my enemies reproach me
The reproaches of his enemies were grievous and cutting to him…

The way to forget our miseries is to remember the God of our mercies. David saw troubles coming from God's wrath, and that discouraged him. But if …

1. This is the fifth group of ten in the first fifty psalms; it is ordered to implore help against present evils.

   This is done throug…