John Gill Commentary Psalms 102:5

"By reason of the voice of my groaning My bones cleave to my flesh." — Psalms 102:5 (ASV)

By reason of the voice of my groaning: Under the burden of sin, and pressure of afflictions.

my bones cleave to my skin: was quite emaciated, reduced to a skeleton, became nothing but skin and bone ^F5; which sometimes is occasioned, as by outward afflictions, so by soul troubles: or "to my flesh" ^F6; flesh is put for skin; see (Job 19:20) (4:8) .

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FOOTNOTES:

• F5: "Ossa atque pellis sum", Plauti Capteivei, Act. 1. Sc. 2. v. 26. Asinaria 3. 6. v. 28.
• F6: yrvbl "carni meae", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus