For thine arrows stick fast in me,.... Meaning either words with which as a father the Lord rebuked him; and which were sharp and cutting, entered into him and abode with him, and gave him much pain and uneasiness; and by which he concluded that his rebukes were in wrath and hot displeasure; such as those in 2Sa 12:11; so the words of men are compared to arrows, Ps 57:4 or outward afflictions, attended with inward trouble of soul; for as judgments are the arrows of God, such as famine, pestilence, &c.
Bible Commentary
Psalms 38:2
Psalms 38:2
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
Recommended reading
More for Psalms 38:2
Continue with other commentaries and DiscipleDeck content connected to this verse, chapter, or topic.
Other commentaries
Psalms 38 — OverviewPsalms 38 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThis is one of the penitential psalms; it is full of grief and
complaint from the beginning to the end. David's sins and his
afflictions are the cause of his grief and the matter of his
complaints. It should…Psalms 38 — OverviewPsalms 38 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgePsalms 38:1, David moves God to take compassion on his pitiful case.Psalms 38 — OverviewPsalms 38 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BiblePsalm of David, to bring to remembrance. This psalm was composed by David under some sore affliction, and when in great distress of mind by reason of sin, perhaps his sin with Bathsheba; and was written as a memorial of…Psalms 38:1-11Psalms 38:1-11 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe title of this psalm is very observable; it is a psalm to bring to
remembrance; the 70th psalm, which was likewise penned in a day of
affliction, is so entitled. It is designed, 1. To bring to his own…Psalms 38:2Psalms 38:2 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgethine: Psalms 21:12, Psalms 64:7; Job 6:4; Lamentations 3:12
thy hand: Psalms 32:4, Psalms 39:10-11; Deuteronomy 2:15; Ruth 1:13; 1 Samuel 5:6, 1 Samuel 5:11, 1 Samuel 6:9