Psalms 109:24

What does Psalms 109:24 mean?

A plain-English look at Psalms 109:24 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

My knees are weak through fasting; And my flesh faileth of fatness.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

My knees are weak through fasting; And my flesh faileth of fatness.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

My knees are feeble for need of food; there is no fat on my bones.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

My knees have been feeble from fasting, And my flesh hath failed of fatness.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Not available in this translation

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

My knees are failing through fasting, and my flesh hath lost its fatness;

Context

v.23I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust.

v.24This passage

v.25I am become also a reproach unto them: When they see me, they shake their head.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 2 Corinthians 11:27

    in labor and travail, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.

  • Psalms 69:10

    When I wept, and chastened my soul with fasting, That was to my reproach.

  • Psalms 102:4

    My heart is smitten like grass, and withered; For I forget to eat my bread.

  • Hebrews 12:12

    Wherefore lift up the hands that hang down, and the palsied knees;

  • Psalms 32:3

    When I kept silence, my bones wasted away Through my groaning all the day long.

  • Psalms 38:5

    My wounds are loathsome and corrupt, Because of my foolishness.

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