Psalms 109:24

24 My knees are weak from fasting, and my body is emaciated.[a]

Psalms 109:24 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 109:24

My knees are weak through fasting
. Either voluntary or forced, through want of food or refreshment; this was verified in Christ, when he kneeled and prayed, and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling to the ground; see ( Psalms 69:10 ) .

And my flesh faileth of fatness;
or "for want of oil" F11; the radical moisture of his flesh being dried up like a potsherd, ( Psalms 22:15 ) .


FOOTNOTES:

F11 (Nmvm) (di' elaion) , Sept. "propter oleum", V. L. "propter defectum olei", Eth. Arab.

Psalms 109:24 In-Context

22 For I am poor and needy; my heart is wounded within me.
23 I fade away like a lengthening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust.
24 My knees are weak from fasting, and my body is emaciated.
25 I have become an object of ridicule to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads [in scorn].
26 Help me, Lord my God; save me according to Your faithful love

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