Psalms 109:24

24 My knees are weak from lack of food; I am nothing but skin and bones.

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 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

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

Psalms 109:24 In-Context

22 I am poor and needy; I am hurt to the depths of my heart.

23 Like an evening shadow I am about to vanish; I am blown away like an insect.

24 My knees are weak from lack of food; I am nothing but skin and bones.

25 When people see me, they laugh at me; they shake their heads in scorn.

26 Help me, O Lord my God; because of your constant love, save me!