Psalms 38:5

5 (37-6) My sores are putrefied and corrupted, because of my foolishness.

Psalms 38:5 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 38:5

My wounds stink, [and] are corrupt
Meaning his sins, which had wounded him, and for which there is no healing but in a wounded Saviour, and by his stripes we are healed, ( Isaiah 53:5 ) ; where the same word is used as here; Christ's black and blue stripes and wounds, as the word signifies, are the healing of ours, both of sins, and of the effects of them; which, to a sensible sinner, are as nauseous and loathsome as an old wound that is festered and corrupt;

because of my foolishness:
as all sin arises from foolishness, which is bound in the hearts of men, and from whence it arises, ( Mark 7:22 ) ; perhaps the psalmist may have respect to his folly with Bathsheba, which had been the occasion of all the distress that is spoken of both before and afterwards.

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Psalms 38:5 In-Context

3 (37-4) There is no health in my flesh, because of thy wrath: there is no peace for my bones, because of my sins.
4 (37-5) For my iniquities are gone over my head: and as a heavy burden are become heavy upon me.
5 (37-6) My sores are putrefied and corrupted, because of my foolishness.
6 (37-7) I am become miserable, and am bowed down even to the end: I walked sorrowful all the day long.
7 (37-8) For my loins are filled with illusions; and there is no health in my flesh.
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