Psalms 109:24

109:23 I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust.

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

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My knees are weak through fasting. My body is thin and lacks fat.

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

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

109:25 I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads.

What does Psalms 109:24 mean?

Psalms 109:24 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בֶּרֶךְ (berek), כָּשַׁל (kâshal), צוֹם (tsôwm).

Hebrew interlinear

kneesבֶּרֶךְberek/beh'-rek/H1290a knee

are

weakכָּשַׁלkâshal/kaw-shal'/H3782to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall

through

fasting;צוֹםtsôwm/tsome/H6685a fast

and

fleshבָּשָׂרbâsâr/baw-sawr'/H1320flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of aman

failethכָּחַשׁkâchash/kaw-khash'/H3584to be untrue, in word (to lie, feign, disown) or deed (to disappoint, fail, cringe)

fatness.שֶׁמֶןshemen/sheh'-men/H8081grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 109:24.

Isaiah 35:3

Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.

Job 4:4

Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 109:24 say?

Psalms 109:24 (King James Version) reads: "My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness."

Is Psalms 109:24 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 109:24 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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