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Psalms 38:3

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There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation, neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.

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Verse 3. Renewed. I was conscious of no offence against my enemies, ( Bible.) but I reflected that I had forfeited my virtue, (Euseb.) and therefore gave vent to my grief. Bible.—Being afraid of saying anything amiss, I refrained from saying what was good. But I perceived that this was wrong. Saint Augustine—I deprived myself of all pleasure. Calmet.—The seven first verses detail the arguments used by philosophers to comfort men, which all prove of little service. We must have recourse to God, verse 8. Bert.

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