Psalms 32:3
When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
Context
This verse from Psalms Chapter 32 connects to 10 cross-references. A wisdom thanksgiving psalm attributed to David, counted among the seven penitential psalms. He describes the blessed state of the person whose transgression is forgiven and sin covered, having experienced the alternative misery of unconfessed sin when his bones wasted …
Other Translations
When I kept silence, my bones wasted away Through my groaning all the day long.
When I have kept silence, become old have my bones, Through my roaring all the day.
When I kept my mouth shut, my bones were wasted, because of my crying all through the day.
Cross References
And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and …
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it …
And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and …
For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.
And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of …
And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the …
For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.
My bones are pierced in me in the night season: and my sinews take no rest.
My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat.