KJV ORIGINAL
For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Your arrows have pierced deep into me, and your hand presses down on me heavily.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is expressing how deeply he feels God's discipline and correction weighing on him like arrows that have struck him and a heavy hand pressing down.
📚 Historical Context
This is from a psalm of David, likely written during a time of serious illness or personal crisis when he felt God's discipline for his sins. In ancient times, arrows and heavy pressure were common metaphors for divine judgment or correction. The psalm reflects the Hebrew understanding that suffering could be connected to God's response to sin.
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