Psalm 102:5

By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.

Cross-references

Psalm 6:6 Parallel

In Psalm 6:6, groaning leads to weariness — the same connection between groaning and physical distress as here.

Psalm 32:3 Parallel

In Psalm 32:3, bones wax old through roaring — both describe bones affected by unconfessed or expressed anguish.

In Psalm 38:8-10, groaning, feeble heart, and failing strength closely mirror the bones cleaving from groaning here.

Psalm 38:3 Parallel

Psalm 38:3 also speaks of bones affected by sin — no rest in bones parallels bones cleaving from groaning here.

Psalm 38:9 Parallel

Psalm 38:9 also mentions groaning before the Lord — the same expression of distress that causes bones to cleave here.

Psalm 109:24 describes flesh failing from fasting — another physical wasting similar to bones cleaving from groaning here.

Job 19:20 Parallel

In Job 19:20, 'my bone cleaveth to my skin' is nearly identical — a direct verbal parallel of extreme wasting.

Lamentations 4:8 describes skin cleaving to bones from famine — the same physical wasting imagery as the psalmist's groaning causing bones to cleave.

Proverbs 17:22 contrasts a merry heart with a broken spirit that dries the bones — mirroring the physical toll of groaning here.