King James Version

Psalms 102:5

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 102:6.

מִקּ֥וֹלmiqolfrom soundקוֹלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from sound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6963a voice or sound[phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.אַנְחָתִ֑יanchatigroaningאֲנָחָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “groaning”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH585sighinggroaning, mourn, sigh.דָּבְקָ֥הdaveqahabide fastדָּבַקverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “abide fast”, a completed actionH1692properly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuitabide fast, cleave (fast together), follow close (hard after), be joined (together), keep (fast), overtake, pursue hard, stick, take.עַ֝צְמִ֗יatsmibodyעֶצֶםnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6106a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsamebody, bone, [idiom] life, (self-) same, strength, [idiom] very.לִבְשָׂרִֽיlivsarito bodyבָּשָׂרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1320flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of amanbody, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-) kind, [phrase] nakedness, self, skin.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(102-6) By reason of the voice of my sighing my bones cleave to my flesh.

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American Standard Version (1901)

By reason of the voice of my groaning My bones cleave to my flesh.

Young’s Literal Translation

From the voice of my sighing Hath my bone cleaved to my flesh.

World English Bible

By reason of the voice of my groaning, my bones stick to my skin.

Darby Translation

By reason of the voice of my groaning, my bones cleave to my flesh.

Douay-Rheims

Who satisfieth thy desire with good things: thy youth shall be renewed like the eagle’s.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(102-6) By reason of the voice of my sighing my bones cleave to my flesh.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

By reason of the voice of my groaning, my bone has cleaved to my flesh.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀπὸ φωνῆς τοῦ στεναγμοῦ μου, ἐκολλήθη τὸ ὀστοῦν μου τῇ σαρκί μου.