Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
thy hand—of God, or power in distressing him (Psalms 38:2).
moisture—vital juices of the body, the parching heat of which expresses the anguish of the soul. On the other figures, compare Psalms 6:2, Psalms 6:7; Psalms 31:9-11. If composed on the occasion of the fifty-first Psalm, this distress may have been protracted for several months.
A vivid description of felt, but unacknowledged, sin.
When—literally, "for," as in Psalms 32:4.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Psalms 32:4:
2 Samuel 12:7
Job 23:2
Psalms 32:1-2
Psalms 32:3-4
Psalms 85:2-3
Proverbs 28:13
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