Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 42:11
11. Why art thou cast down, O my soul The refrain is repeated from Psalms 42:5, where see note. Whether we take נפשׁ , ( soul,) here as distinct from רוח , ( spirit,) according to the later Greek trichotomy, or consider the former as synonymous with the latter, in either case, and from the very design of the apostrophe, we have here the highest proof of a nature in man superior to the organic or psychical, rising by faith in God victorious over all infirmities and disasters of the... read more
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 42:10
10. With a sword in my bones The reproaches of my enemies pierce me to the bones like a dagger, or they are as a crushing “in my bones.” read more