Psalms 38:11 meaning and explanation

My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.

Psalms 38:11, Berean Standard Bible

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In this psalm David speaks as a man suffering under what he takes to be God's discipline for his sin. His illness has isolated him: those closest to him, his beloved, his friends and his own relatives, keep their distance, perhaps from fear of contagion or shame.

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