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Because of my folly,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/38.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />My wounds stink <i>and</i> rot Because of my folly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/38.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />My wounds are loathsome and foul Because of my foolishness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/38.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My wounds are foul and festering because of my foolishness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/38.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My wounds are foul and festering because of my foolishness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/38.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />My wounds are loathsome and corrupt, Because of my foolishness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/38.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Because of my foolishness, I am covered with sores that stink and spread. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/38.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />My wounds stink and are corrupt, because of my foolishness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/38.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />My wounds smell rotten. They fester because of my stupidity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/38.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Because I have been foolish, my sores stink and rot. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/38.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />My wounds have putrefied and festered because of my foolishness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/38.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />My wounds are foul and festering because of my sinful folly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/38.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />My wounds are infected and starting to smell, because of my foolish sins. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/38.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />My wounds are loathsome and corrupt, because of my foolishness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/38.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />My wounds are offensive, and are corrupt because of my foolishness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/38.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />My wounds are loathsome and corrupt because of my foolishness. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/38.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Stunk—my wounds have become corrupt, "" Because of my folly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/38.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Stunk -- become corrupt have my wounds, Because of my folly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/38.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For mine iniquities passed over my head: as a heavy lifting up they will be loaded above me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/38.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />My sores are putrified and corrupted, because of my foolishness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/38.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 37:6>My sores have putrefied and been corrupted before the face of my foolishness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/38.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Foul and festering are my sores because of my folly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/38.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />My wounds grow foul and fester because of my foolishness;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/38.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />My wounds are loathsome and corrupt because of my foolishness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/38.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />My wounds defile me and rot me even from the presence of my crime.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/38.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />My wounds are noisome, they fester, Because of my foolishness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/38.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />My bruises have become noisome and corrupt, because of my foolishness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/38-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=4425" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/38.htm">Do Not Rebuke Me in Your Anger</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2250.htm" title="2250: ḥab·bū·rō·ṯāy (N-fpc:: 1cs) -- A stripe, blow. Or chabburah; or chaburah; from chabar; properly, bound, i.e. A weal.">My wounds</a> <a href="/hebrew/887.htm" title="887: hiḇ·’î·šū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To have a bad smell, to stink. A primitive root; to smell bad; figuratively, to be offensive morally.">are foul</a> <a href="/hebrew/4743.htm" title="4743: nā·maq·qū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To decay, rot, fester, pine away. A primitive root; to melt; figuratively, to flow, dwindle, vanish.">and festering</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mip·pə·nê (Prep-m:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">because of</a> <a href="/hebrew/200.htm" title="200: ’iw·wal·tî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Folly. From the same as 'eviyl; silliness.">my sinful folly.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>I am bent and brought low; all day long I go about mourning.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-6.htm">Isaiah 1:6</a></span><br />From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness—only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/7-5.htm">Job 7:5</a></span><br />My flesh is clothed with worms and encrusted with dirt; my skin is cracked and festering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-12.htm">Jeremiah 30:12-14</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD says: “Your injury is incurable; your wound is grievous. / There is no one to plead your cause, no remedy for your sores, no recovery for you. / All your lovers have forgotten you; they no longer seek you, for I have struck you as an enemy would, with the discipline of someone cruel, because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-39.htm">Lamentations 3:39-42</a></span><br />Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins? / Let us examine and test our ways, and turn back to the LORD. / Let us lift up our hearts and hands to God in heaven: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/1-9.htm">Micah 1:9</a></span><br />For her wound is incurable; it has reached even Judah; it has approached the gate of my people, as far as Jerusalem itself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5</a></span><br />But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/30-17.htm">Job 30:17-18</a></span><br />Night pierces my bones, and my gnawing pains never rest. / With great force He grasps my garment; He seizes me by the collar of my tunic.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/14-30.htm">Proverbs 14:30</a></span><br />A tranquil heart is life to the body, but envy rots the bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-17.htm">Isaiah 57:17-18</a></span><br />I was enraged by his sinful greed, so I struck him and hid My face in anger; yet he kept turning back to the desires of his heart. / I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him and his mourners,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/5-13.htm">Hosea 5:13</a></span><br />When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-12.htm">Matthew 9:12</a></span><br />On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/2-17.htm">Mark 2:17</a></span><br />On hearing this, Jesus told them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/5-31.htm">Luke 5:31</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/7-24.htm">Romans 7:24</a></span><br />What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">1 Peter 2:24</a></span><br />He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.</p><p class="hdg">My wounds.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/38-5.htm">Psalm 38:5</a></b></br> My wounds stink <i>and</i> are corrupt because of my foolishness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/32-3.htm">Psalm 32:3</a></b></br> When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-5.htm">Isaiah 1:5,6</a></b></br> Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/34-1.htm">Behaviour</a> <a href="/psalms/14-3.htm">Corrupt</a> <a href="/job/31-40.htm">Evil-Smelling</a> <a href="/job/42-8.htm">Folly</a> <a href="/psalms/35-4.htm">Foolish</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-31.htm">Foolishness</a> <a href="/job/31-40.htm">Foul</a> <a href="/psalms/34-10.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/job/19-17.htm">Loathsome</a> <a href="/job/31-40.htm">Noisome</a> <a href="/job/19-17.htm">Offensive</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-17.htm">Poisoned</a> <a href="/psalms/36-4.htm">Sinful</a> <a href="/psalms/14-6.htm">Stink</a> <a href="/psalms/18-38.htm">Wounds</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/39-8.htm">Behaviour</a> <a href="/psalms/53-1.htm">Corrupt</a> <a href="/job/31-40.htm">Evil-Smelling</a> <a href="/psalms/49-13.htm">Folly</a> <a href="/psalms/39-8.htm">Foolish</a> <a href="/psalms/69-5.htm">Foolishness</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-6.htm">Foul</a> <a href="/psalms/69-3.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-15.htm">Loathsome</a> <a href="/psalms/91-3.htm">Noisome</a> <a href="/psalms/139-24.htm">Offensive</a> <a href="/psalms/64-3.htm">Poisoned</a> <a href="/psalms/51-5.htm">Sinful</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-1.htm">Stink</a> <a href="/psalms/38-11.htm">Wounds</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 38</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/38-1.htm">David moves God to take compassion on his pitiful case</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/38.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/38.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>My wounds are foul and festering</b><br>This phrase vividly describes the physical and spiritual condition of the psalmist, often attributed to David. The imagery of wounds suggests a deep, personal affliction, possibly reflecting the consequences of sin. In the ancient Near Eastern context, physical ailments were often seen as manifestations of spiritual or moral failings. The terms "foul" and "festering" indicate a state of decay and corruption, which can be understood as a metaphor for the destructive nature of sin. This imagery is consistent with other biblical passages that equate sin with disease, such as <a href="/isaiah/1-6.htm">Isaiah 1:6</a>, where the nation of Israel is described as being covered in wounds and sores.<p><b>because of my sinful folly</b><br>The psalmist acknowledges personal responsibility for his condition, attributing it to "sinful folly." This phrase highlights the biblical theme of sin as a deviation from God's wisdom and commands. The term "folly" in the Hebrew context often refers to moral and spiritual foolishness, not merely a lack of intelligence. This aligns with <a href="/proverbs/14-12.htm">Proverbs 14:12</a>, which warns that there is a way that seems right to a person but ultimately leads to death. The acknowledgment of sin and its consequences is a recurring theme in the Psalms, emphasizing the need for repentance and divine forgiveness. This confession can also be seen as a type of Christ, who bore the wounds and consequences of humanity's sin, as prophesied in <a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5</a>, where the suffering servant is "pierced for our transgressions."<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/38.htm">Psalm 38</a>, David is expressing deep personal anguish and repentance over his sins.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate recipient of David's lament and repentance, highlighting the relationship between the sinner and the divine.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sin.htm">Sin</a></b><br>The central theme of the psalm, representing the moral and spiritual failings that lead to physical and emotional suffering.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/wounds.htm">Wounds</a></b><br>Symbolic of the consequences of sin, both physically and spiritually, in David's life.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/repentance.htm">Repentance</a></b><br>The event or process that David is undergoing, seeking forgiveness and healing from God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Sin has both spiritual and physical consequences. David's description of his wounds as "foul and festering" serves as a vivid reminder of how sin can corrupt and damage our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_repentance.htm">The Need for Repentance</a></b><br>Acknowledging our sinful folly is the first step towards healing. Like David, we must come before God with a contrite heart, seeking His forgiveness and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_deceptive_nature_of_sin.htm">The Deceptive Nature of Sin</a></b><br>Sin often appears harmless or even appealing, but it leads to decay and suffering. We must be vigilant and discerning to avoid the traps of sinful folly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_readiness_to_heal.htm">God's Readiness to Heal</a></b><br>Despite the severity of our wounds, God is always ready to heal and restore us when we turn to Him in genuine repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_confession.htm">The Importance of Confession</a></b><br>Confession is a powerful tool for spiritual healing. By confessing our sins to God and to one another, we open the door for divine healing and community support.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_38.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 38</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_38_5_link_wounds_only_to_sin.htm">Does Psalm 38:5 contradict modern understanding of disease by attributing festering wounds solely to sin? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_david's_psalm_38_affliction.htm">If David wrote Psalm 38, is there historical or archaeological evidence supporting his severe affliction described here? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_10_40_window_refer_to.htm">What drives the tension between the brothers in 'The Power of the Dog'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_if_i_doubt_my_salvation.htm">What if I doubt my salvation?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/38.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">Wounds.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">stripes, </span>as in LXX.<p><span class= "bld">Stink and are corrupt.</span>--Both words denote suppuration; the first in reference to the offensive smell, the second of the discharge of matter; the whole passage recalls <a href="/isaiah/1-6.htm" title="From the sole of the foot even to the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrefying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.">Isaiah 1:6</a>, <span class= "ital">seq.</span><p><span class= "bld">Foolishness.</span>--Men are generally even more loth to confess their folly than their sins.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/38.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">My wounds stink and are corrupt</span>. The writer reverts to his bodily pains. He has "wounds," which "stink" and "are corrupt;" or "fester and become noisome," which may be boils, or bed-sores, and which make him a loathsome object to others (comp. <a href="/job/9-19.htm">Job 9:19</a>; <a href="/job/30-18.htm">Job 30:18</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Because of my foolishness</span>. Because I was so foolish as to forsake the way of righteousness, and allow sin to get the dominion over me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/38-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">My wounds</span><br /><span class="heb">חַבּוּרֹתָ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(ḥab·bū·rō·ṯāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2250.htm">Strong's 2250: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stripe, blow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are foul</span><br /><span class="heb">הִבְאִ֣ישׁוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hiḇ·’î·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_887.htm">Strong's 887: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smell bad, to be offensive</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and festering</span><br /><span class="heb">נָ֭מַקּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(nā·maq·qū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4743.htm">Strong's 4743: </a> </span><span class="str2">To melt, to flow, dwindle, vanish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because of</span><br /><span class="heb">מִ֝פְּנֵ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(mip·pə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my sinful folly.</span><br /><span class="heb">אִוַּלְתִּֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(’iw·wal·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_200.htm">Strong's 200: </a> </span><span class="str2">Silliness</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/38-5.htm">Psalm 38:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/38-5.htm">Psalm 38:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/38-5.htm">Psalm 38:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/38-5.htm">Psalm 38:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/38-5.htm">Psalm 38:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/38-5.htm">Psalm 38:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/38-5.htm">Psalm 38:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/38-5.htm">Psalm 38:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/38-5.htm">Psalm 38:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/38-5.htm">Psalm 38:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/38-5.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 38:5 My wounds are loathsome and corrupt because (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/38-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 38:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 38:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/38-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 38:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 38:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>