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<p class="indent1"> there is no rest in my bones <p class="indent2"> because of my sin. <A name="5"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; <p class="indent2"> they are a burden too heavy to bear. <A name="6"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>My wounds are foul and festering <p class="indent2"> because of my sinful folly. <A name="7"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>I am bent and brought low; <p class="indent2"> all day long I go about mourning. <A name="8"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>For my loins are full of burning pain, <p class="indent2"> and no soundness remains in my body. <A name="9"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>I am numb and badly crushed; <p class="indent2"> I groan in anguish of heart. <A name="10"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>O Lord, my every desire is before You; <p class="indent2"> my groaning is not hidden from You. <A name="11"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>My heart pounds, my strength fails, <p class="indent2"> and even the light of my eyes has faded. <A name="12"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>My beloved and friends shun my disease, <p class="indent2"> and my kinsmen stand at a distance. <A name="13"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Those who seek my life lay snares; <p class="indent2"> those who wish me harm speak destruction, <p class="indent2"> plotting deceit all day long. <A name="14"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>But like a deaf man, I do not hear; <p class="indent2"> and like a mute man, I do not open my mouth. <A name="15"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>I am like a man who cannot hear, <p class="indent2"> whose mouth offers no reply. <A name="16"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>I wait for You, O LORD; <p class="indent2"> You will answer, O Lord my God. <A name="17"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>For I said, “Let them not gloat over me—<p class="indent2"> those who taunt me when my foot slips.” <A name="18"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>For I am ready to fall, <p class="indent2"> and my pain is ever with me. <A name="19"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Yes, I confess my iniquity; <p class="indent2"> I am troubled by my sin. <A name="20"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Many are my enemies without cause,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> <p class="indent2"> and many hate me without reason.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> <A name="21"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>Those who repay my good with evil <p class="indent2"> attack me for pursuing the good. <A name="22"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Do not forsake me, O LORD; <p class="indent2"> be not far from me, O my God. <A name=""></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Come quickly to help me, <p class="indent2"> O Lord my Savior.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">19</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> One DSS manuscript; MT <i>My enemies are vigorous and strong</i><br><span class="fnverse">19</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> See <a href="../john/15.htm#25">John 15:25</a><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Standard Bible (BSB)</a> printed 2016, 2020, 2022, 2025 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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