Psalms 38:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“My wounds are foul and festering because of my sinful folly.”
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BSBPD
“My wounds are foul and festering because of my sinful folly.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“My wounds are loathsome and corrupt, Because of my foolishness.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Stunk--become corrupt have my wounds, Because of my folly.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 38:5 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezra 9:6and said: “O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift up my face to You, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached the heavens.
- Psalms 32:3When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long.
- Psalms 38:7For my loins are full of burning pain, and no soundness remains in my body.
- Psalms 40:13Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me; hurry, O LORD, to help me.
- Psalms 65:4Blessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts! We are filled with the goodness of Your house, the holiness of Your temple.
- Psalms 69:5You know my folly, O God, and my guilt is not hidden from You.
- Isaiah 1:5Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted.
- Jeremiah 8:22Is there no balm in Gilead? Is no physician there? Why then has the health of the daughter of my people not been restored?
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