Psalms 38:4,8
Psalms 38:3-4 The Message (MSG)
I’ve lost twenty pounds in two months because of your accusation. My bones are brittle as dry sticks because of my sin. I’m swamped by my bad behavior, collapsed under an avalanche of guilt.
Psalms 38:5-8 The Message (MSG)
The cuts in my flesh stink and grow maggots because I’ve lived so badly. And now I’m flat on my face feeling sorry for myself morning to night. All my insides are on fire, my body is a wreck. I’m on my last legs; I’ve had it— my life is a vomit of groans.
Psalms 38:4 King James Version (KJV)
For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: As an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
Psalm 38:8 King James Version (KJV)
I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.
Psalms 38:4 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
For my iniquities are gone over my head; As a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.
Psalms 38:8 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
I am benumbed and badly crushed; I groan because of the agitation of my heart.
Psalms 38:4 New Century Version (NCV)
My guilt has overwhelmed me; like a load it weighs me down.
Psalms 38:8 New Century Version (NCV)
I am weak and faint. I moan from the pain I feel.
Psalms 38:4 American Standard Version (ASV)
For mine iniquities are gone over my head: As a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
Psalms 38:8 American Standard Version (ASV)
I am faint and sore bruised: I have groaned by reason of the disquietness of my heart.
Psalms 38:4 New International Version (NIV)
My guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden too heavy to bear.
Psalms 38:8 New International Version (NIV)
I am feeble and utterly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart.
Psalms 38:4 New King James Version (NKJV)
For my iniquities have gone over my head; Like a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
Psalms 38:8 New King James Version (NKJV)
I am feeble and severely broken; I groan because of the turmoil of my heart.
Psalms 38:4 Amplified Bible (AMP)
For my iniquities have gone over my head [like the waves of a flood]; As a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.
Psalms 38:8 Amplified Bible (AMP)
I am numb and greatly bruised [deadly cold and completely worn out]; I groan because of the disquiet and moaning of my heart.
Psalms 38:4 New Living Translation (NLT)
My guilt overwhelms me— it is a burden too heavy to bear.
Psalms 38:8 New Living Translation (NLT)
I am exhausted and completely crushed. My groans come from an anguished heart.
Psalms 38:4 The Passion Translation (TPT)
I’m overwhelmed, swamped, and submerged beneath the heavy burden of my guilt. It clings to me and won’t let me go.
Psalms 38:7-8 The Passion Translation (TPT)
My inner being is shriveled up; my self-confidence crushed. Sick with fever, I’m left exhausted. Now I’m as cold as a corpse, and nothing is left inside me but great groaning filled with anguish.