Psalm 38:5

Translations

Modern

My wounds are foul and festering because of my sinful folly.

Traditional

My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.

Literal

My wounds are foul and festering, before the face of my foolishness.

Latin

Putruerunt et corruptæ sunt cicatrices meæ, a facie insipientiæ meæ.

Original

Hebrew

English

My wounds are foul and festering because of my sinful folly.

Notes

Psalms 38:5–8

The severity of God’s punishment brings anguish that affects every part of the psalmist’s being.

Psalms 38:1–17

These verses introduce the psalmist's confession (Psalm 38:18) and describe his miserable state.

Psalms 38:1–22

This psalm is a lament and a prayer for healing. The psalmist's suffering is linked to his unconfessed sin. He admits his sin and trusts the Lord with his situation.

Theme notes and profiles

David Complaints God’s Anger

Related verses

Isaiah 1:5–6
Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted.
Psalm 69:5
You know my folly, O God, and my guilt is not hidden from You.
Jeremiah 8:22
Is there no balm in Gilead? Is no physician there? Why then has the health of the daughter of my people not been restored?
Psalm 32:3
When I kept silent, my bones became brittle from my groaning all day long.
Psalm 38:7
For my loins are full of burning pain, and no soundness remains in my body.

Psalm 38:5

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