Psalms 38:5
O Lord, make me to know mine end, 1 And the number of my days, what it is; 1 That I may know what I lack. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.
In Context
4My heart grew hot within me, 1 And a fire would kindle in my meditation: 1 I spoke with my tongue, 1
Cross References
Psalms 32:3Sing to him a new song; 1 Play skillfully with a loud noise. 1
Psalms 40:13But thou didst help me because of mine innocence, 1 And hast established me before thee forever. 1
Psalms 69:5Let all that seek thee exult and be glad in thee: 1 And let those that love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified. 1
Jeremiah 8:22And is there no balm in Gilead, or is there no physician there? why has not the healing of the daughter of my people taken place?
Matthew Henry on Psalms 38:2-12
Sorrowful Complaints. 1 O Lord , rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. 2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore. 3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin. 4 For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me. 5 My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness. 6 I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long. 7… Read the whole commentary →