My [a]wounds grow foul and fester
Because of (A)my foolishness.
I am bent over and (B)greatly bowed down;
I (C)go in mourning all day long.
For my [b]sides are filled with (D)burning,
And there is (E)no healthy part in my flesh.
I feel (F)faint and [c]badly crushed;
I [d](G)groan because of the [e]agitation of my heart.

Lord, all (H)my desire is [f]before You;
And my (I)sighing is not hidden from You.
10 My heart throbs, (J)my strength fails me;
And the (K)light of my eyes, even [g]that [h]has gone from me.
11 My [i](L)loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague;
And my kinsmen (M)stand far away.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 38:5 Or stripes
  2. Psalm 38:7 Lit loins
  3. Psalm 38:8 Or greatly
  4. Psalm 38:8 Lit roar
  5. Psalm 38:8 Lit growling
  6. Psalm 38:9 Or known to You
  7. Psalm 38:10 Lit they have
  8. Psalm 38:10 Lit is not with me
  9. Psalm 38:11 Or lovers

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