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Psalm 38:2–4

2 For Your aarrows have sunk deep into me,

And bYour hand has pressed down on me.

3 There is ano soundness in my flesh bbecause of Your indignation;

There is no health cin my bones because of my sin.

4 For my ainiquities are gone over my head;

As a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.

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Psalm 38:2–4 — The New International Version (NIV)

Your arrows have pierced me,

and your hand has come down on me.

Because of your wrath there is no health in my body;

there is no soundness in my bones because of my sin.

My guilt has overwhelmed me

like a burden too heavy to bear.

Psalm 38:2–4 — English Standard Version (ESV)

For your arrows have sunk into me,

and your hand has come down on me.

There is no soundness in my flesh

because of your indignation;

there is no health in my bones

because of my sin.

For my iniquities have gone over my head;

like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.

Psalm 38:2–4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

For thine arrows stick fast in me,

And thy hand presseth me sore.

There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger;

Neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.

For mine iniquities are gone over mine head:

As an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

Psalm 38:2–4 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Your arrows have struck deep,

and your blows are crushing me.

Because of your anger, my whole body is sick;

my health is broken because of my sins.

My guilt overwhelms me—

it is a burden too heavy to bear.

Psalm 38:2–4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

For Your arrows pierce me deeply,

And Your hand presses me down.

There is no soundness in my flesh

Because of Your anger,

Nor any health in my bones

Because of my sin.

For my iniquities have gone over my head;

Like a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

Psalm 38:2–4 — New Century Version (NCV)

Your arrows have wounded me,

and your hand has come down on me.

My body is sick from your punishment.

Even my bones are not healthy because of my sin.

My guilt has overwhelmed me;

like a load it weighs me down.

Psalm 38:2–4 — American Standard Version (ASV)

For thine arrows stick fast in me,

And thy hand presseth me sore.

There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation;

Neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.

For mine iniquities are gone over my head:

As a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

Psalm 38:2–4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand cometh down upon me. There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation; no peace in my bones, because of my sin. For mine iniquities are gone over my head: as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

Psalm 38:2–4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Your arrows have struck me. 

Your hand has struck me hard. 

No healthy spot is left on my body 

because of your rage. 

There is no peace in my bones 

because of my sin. 

My guilt has overwhelmed me. 

Like a heavy load, it is more than I can bear. 

Psalm 38:2–4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

For Your arrows have sunk into me,

and Your hand has pressed down on me.

There is no health in my body

because of Your indignation;

there is no strength in my bones

because of my sin.

For my sins have flooded over my head;

they are a burden too heavy for me to bear.

Psalm 38:2–4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

For your arrows have sunk into me,

and your hand has come down on me.

There is no soundness in my flesh

because of your indignation;

there is no health in my bones

because of my sin.

For my iniquities have gone over my head;

they weigh like a burden too heavy for me.

Psalm 38:2–4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

For your arrows have sunk into me,

and your hand has pressed down on me.

There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation.

There is no health in my bones because of my sin.

For my iniquities have passed over my head;

like a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

Psalm 38:2–4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

You have wounded me with your arrows.

You have struck me with your hand.

Because of your anger, my whole body is sick.

Because of my sin, I’m not healthy.

My guilt has become too much for me.

It is a load too heavy to carry.


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