Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version My guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden too heavy to bear. New Living Translation My guilt overwhelms me— it is a burden too heavy to bear. English Standard Version For my iniquities have gone over my head; like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me. Berean Standard Bible For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear. King James Bible For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me. New King James Version For my iniquities have gone over my head; Like a heavy burden they are too heavy for me. New American Standard Bible For my guilty deeds have gone over my head; Like a heavy burden they weigh too much for me. NASB 1995 For my iniquities are gone over my head; As a heavy burden they weigh too much for me. NASB 1977 For my iniquities are gone over my head; As a heavy burden they weigh too much for me. Legacy Standard Bible For my iniquities go over my head; As a heavy burden they weigh too much for me. Amplified Bible For my iniquities have gone over my head [like the waves of a flood]; As a heavy burden they weigh too much for me. Christian Standard Bible For my iniquities have flooded over my head; they are a burden too heavy for me to bear. Holman Christian Standard Bible For my sins have flooded over my head; they are a burden too heavy for me to bear. American Standard Version For mine iniquities are gone over my head: As a heavy burden they are too heavy for me. Contemporary English Version are so heavy that I am crushed. English Revised Version For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me. GOD'S WORD® Translation My guilt has overwhelmed me. Like a heavy load, it is more than I can bear. Good News Translation I am drowning in the flood of my sins; they are a burden too heavy to bear. International Standard Version My iniquities loom over my head; like a cumbersome burden, they are too heavy for me. Majority Standard Bible For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear. NET Bible For my sins overwhelm me; like a heavy load, they are too much for me to bear. New Heart English Bible For my iniquities have gone over my head. As a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me. Webster's Bible Translation For my iniquities have gone over my head: as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me. World English Bible For my iniquities have gone over my head. As a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor my iniquities have passed over my head, "" As a heavy burden—too heavy for me. Young's Literal Translation For mine iniquities have passed over my head, As a heavy burden -- too heavy for me. Smith's Literal Translation No soundness in my flesh from thy wrath; no peace in my bones from the face of my sins. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor my iniquities are gone over my head : and as a heavy burden are become heavy upon me. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible My iniquities overwhelm me, a burden too heavy for me. New Revised Standard Version For my iniquities have gone over my head; they weigh like a burden too heavy for me. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor mine iniquities are gone over my head; as a great burden they are too heavy for me. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated For my crimes have passed above my head, and like heavy cargo, they are heavy for me. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For mine iniquities are gone over my head; As a heavy burden they are too heavy for me. Brenton Septuagint Translation For my transgressions have gone over mine head: they have pressed heavily upon me like a weighty burden. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Do Not Rebuke Me in Your Anger…3There is no soundness in my body because of Your anger; there is no rest in my bones because of my sin. 4For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear. 5My wounds are foul and festering because of my sinful folly.… Cross References Isaiah 53:4-6 Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. / But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. / We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all. Romans 7:24 What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Matthew 11:28-30 Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” Isaiah 1:4 Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him. Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Proverbs 5:22 The iniquities of a wicked man entrap him; the cords of his sin entangle him. 1 John 1:8-9 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. / If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Isaiah 59:12 For our transgressions are multiplied before You, and our sins testify against us. Our transgressions are indeed with us, and we know our iniquities: James 1:14-15 But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. / Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. Lamentations 1:14 My transgressions are bound into a yoke, knit together by His hand; they are draped over my neck, and the Lord has broken my strength. He has delivered me into the hands of those I cannot withstand. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Job 13:23-24 How many are my iniquities and sins? Reveal to me my transgression and sin. / Why do You hide Your face and consider me as Your enemy? 2 Corinthians 5:21 God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. Jeremiah 30:14-15 All your lovers have forgotten you; they no longer seek you, for I have struck you as an enemy would, with the discipline of someone cruel, because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins. / Why do you cry out over your wound? Your pain has no cure! Because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins I have done these things to you. Hebrews 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us. Treasury of Scripture For my iniquities are gone over my head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me. mine Psalm 40:12 For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me. Ezra 9:6 And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens. as an Leviticus 7:18 And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it: it shall be an abomination, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity. Isaiah 53:11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. Lamentations 1:14 The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, and come up upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall, the Lord hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up. Jump to Previous Bear Burden Crimes Great Guilt Head Heavy Iniquities Overwhelmed Passed Strength Weigh WeightJump to Next Bear Burden Crimes Great Guilt Head Heavy Iniquities Overwhelmed Passed Strength Weigh WeightPsalm 38 1. David moves God to take compassion on his pitiful caseFor my iniquities The Hebrew word for "iniquities" is "עֲוֹנֹתַי" (avonotai), which refers to moral perversity or sin. In the context of the Old Testament, iniquities are not just simple mistakes but are seen as deep-seated moral failings that separate individuals from God. The psalmist acknowledges personal responsibility for these iniquities, indicating a profound awareness of sinfulness. This recognition is crucial in the conservative Christian perspective, as it aligns with the doctrine of original sin and the need for repentance and divine forgiveness. have overwhelmed me they are a burden too heavy to bear "A sea of troubles."--Hamlet, Acts 3, scene 1) Verse 4. - For mine iniquities are gone over mine head; i.e. they overwhelm me like waves of the sea. Together with my bodily pain is mingled mental anguish - a sense of regret and remorse on account of my ill-doing, and a conviction that by my sins I have brought upon me my sufferings. As an heavy burden they are too heavy for me. They press me down, crush me to the earth, are more than I can bear.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction my iniquities עֲ֭וֺנֹתַי (‘ă·wō·nō·ṯay) Noun - common plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity have overwhelmed עָבְר֣וּ (‘ā·ḇə·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on me; רֹאשִׁ֑י (rō·šî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 7218: The head they are a burden כְּמַשָּׂ֥א (kə·maś·śā) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4853: A burden, tribute, porterage, an utterance, chiefly a, doom, singing, mental, desire too heavy כָ֝בֵ֗ד (ḵā·ḇêḏ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 3515: Heavy to bear. יִכְבְּד֥וּ (yiḵ·bə·ḏū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 3513: To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome Links Psalm 38:4 NIVPsalm 38:4 NLT Psalm 38:4 ESV Psalm 38:4 NASB Psalm 38:4 KJV Psalm 38:4 BibleApps.com Psalm 38:4 Biblia Paralela Psalm 38:4 Chinese Bible Psalm 38:4 French Bible Psalm 38:4 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 38:4 For my iniquities have gone over my (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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