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Psalms 38:3 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin. "
Psalms 38:3
Verse in Context
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[[A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance.]] O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
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
My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.
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Psalms 38:1
"[[A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance.]] O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure."
Psalms 38:2
"For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore."
Psalms 38:4
"For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy"
Psalms 38:5
"My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness."
Psalms 38:6
"I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day"
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