Psalm 38:5

New International Reader's Version

My wounds are ugly. They stink. I’ve been foolish. I have sinned.

Cross References

Ezra 9:6

I prayed, “I’m filled with shame and dishonor, my God. I can hardly look to you and pray. That’s because our sins are piled up above our heads. Our guilt reaches all the way to the heavens.

Psalm 32:3

When I kept silent about my sin, my body became weak because I groaned all day long.

Psalm 38:7

My back is filled with burning pain. My whole body is sick.

Psalm 40:13

Lord, please save me. Lord, come quickly to help me.

Psalm 65:4

Blessed are those you choose and bring near to worship you. You bring us into the courtyards of your holy temple. There in your house we are filled with all kinds of good things.

Psalm 69:5

God, you know how foolish I’ve been. My guilt is not hidden from you.

Jeremiah 8:22

Isn’t there any healing lotion in Gilead? Isn’t there a doctor there? Then why doesn’t someone heal the wounds of my people?