Psalm 40:12

New International Reader's Version

There are more troubles all around me than I can count. My sins have caught up with me, and I can’t see any longer. My sins are more than the hairs of my head. I have lost all hope.

Cross References

Genesis 42:28

“My money has been given back,” he said to his brothers. “Here it is in my sack.” They had a sinking feeling in their hearts. They began to tremble. They turned to one another and said, “What has God done to us?”

Psalm 116:3

The ropes of death were wrapped around me. The horrors of the grave came over me. I was overcome by sadness and sorrow.

Psalm 19:12

But who can know their own mistakes? Forgive my hidden faults.

Psalm 38:4

My guilt has become too much for me. It is a load too heavy to carry.

Psalm 61:8

Then I will always sing praise to you. I will keep my promises day after day.

Psalm 69:4

Those who hate me without any reason are more than the hairs on my head. Many people who don’t have any reason to be my enemies are trying to destroy me. They force me to give back what I didn’t steal.

Psalm 73:26

My body and my heart may grow weak. God, you give strength to my heart. You are everything I will ever need.

Isaiah 53:6

All of us are like sheep. We have wandered away from God. All of us have turned to our own way. And the Lord has placed on his servant the sins of all of us.

Luke 21:26

Terror will make people faint. They will be worried about what is happening in the world. The sun, moon and stars will be shaken from their places.

Hebrews 4:15

We have a high priest who can feel it when we are weak and hurting. We have a high priest who has been tempted in every way, just as we are. But he did not sin.

1 Peter 3:18

Christ also suffered once for sins. The one who did what is right suffered for those who don’t do right. He suffered to bring you to God. His body was put to death. But the Holy Spirit brought him back to life.