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Psalm 38:3-5
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 38:3-5
New Catholic Bible
3 For your arrows[a] have pierced me deeply,
and your hand has come down upon me.
4 No portion of my body[b] has been unscathed
as a result of your anger;
my bones have become weak
as a result of my sins.
5 My iniquities tower far above my head;[c]
they are a burden too heavy to bear.
Footnotes
- Psalm 38:3 Arrows: i.e., the trials God has sent him (see Deut 32:23; Job 6:4; 34:6; Lam 3:12; Ezek 5:16).
- Psalm 38:4 Body: literally, “flesh.” Bones: see note on Ps 34:20-21.
- Psalm 38:5 My iniquities tower far above my head: his guilt has resulted in both physical and psychological suffering.
