Psalms 38:4
For my sins overwhelm me; like a heavy load, they are too much for me to bear.
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- Ezra 9:6 : 6 I prayed,“O my God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift my face to you, my God! For our iniquities have climbed higher than our heads, and our guilt extends to the heavens.
- Ps 40:12 : 12 For innumerable dangers surround me. My sins overtake me so I am unable to see; they outnumber the hairs of my head so my strength fails me.
- Isa 53:11 : 11 Having suffered, he will reflect on his work, he will be satisfied when he understands what he has done.“My servant will acquit many, for he carried their sins.
- Lam 1:14 : 14 נ(Nun) My sins are bound around my neck like a yoke; they are fastened together by his hand. He has placed his yoke on my neck; he has sapped my strength. The Lord has handed me over to those whom I cannot resist.
- Matt 11:28 : 28 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
- 1 Pet 2:24 : 24 He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we may cease from sinning and live for righteousness. By his wounds you were healed.
- Lev 7:18 : 18 If some of the meat of his peace offering sacrifice is ever eaten on the third day it will not be accepted; it will not be accounted to the one who presented it, since it is spoiled, and the person who eats from it will bear his punishment for iniquity.
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2 For your arrows pierce me, and your hand presses me down.
3 My whole body is sick because of your judgment; I am deprived of health because of my sin.
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12 For innumerable dangers surround me. My sins overtake me so I am unable to see; they outnumber the hairs of my head so my strength fails me.
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5 My wounds are infected and starting to smell, because of my foolish sins.
6 I am dazed and completely humiliated; all day long I walk around mourning.
7 For I am overcome with shame and my whole body is sick.
8 I am numb with pain and severely battered; I groan loudly because of the anxiety I feel.
9 O Lord, you understand my heart’s desire; my groaning is not hidden from you.
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13 מ(Mem) He sent down fire into my bones, and it overcame them. He spread out a trapper’s net for my feet; he made me turn back. He has made me desolate; I am faint all day long.
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17 For I am about to stumble, and I am in constant pain.
18 Yes, I confess my wrongdoing, and I am concerned about my sins.
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9 Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am in distress! My eyes grow dim from suffering. I have lost my strength.
10 For my life nears its end in pain; my years draw to a close as I groan. My strength fails me because of my sin, and my bones become brittle.
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17 “Look, the grief I experienced was for my benefit. You delivered me from the Pit of oblivion. For you removed all my sins from your sight.
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18 See my pain and suffering! Forgive all my sins!
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3 For I am aware of my rebellious acts; I am forever conscious of my sin.
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20 ר(Resh) Look, O LORD! I am distressed; my stomach is in knots! My heart is pounding inside me. Yes, I was terribly rebellious! Out in the street the sword bereaves a mother of her children; Inside the house death is present.
21 ש(Sin/Shin) They have heard that I groan, yet there is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that you have brought it about. Bring about the day of judgment that you promised so that they may end up like me!
22 ת(Tav) Let all their wickedness come before you; afflict them just as you have afflicted me because of all my acts of rebellion. For my groans are many, and my heart is sick with sorrow.
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12 For you are aware of our many rebellious deeds, and our sins testify against us; indeed, we are aware of our rebellious deeds; we know our sins all too well.
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3 Our record of sins overwhelms me, but you forgive our acts of rebellion.
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3 When I refused to confess my sin, my whole body wasted away, while I groaned in pain all day long.
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17 My offenses would be sealed up in a bag; you would cover over my sin.
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4 My strength leaves me; I am absolutely shocked.
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4 My heart beats violently within me; the horrors of death overcome me.
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3 For my life is filled with troubles and I am ready to enter Sheol.
4 They treat me like those who descend into the grave. I am like a helpless man,
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9 Hide your face from my sins! Wipe away all my guilt!
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3 But because it is heavier than the sand of the sea, that is why my words have been wild.
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14 If I sinned, then you would watch me and you would not acquit me of my iniquity.
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26 For you write down bitter things against me and cause me to inherit the sins of my youth.
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5 Because of the anxiety that makes me groan, my bones protrude from my skin.
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16 Your anger overwhelms me; your terrors destroy me.
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15 What can I say? He has decreed and acted. I will walk slowly all my years because I am overcome with grief.
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54 The waters closed over my head; I thought I was about to die.
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17 I am deprived of peace; I have forgotten what happiness is.
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17 Night pierces my bones; my gnawing pains never cease.
18 With great power God grasps my clothing; he binds me like the collar of my tunic.