Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version

Psalms 38:1-11 Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version (ETR)

1. Lord, don’t criticize me when you are angry. Don’t discipline me in anger.

2. You have hurt me. You punished me and hurt me deeply.

3. You punished me severely, so my whole body is sore. I sinned, and now all my bones hurt.

4. My guilt is like a heavy burden. I am sinking beneath its weight.

5. I did a foolish thing, and now I have infected sores that stink.

6. I am bent and bowed down. I am depressed all day long.

7. I am burning with fever, and my whole body hurts.

8. I hurt so much I cannot feel anything. My pounding heart makes me scream!

9. My Lord, you heard my groaning. You can hear my sighs.

10. My heart is pounding. My strength is gone, and I am going blind.

11. Because of my sickness, my friends and neighbors will not visit me; my family will not come near me.