New International Version

Psalm 38:2-11 New International Version (NIV)

2. Your arrows have pierced me, and your hand has come down on me.

3. Because of your wrath there is no health in my body; there is no soundness in my bones because of my sin.

4. My guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden too heavy to bear.

5. My wounds fester and are loathsome because of my sinful folly.

6. I am bowed down and brought very low; all day long I go about mourning.

7. My back is filled with searing pain; there is no health in my body.

8. I am feeble and utterly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart.

9. All my longings lie open before you, Lord; my sighing is not hidden from you.

10. My heart pounds, my strength fails me; even the light has gone from my eyes.

11. My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds; my neighbors stay far away.