2Your sharp-pointed arrows of rebuke draw blood; my backside smarts from your caning.
3I''ve lost twenty pounds in two months because of your accusation. My bones are brittle as dry sticks because of my sin.
4I''m swamped by my bad behavior, collapsed under gunnysacks of guilt.a
Psalm 38 is a desperate lament from a man crushed under the weight of his own sin and its physical, emotional, and social consequences. David cries out to God, feeling the sting of divine discipline, the decay of his own body, and the abandonment of friends and enemies alike. The
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