Psalms 38:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.”

Psalms 38:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 38:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 38:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“For my iniquities have gone over my head. As a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.”

Psalms 38:4 — World English Bible

Psalms 38:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“For mine iniquities are gone over my head: As a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.”

Psalms 38:4 — American Standard Version

Psalms 38:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“For mine iniquities have passed over my head, As a heavy burden--too heavy for me.”

Psalms 38:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 38:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“For mine iniquities are gone over my head: as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.”

Psalms 38:4 — Darby Translation

Psalms 38:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For mine iniquities are gone ouer mine head, and as a weightie burden they are too heauie for me.”

Psalms 38:4 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 38:4 in Context — Psalms 38

2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.

3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.

4 For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

5 My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.

6 I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.

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What Does Psalms 38:4 Mean?

Psalms 38:4 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 38. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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