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Psalms 38:18
18But I agree that I have done wrong things. I am sorry about my sins.
Psalms 38:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.
- New International Version (NIV)I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I confess my iniquity; I am sorry for my sin.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For I will declare my iniquity; I will be in anguish over my sin.
Context of Psalms 38:18
16I have prayed that my enemies will not laugh at me. If I slip and fall down, they will be very happy! 17I will soon fall down to the ground. I have nothing but pain all the time. But I agree that I have done wrong things. I am sorry about my sins. 19I have many enemies and they are strong. They have no reason to hate me. 20When I do good things, they do evil things to me in return! I try to do what is right, but they turn against me.
Read all of Psalms 38Psalms 38:18 word by word
כִּֽי־עֲוֹנִ֥י אַגִּ֑יד אֶ֝דְאַ֗ג מֵֽחַטָּאתִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 38:18
- Psalms 32:5Then I told you about my sins. I did not try to hide the bad things that I had done. I said, ‘I will tell the Lord about the things that I have done against him.’ When I did that, you forgave my sins. Selah.
- Psalms 51:3I know that I have not obeyed you. I cannot forget that I am guilty.
- Job 31:33I do not try to hide my sins, as some people do.
- Proverbs 28:13Anyone who hides his sins will never do well. But God will forgive somebody, if he agrees that he has done wrong things, and if he turns away from his sins.
- 2 Corinthians 7:7God comforted us not only because Titus came to us. He comforted us also by what Titus told us about you. He said that you had helped him to be strong. He told us that you want to see me. He told us that you are very sad about what happened. He told us also that you are ready to help me. Because of what Titus told us about you, I was very happy.
Commentaries on Psalms 38:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18I will declare mine iniquity - I will confess it with the deepest humiliation and self-abasement.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18For I will declare mine iniquity - That is, he was not disposed to hide his sin. He would make no concealment of the fact that he regarded himself as a sinner. He admitted this to be true, and he admitted that his sin was the cause of all his troubles. It was the fact that he was a sinner that so painfully affected his mind; and he was not disposed to attempt to conceal it from anyone. I will be sorry for my sin - I will not deny it; I will not apologize…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-22Verses 12-22 Wicked men hate goodness, even when they benefit by it. David, in the complaints he makes of his enemies, seems to refer to Christ. But our enemies do us real mischief only when they drive us from God and our duty. The true believer's trouble will be made useful; he will learn to wait for his God, and will not seek relief from the world or himself. The less we notice the unkindness and injuries that are done us, the more we consult the quiet…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-20The psalmist, unable to bear his suffering and close to collapse (compare Psalm 15:5), admits his sin (see Psalm 32:5).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. Consciousness of sin makes suffering pungent, and suffering, rightly received, leads to confession.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 38
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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