English Standard Version
Psalms 38:18
18I confess my iniquity; I am sorry for my sin.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For I will declare my iniquity; I will be in anguish over my sin.
- New Living Translation (NLT)But I confess my sins; I am deeply sorry for what I have done.
Context of Psalms 38:18
16For I said, "Only let them not rejoice over me, who boast against me when my foot slips!" 17For I am ready to fall, and my pain is ever before me. I confess my iniquity; I am sorry for my sin. 19But my foes are vigorous, they are mighty, and many are those who hate me wrongfully. 20Those who render me evil for good accuse me because I follow after good.
Read all of Psalms 38Psalms 38:18 word by word
כִּֽי־עֲוֹנִ֥י אַגִּ֑יד אֶ֝דְאַ֗ג מֵֽחַטָּאתִֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 38:18
- Psalms 32:5I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the Lord," and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah
- Psalms 51:3For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.
- Job 31:33if I have concealed my transgressions as others do by hiding my iniquity in my heart,
- Proverbs 28:13Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.
- 2 Corinthians 7:7and not only by his coming but also by the comfort with which he was comforted by you, as he told us of your longing, your mourning, your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced still more.
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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