Bible verse
For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear.
Psalm 38:4 · BSB
The verses around it, from Psalm 38.
1 A Psalm of David, for remembrance. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.
2 For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.
3 There is no soundness in my body because of Your anger; there is no rest in my bones because of my sin.
4 For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear.
5 My wounds are foul and festering because of my sinful folly.
6 I am bent and brought low; all day long I go about mourning.
7 For my loins are full of burning pain, and no soundness remains in my body.
8 I am numb and badly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart.
KJV
For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
ASV
For mine iniquities are gone over my head: As a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
ERV
For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
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