Psa 38:4-6 | NET2full | STEP | For my sins overwhelm me ; like a heavy load , they are too much for me to bear .

‏ Psalms 38:4-6

4 For my sins overwhelm me; ^{▼▼tn Heb “pass over my head.”}
like a heavy load, they are too much for me to bear.
5 My wounds ^{▼▼sn The reference to wounds may be an extension of the metaphorical language of v. 2. The psalmist pictures himself as one whose flesh is ripped and torn by arrows.} are infected and starting to smell, ^{▼▼tn Heb “my wounds stink, they are festering” (cf. NEB).}
because of my foolish sins. ^{▼▼tn Heb “from before my foolishness.”}
6 I am dazed ^{▼▼tn The verb’s precise shade of meaning in this context is not entirely clear. The verb, which literally means “to bend,” may refer to the psalmist’s posture. In Isa 21:3 it seems to mean “be confused, dazed.”} and completely humiliated; ^{▼▼tn Heb “I am bowed down to excess.”}
all day long I walk around mourning.