aPs 38
b38:title
c70:title
d38:1-17
e38:18
f38:1-4
g38:3
h1 Cor 11:30
iPss 32:3
j39:10
k38:4
l40:12
m41:4
nGen 4:13

‏ Psalms 38:1-4

Summary for Ps 38:1-22: Ps 38  a This psalm is a lament and prayer for healing. The psalmist’s suffering is associated with his unconfessed sin. He confesses his sin and entrusts his case to the Lord. 38:title  b asking God to remember him: The meaning of this phrase is uncertain (also in 70:title  c).
Summary for Ps 38:1-17: 38:1-17  d These verses form a prelude to the psalmist’s confession (38:18  e) and describe his woeful condition.
Summary for Ps 38:1-4: 38:1-4  f The psalmist’s sins had triggered the Lord’s anger and rage, resulting in the arrows and blows of discipline and rebuke; as a result, his whole body is sick.
38:3  g Sin can lead to sickness and even death (1 Cor 11:30  h). Whether the psalmist actually felt physically ill or his sickness was a metaphor for emotional turmoil, he knew that it came from God and threatened his life (see Pss 32:3  i; 39:10  j).
38:4  k The psalmist’s burden results from sin (see 40:12  l; 41:4  m; cp. Gen 4:13  n).
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