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Psalm 38:2
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KJ21
For Thine arrows stick fast in me, and Thy hand presseth me sorely.
ASV
For thine arrows stick fast in me, And thy hand presseth me sore.
AMP
For Your arrows have sunk into me and penetrate deeply, And Your hand has pressed down on me and greatly disciplined me.
AMPC
For Your arrows have sunk into me and stick fast, and Your hand has come down upon me and pressed me sorely.
BRG
For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.
CSB
For your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand has pressed down on me.
CSBA
For your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand has pressed down on me.
CEB
Your arrows have pierced me; your fist has come down hard on me.
CJB
Adonai, don’t rebuke me when you are angry or discipline me when you are enraged,
CEV
You shot me with your arrows, and you struck me with your hand.
DARBY
For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand cometh down upon me.
DRA
I said: I will take heed to my ways: that I sin not with my tongue. I have set guard to my mouth, when the sinner stood against me.
ERV
You have hurt me. You punished me and hurt me deeply.
EASY
You have shot your arrows deep into me. Your hand has pushed me down to the ground.
EHV
Indeed, your arrows have stuck in me. Your hand has come down on me.
ESV
For your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand has come down on me.
ESVUK
For your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand has come down on me.
EXB
Your arrows have ·wounded [pierced] me, and your hand has come down on me.
GNV
For thine arrows have light upon me, and thine hand lieth upon me.
GW
Your arrows have struck me. Your hand has struck me hard.
GNT
You have wounded me with your arrows; you have struck me down.
HCSB
For Your arrows have sunk into me, and Your hand has pressed down on me.
ICB
Your arrows have wounded me. Your hand has come down on me.
ISV
because your arrows have sunk deep into me, and your hand has come down hard on me.
JUB
For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presses me sore.
KJV
For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.
AKJV
For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.
LSB
For Your arrows have pressed deep into me, And Your hand has pressed down upon me.
LEB
For your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand has pressed down on me.
TLB
Your arrows have struck deep; your blows are crushing me.
MSG
Take a deep breath, God; calm down— don’t be so hasty with your punishing rod. Your sharp-pointed arrows of rebuke draw blood; my backside stings from your discipline.
MEV
For Your arrows pierce me, and Your hand presses down on me.
NOG
Your arrows have struck me. Your hand has struck me hard.
NABRE
Lord, do not punish me in your anger; in your wrath do not chastise me!
NASB
For Your arrows have sunk deep into me, And Your hand has pressed down on me.
NASB1995
For Your arrows have sunk deep into me, And Your hand has pressed down on me.
NCB
O Lord, do not punish me in your anger or chastise me in your wrath.
NCV
Your arrows have wounded me, and your hand has come down on me.
NET
For your arrows pierce me, and your hand presses me down.
NIRV
You have wounded me with your arrows. You have struck me with your hand.
NIV
Your arrows have pierced me, and your hand has come down on me.
NIVUK
Your arrows have pierced me, and your hand has come down on me.
NKJV
For Your arrows pierce me deeply, And Your hand presses me down.
NLV
For Your arrows have cut deep into me. And Your hand has come down upon me.
NLT
Your arrows have struck deep, and your blows are crushing me.
NRSVA
For your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand has come down on me.
NRSVACE
For your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand has come down on me.
NRSVCE
For your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand has come down on me.
NRSVUE
For your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand has come down on me.
OJB
For Thine khitzim (arrows) pierce me, and Thy Yad presseth upon me.
RGT
For Your arrows have pierced me deeply; and Your hand lies upon me.
RSV
For thy arrows have sunk into me, and thy hand has come down on me.
RSVCE
For thy arrows have sunk into me, and thy hand has come down on me.
TLV
Adonai, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.
VOICE
The arrows from Your bow have penetrated my flesh; Your hand has come down hard on me.
WEB
For your arrows have pierced me, your hand presses hard on me.
WYC
For thine arrows be fixed in me; and thou hast made steadfast thine hand on me.
YLT
For Thine arrows have come down on me, And Thou lettest down upon me Thy hand.
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