Psalms 40:12
10 I have not covered up Your righteousness in my heart; I have declared Your faithfulness and salvation; I have not concealed Your loving devotion and faithfulness from the great assembly.
11 O LORD, do not withhold Your mercy from me; Your loving devotion and faithfulness will always guard me.
For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.
13 Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me; hurry, O LORD, to help me.
14 May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.
- KJV
- For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.
- WEB
- For innumerable evils have surrounded me. My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up. They are more than the hairs of my head. My heart has failed me.
- ASV
- For innumerable evils have compassed me about; Mine iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up; They are more than the hairs of my head; And my heart hath failed me.
- DARBY
- For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I cannot see; they are more than the hairs of my head: and my heart hath failed me.
- BLB
- For evils have surrounded against me, until there is no numbering [them]; my iniquities have overtaken me, and I am not able to see; they are vast [beyond] the hairs of my head, and my heart has left me.
- ÅB
- For trengsler uten tall har omringet meg,
misgjerningene mine har innhentet meg, så jeg ikke kan se.
De er flere enn hårene på hodet mitt,
og hjertet mitt har sviktet meg. - OTB
- For onde uten tall har omringet meg;
Mine skyldige gjerninger har overveldet meg, så jeg ikke kan se;
De er flere enn hårene på mitt hode,
Og mitt hjerte har sviktet meg. - B1930
- For trengsler uten tall har omspent mig, mine misgjerninger har grepet mig, så jeg ikke kan se; de er flere enn hårene på mitt hode, og mitt hjerte har sviktet mig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 38:4
For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear.
Read in contextPsalms 73:26
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Read in contextPsalms 69:4
Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs of my head; many are those who would destroy me— my enemies for no reason. Though I did not steal, I must repay.
Read in contextIsaiah 53:6
We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.
Read in contextPsalms 116:3
The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.
Read in contextPsalms 19:12
Who can discern his own errors? Cleanse me from my hidden faults.
Read in contextLuke 18:13–14
But the tax collector stood at a distance, unwilling even to lift up his eyes to heaven. Instead, he beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner!’
Read in contextPsalms 22:11–19
Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.
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