For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.
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Verse 18 is found in chapter 38 of Psalms. Psalm 38 presents physical suffering, guilt, and social isolation within a single penitential prayer. The psalmist’s wounds are interpreted in relation to his sin, but the text does not reduce all human illness to a mechanical explanation: the center is the plea for mercy. Friends and enemies become part of the anguish, while the psalmist maintains an attitude of waiting before God and ends by asking the Lord not to be far away.
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Denn ich bin zu Leiden gemacht, und mein Schmerz ist immer vor mir.
Por tanto denunciaré mi maldad; Congojareme por mi pecado.
Confieso mi culpa y me angustio por mi pecado.
Car je reconnais mon iniquité, Je suis dans la crainte à cause de mon péché.
Mentre io dichiaro la mia iniquità, E sono angosciato per lo mio peccato;
Porque eu declararei a minha iniqüidade; afligir-me-ei por causa do meu pecado.
我要承認我的罪孽, 要因我的罪憂愁。
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