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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
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- Primary Witness Text: O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore. There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin. For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me. My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness. I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long. For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh. I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart. Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee. My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me. My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off. They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long. But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth. Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs. For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God. For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me. For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me. For I will declare mine iniquity; I...
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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
Psalm 22 stands as the supreme individual lament-to-praise psalm, with its opening cry quoted by Jesus from the cross and its crucifixion details — composed 1000 years before Rome invented crucifixion — as among the most powerful predictive prophecy evidence in Scripture.
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Psalms 38:1
Hebrew
מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד לְהַזְכִּֽיר׃mizemvor-ledavid-lehazekhiyr
KJV: O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
AKJV: O lord, rebuke me not in your wrath: neither chasten me in your hot displeasure.
ASV: O Jehovah, rebuke me not in thy wrath;
YLT: A Psalm of David, `To cause to remember.' Jehovah, in Thy wrath reprove me not, Nor in Thy fury chastise me.
Exposition: Psalms 38:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 38:2
Hebrew
יְֽהוָה אַל־בְּקֶצְפְּךָ תוֹכִיחֵנִי וּֽבַחֲמָתְךָ תְיַסְּרֵֽנִי׃yehvah-'al-veqetzefekha-tvokhiycheniy-vvachamatekha-teyasereniy
KJV: For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.
AKJV: For your arrows stick fast in me, and your hand presses me sore.
ASV: For thine arrows stick fast in me,
YLT: For Thine arrows have come down on me, And Thou lettest down upon me Thy hand.
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Psalms 38:2
Psalms 38:2 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 38:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 38:3
Hebrew
כִּֽי־חִצֶּיךָ נִחֲתוּ בִי וַתִּנְחַת עָלַי יָדֶֽךָ׃khiy-chitzeykha-nichatv-viy-vatinechat-'alay-yadekha
KJV: There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.
AKJV: There is no soundness in my flesh because of your anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.
ASV: There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation;
YLT: Soundness is not in my flesh, Because of Thine indignation, Peace is not in my bones because of my sin.
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Psalms 38:3
Psalms 38:3 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 38:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 38:4
Hebrew
אֵין־מְתֹם בִּבְשָׂרִי מִפְּנֵי זַעְמֶךָ אֵין־שָׁלוֹם בַּעֲצָמַי מִפְּנֵי חַטָּאתִֽי׃'eyn-metom-viveshariy-mifeney-za'emekha-'eyn-shalvom-va'atzamay-mifeney-chata'tiy
KJV: For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
AKJV: For my iniquities are gone over my head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
ASV: For mine iniquities are gone over my head:
YLT: For mine iniquities have passed over my head, As a heavy burden--too heavy for me.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 38:4Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 38:4
Psalms 38:4 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 38:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 38:5
Hebrew
כִּי עֲוֺנֹתַי עָבְרוּ רֹאשִׁי כְּמַשָּׂא כָבֵד יִכְבְּדוּ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃khiy-'avnotay-'averv-ro'shiy-khemasha'-khaved-yikhevedv-mimeniy
KJV: My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.
AKJV: My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.
ASV: My wounds are loathsome and corrupt,
YLT: Stunk--become corrupt have my wounds, Because of my folly.
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Psalms 38:5
Psalms 38:5 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 38:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 38:6
Hebrew
הִבְאִישׁוּ נָמַקּוּ חַבּוּרֹתָי מִפְּנֵי אִוַּלְתִּֽי׃hive'iyshv-namaqv-chavvrotay-mifeney-'ivaletiy
KJV: I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.
AKJV: I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.
ASV: I am pained and bowed down greatly;
YLT: I have been bent down, I have been bowed down--unto excess, All the day I have gone mourning.
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Psalms 38:6
Psalms 38:6 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 38:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 38:7
Hebrew
נַעֲוֵיתִי שַׁחֹתִי עַד־מְאֹד כָּל־הַיּוֹם קֹדֵר הִלָּֽכְתִּי׃na'aveytiy-shachotiy-'ad-me'od-khal-hayvom-qoder-hilakhetiy
KJV: For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh.
AKJV: For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh.
ASV: For my loins are filled with burning;
YLT: For my flanks have been full of drought, And soundness is not in my flesh.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 38:7Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 38:7
Psalms 38:7 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 38:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 38:8
Hebrew
כִּֽי־כְסָלַי מָלְאוּ נִקְלֶה וְאֵין מְתֹם בִּבְשָׂרִֽי׃khiy-khesalay-male'v-niqeleh-ve'eyn-metom-viveshariy
KJV: I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.
AKJV: I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.
ASV: I am faint and sore bruised:
YLT: I have been feeble and smitten--unto excess, I have roared from disquietude of heart.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 38:8Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 38:8
Psalms 38:8 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 38:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 38:9
Hebrew
נְפוּגוֹתִי וְנִדְכֵּיתִי עַד־מְאֹד שָׁאַגְתִּי מִֽנַּהֲמַת לִבִּֽי׃nefvgvotiy-venidekheytiy-'ad-me'od-sha'agetiy-minahamat-liviy
KJV: Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
AKJV: Lord, all my desire is before you; and my groaning is not hid from you.
ASV: Lord, all my desire is before thee;
YLT: Lord, before Thee is all my desire, And my sighing from Thee hath not been hid.
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Psalms 38:9
Psalms 38:9 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 38:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 38:10
Hebrew
אֲֽדנָי נֶגְדְּךָ כָל־תַּאֲוָתִי וְאַנְחָתִי מִמְּךָ לֹא־נִסְתָּֽרָה׃'adnay-negedekha-khal-ta'avatiy-ve'anechatiy-mimekha-lo'-nisetarah
KJV: My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.
AKJV: My heart pants, my strength fails me: as for the light of my eyes, it also is gone from me.
ASV: My heart throbbeth, my strength faileth me:
YLT: My heart is panting, my power hath forsaken me, And the light of mine eyes, Even they are not with me.
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Psalms 38:10
Psalms 38:10 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 38:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 38:11
Hebrew
לִבִּי סְחַרְחַר עֲזָבַנִי כֹחִי וְֽאוֹר־עֵינַי גַּם־הֵם אֵין אִתִּֽי׃liviy-secharechar-'azavaniy-khochiy-ve'vor-'eynay-gam-hem-'eyn-'itiy
KJV: My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
AKJV: My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
ASV: My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague;
YLT: My lovers and my friends over-against my plague stand. And my neighbours afar off have stood.
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Psalms 38:11
Psalms 38:11 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 38:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 38:12
Hebrew
אֹֽהֲבַי ׀ וְרֵעַי מִנֶּגֶד נִגְעִי יַעֲמֹדוּ וּקְרוֹבַי מֵרָחֹק עָמָֽדוּ׃'ohavay- -vere'ay-mineged-nige'iy-ya'amodv-vqervovay-merachoq-'amadv
KJV: They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.
AKJV: They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.
ASV: They also that seek after my life lay snares for me;
YLT: And those seeking my soul lay a snare, And those seeking my evil Have spoken mischievous things, And they do deceits meditate all the day.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 38:12Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 38:12 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 38:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 38:13
Hebrew
וַיְנַקְשׁוּ ׀ מְבַקְשֵׁי נַפְשִׁי וְדֹרְשֵׁי רָעָתִי דִּבְּרוּ הַוּוֹת וּמִרְמוֹת כָּל־הַיּוֹם יֶהְגּֽוּ׃vayenaqeshv- -mevaqeshey-nafeshiy-vedoreshey-ra'atiy-diverv-havvot-vmiremvot-khal-hayvom-yehegv
KJV: But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
AKJV: But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that opens not his mouth.
ASV: But I, as a deaf man, hear not;
YLT: And I, as deaf, hear not. And as a dumb one who openeth not his mouth.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 38:13Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 38:13 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 38:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 38:14
Hebrew
וַאֲנִי כְחֵרֵשׁ לֹא אֶשְׁמָע וּכְאִלֵּם לֹא יִפְתַּח־פִּֽיו׃va'aniy-khecheresh-lo'-'eshema'-vkhe'ilem-lo'-yifetach-fiyv
KJV: Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
AKJV: Thus I was as a man that hears not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
ASV: Yea, I am as a man that heareth not,
YLT: Yea, I am as a man who heareth not, And in his mouth are no reproofs.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 38:14Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 38:14
Psalms 38:14 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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- Psalms 38:14
Exposition: Psalms 38:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 38:15
Hebrew
וָאֱהִי כְּאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹא־שֹׁמֵעַ וְאֵין בְּפִיו תּוֹכָחֽוֹת׃va'ehiy-khe'iysh-'asher-lo'-shome'a-ve'eyn-vefiyv-tvokhachvot
KJV: For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.
AKJV: For in you, O LORD, do I hope: you will hear, O Lord my God.
ASV: For in thee, O Jehovah, do I hope:
YLT: Because for Thee, O Jehovah, I have waited, Thou dost answer, O Lord my God.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 38:15Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 38:15
Psalms 38:15 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Exposition: Psalms 38:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 38:16
Hebrew
כִּֽי־לְךָ יְהוָה הוֹחָלְתִּי אַתָּה תַעֲנֶה אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהָֽי׃khiy-lekha-yehvah-hvochaletiy-'atah-ta'aneh-'adonay-'elohay
KJV: For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
AKJV: For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slips, they magnify themselves against me.
ASV: For I said, Lest they rejoice over me:
YLT: When I said, `Lest they rejoice over me, In the slipping of my foot against me they magnified themselves.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 38:16Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 38:16
Psalms 38:16 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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- Psalms 38:16
Exposition: Psalms 38:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 38:17
Hebrew
כִּֽי־אָמַרְתִּי פֶּן־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִי בְּמוֹט רַגְלִי עָלַי הִגְדִּֽילוּ׃khiy-'amaretiy-fen-yishemechv-liy-vemvot-rageliy-'alay-higediylv
KJV: For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.
AKJV: For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.
ASV: For I am ready to fall,
YLT: For I am ready to halt, And my pain is before me continually.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 38:17Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 38:17
Psalms 38:17 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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- Psalms 38:17
Exposition: Psalms 38:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 38:18
Hebrew
כִּֽי־אֲנִי לְצֶלַע נָכוֹן וּמַכְאוֹבִי נֶגְדִּי תָמִֽיד׃khiy-'aniy-letzela'-nakhvon-vmakhe'voviy-negediy-tamiyd
KJV: For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.
AKJV: For I will declare my iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.
ASV: For I will declare mine iniquity;
YLT: For mine iniquity I declare, I am sorry for my sin.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 38:18Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 38:18
Psalms 38:18 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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- Psalms 38:18
Exposition: Psalms 38:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 38:19
Hebrew
כִּֽי־עֲוֺנִי אַגִּיד אֶדְאַג מֵֽחַטָּאתִֽי׃khiy-'avniy-'agiyd-'ede'ag-mechata'tiy
KJV: But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
AKJV: But my enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
ASV: But mine enemies are lively, and are strong;
YLT: And mine enemies are lively, They have been strong, and those hating me without cause, Have been multiplied.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 38:19Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 38:19
Psalms 38:19 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 38:19
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- Psalms 38:19
Exposition: Psalms 38:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 38:20
Hebrew
וְֽאֹיְבַי חַיִּים עָצֵמוּ וְרַבּוּ שֹׂנְאַי שָֽׁקֶר׃ve'oyevay-chayiym-'atzemv-veravv-shone'ay-shaqer
KJV: They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.
AKJV: They also that render evil for good are my adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.
ASV: They also that render evil for good
YLT: And those paying evil for good accuse me, Because of my pursuing good.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 38:20Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 38:20
Psalms 38:20 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 38:20
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- Psalms 38:20
Exposition: Psalms 38:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 38:21
Hebrew
וּמְשַׁלְּמֵי רָעָה תַּחַת טוֹבָה יִשְׂטְנוּנִי תַּחַת רדופי־רָֽדְפִי־טֽוֹב׃vmeshalemey-ra'ah-tachat-tvovah-yishetenvniy-tachat-rdvfy-radefiy-tvov
KJV: Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.
AKJV: Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.
ASV: Forsake me not, O Jehovah:
YLT: Do not forsake me, O Jehovah, My God, be not far from me,
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 38:21Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 38:21
Psalms 38:21 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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- Psalms 38:21
Exposition: Psalms 38:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 38:22
Hebrew
אַל־תַּֽעַזְבֵנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהַי אַל־תִּרְחַק מִמֶּֽנִּי׃'al-ta'azeveniy-yehvah-'elohay-'al-tirechaq-mimeniy
KJV: Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.
AKJV: Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.
ASV: Make haste to help me,
YLT: Haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation!
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 38:22Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 38:22
Psalms 38:22 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Psalms 38:22
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- Psalms 38:22
Exposition: Psalms 38:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
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- Psalms 38:1
- Psalms 38:2
- Psalms 38:3
- Psalms 38:4
- Psalms 38:5
- Psalms 38:6
- Psalms 38:7
- Psalms 38:8
- Psalms 38:9
- Psalms 38:10
- Psalms 38:11
- Psalms 38:12
- Psalms 38:13
- Psalms 38:14
- Psalms 38:15
- Psalms 38:16
- Psalms 38:17
- Psalms 38:18
- Psalms 38:19
- Psalms 38:20
- Psalms 38:21
- Psalms 38:22
Named authorities or texts surfaced in commentary
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Ezekiel
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Daniel
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Hosea
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Joel
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Amos
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Obadiah
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Jonah
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Micah
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Nahum
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Habakkuk
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Zephaniah
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Haggai
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Zechariah
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Malachi
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Matthew
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Mark
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Luke
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John
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Acts
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Romans
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1 Corinthians
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2 Corinthians
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Galatians
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Ephesians
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Philippians
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Colossians
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1 Thessalonians
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2 Thessalonians
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1 Timothy
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2 Timothy
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Titus
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Philemon
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Hebrews
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James
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1 Peter
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2 Peter
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1 John
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2 John
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3 John
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Jude
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Revelation
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Psalms 38:1
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Psalms 38:1
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