32:3 When I refused to confess my sin, 1
my whole body wasted away, 2
while I groaned in pain all day long.
32:10 An evil person suffers much pain, 3
but the Lord’s faithfulness overwhelms the one who trusts in him. 4
38:8 I am numb with pain and severely battered; 5
I groan loudly because of the anxiety I feel. 6
1 tn Heb “when I was silent.”
2 tn Heb “my bones became brittle.” The psalmist pictures himself as aging and growing physically weak. Trying to cover up his sin brought severe physical consequences.
3 tn Heb “many [are the] pains of evil [one].” The singular form is representative here; the typical evildoer, representative of the larger group of wicked people, is in view.
4 tn Heb “but the one who trusts in the
5 tn Heb “I am numb and crushed to excess.”
6 tn Heb “I roar because of the moaning of my heart.”