Psalm 38:2
Modern Translations
New International Version
Your arrows have pierced me, and your hand has come down on me.

New Living Translation
Your arrows have struck deep, and your blows are crushing me.

English Standard Version
For your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand has come down on me.

Berean Study Bible
For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.

New American Standard Bible
For Your arrows have sunk deep into me, And Your hand has pressed down on me.

NASB 1995
For Your arrows have sunk deep into me, And Your hand has pressed down on me.

NASB 1977
For Thine arrows have sunk deep into me, And Thy hand has pressed down on me.

Amplified Bible
For Your arrows have sunk into me and penetrate deeply, And Your hand has pressed down on me and greatly disciplined me.

Christian Standard Bible
For your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand has pressed down on me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For Your arrows have sunk into me, and Your hand has pressed down on me.

Contemporary English Version
You shot me with your arrows, and you struck me with your hand.

Good News Translation
You have wounded me with your arrows; you have struck me down.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Your arrows have struck me. Your hand has struck me hard.

International Standard Version
because your arrows have sunk deep into me, and your hand has come down hard on me.

NET Bible
For your arrows pierce me, and your hand presses me down.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.

New King James Version
For Your arrows pierce me deeply, And Your hand presses me down.

King James 2000 Bible
For your arrows stick fast in me, and your hand presses me down.

New Heart English Bible
For your arrows have pierced me, your hand presses hard on me.

World English Bible
For your arrows have pierced me, your hand presses hard on me.

American King James Version
For your arrows stick fast in me, and your hand presses me sore.

American Standard Version
For thine arrows stick fast in me, And thy hand presseth me sore.

A Faithful Version
For Your arrows stick fast in me, and Your hand presses heavily upon me.

Darby Bible Translation
For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand cometh down upon me.

English Revised Version
For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.

Webster's Bible Translation
For thy arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand falleth heavy upon me.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For thine arrowes haue light vpon me, and thine hand lyeth vpon me.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For thyne arrowes sticke fast in me: and thy hande presseth me sore.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
For thy arowes stick fast in me, and thy honde presseth me sore.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For Your arrows have come down on me, "" And You let down Your hand on me.

Young's Literal Translation
For Thine arrows have come down on me, And Thou lettest down upon me Thy hand.

Smith's Literal Translation
O Jehovah, thou wilt not reprove me in thy wrath, and thou wilt not correct me in thine anger.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For thy arrows are fastened in me : and thy hand hath been strong upon me.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For your arrows have been driven into me, and your hand has been confirmed over me.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
For your arrows have stuck in me and your hand has pressed against me.

Lamsa Bible
For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand rests heavily upon me.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For Thine arrows are gone deep into me, And Thy hand is come down upon me.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For thy weapons are fixed in me, and thou hast pressed thy hand heavily upon me.
















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