Mazmur 38:17-18

38:17 For I am about to stumble,

and I am in constant pain. ¹ 

38:18 Yes, ²  I confess my wrongdoing,

and I am concerned about my sins.

[38:17]  ¹ tn Heb “and my pain [is] before me continually.”

[38:18]  ² tn Or “for.” The translation assumes that כִּי (ki) is asseverative here.