Psalms 38:5 - Exposition

My wounds stink and are corrupt . The writer reverts to his bodily pains. He has "wounds," which "stink" and "are corrupt;" or "fester and become noisome," which may be boils, or bed-sores, and which make him a loathsome object to others (comp. Job 9:19 ; Job 30:18 ). Because of my foolishness . Because I was so foolish as to forsake the way of righteousness, and allow sin to get the dominion over me.