Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 38:4:

• Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
  “My guilt has depressed me
  like very heavy goods surpassing my strength.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
• Newari:
  “My whole body has sunk into sin.
  [The sin] has become too heavy to bear.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon:
  “I am-about-to drown now because of my sins,
  this (is) like a heavy burden which I am- not -able-(to-carry).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Eastern Bru:
  “That sin is like my body is covered all completely causing me to sink. That sin is very heavy, I am no longer able to carry it.” (Source: Bru Back Translation)
• Laarim:
  “My sin defeats me
  like very heavy things always that I carry.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
• Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
  “Mabaya yangu yamekifunika kichwa,
  kama vile mzigo mzito ambao siwezi kuubeba.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
• English:
  “All my sins are like a flood that covers my head;
  they are like a load that is very heavy, with the result that I cannot carry it.” (Source: Translation for Translators)