unfoldingWord_en_tn/psa/038/005.md

General Information:

David continues describing what his guilt and shame does to his body. He uses hyperbole to emphasize the effects of this lesson.

My wounds are infected and smell

Here "smell" refer to his sores having a bad smell that is associated with rotting flesh. AT: "My wounds are infected and stink as they rot" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)