Tehillim (Psa) 38
38
1A psalm of David, serving as a reminder:
2Adonai, don’t rebuke me when you are angry
or discipline me when you are enraged,
3for your arrows penetrate me deeply,
and your hand is pressing me down.
4Your indignation left no part of me intact;
my sin made my whole body sick;
5for my iniquities loom high over my head
as a heavy burden, too heavy for me.
6I have stinking, festering wounds
because of my foolishness.
7I am bent down, prostrate completely;
I go about mourning all day long.
8For my insides burn with fever,
and my whole body is sick.
9I am numb, completely crushed;
my anguished heart makes me groan aloud.
10Adonai, all my longing is known to you;
my sighing is not hidden from you.
11My heart is throbbing, my strength is gone,
and the light in my eyes has left me.
12My friends and companions shun my disease;
even the closest keep their distance.
13Those seeking my life lay snares for me,
those seeking to harm me speak of disaster
and think up deceptions all day long.
14But I’m like a deaf man — I don’t hear it;
and, like a mute, I don’t say a word.
15Yes, I’ve become like a man who doesn’t hear
and in whose mouth are no defenses.
16For it is in you, Adonai, that I hope.
You will answer, Adonai my God.
17I said, “Don’t let them gloat over me
or boast against me when my foot slips.”
18For I am about to fall,
and my pain is always with me.
19I acknowledge my guilt,
I am anxious because of my sin.
20But my enemies are alive and well,
those who wrongfully hate me increase their numbers;
21and, since they repay good with evil,
they oppose me because I pursue good.
22Don’t abandon me, Adonai!
My God, don’t be far from me!
23Come quickly to help me,
Adonai, my salvation!
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Psalm 38
A psalm by David; to be kept in mind.
1O Lord, do not angrily punish me
or discipline me in your wrath.
2Your arrows have struck me.
Your hand has struck me hard.
3No healthy spot is left on my body
because of your rage.
There is no peace in my bones
because of my sin.
4My guilt has overwhelmed me.
Like a heavy load, it is more than I can bear.
5My wounds smell rotten.
They fester because of my stupidity.
6I am bent over and bowed down very low.
All day I walk around in mourning.
7My insides are filled with burning pain,
and no healthy spot is left on my body.
8I am numb and completely devastated.
I roar because my heart’s in turmoil.
9You know all my desires, O Lord,
and my groaning has not been hidden from you.
10My heart is pounding.
I have lost my strength.
Even the light of my eyes has left me.
11My loved ones and my friends keep their distance
and my relatives stand far away because of my sickness.
12Those who seek my life lay traps for me.
Those who are out to harm me talk about ruining me.
All day long they think of ways to deceive me.
13But I am like a person who cannot hear
and like a person who cannot speak.
14I am like one who cannot hear
and who can offer no arguments.
15But I wait with hope for you, O Lord.
You will answer, O Lord, my God.
16I said, “Do not let them gloat over me.
When my foot slips,
do not let them promote themselves at my expense.”
17I am ready to fall.
I am continually aware of my pain.
18I confess my guilt.
My sin troubles me.
19My mortal enemies are growing stronger.
Many hate me for no reason.
20They pay me back with evil instead of good,
and they accuse me because I try to do what is good.
21Do not abandon me, O Lord.
O my God, do not be so distant from me.
22Come quickly to help me, O Lord, my savior.
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