Psalms 38
38
PSALM 38
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
1In thy great indignation,
O Lord, rebuke me not;
Nor on me lay thy chast'ning hand,
in thy displeasure hot.
2For in me fast thine arrows stick,
thine hand doth press me sore:
3And in my flesh there is no health,
nor soundness any more.
This grief I have, because thy wrath
is forth against me gone;
And in my bones there is no rest,
for sin that I have done.
4Because gone up above mine head
my great transgressions be;
And, as a weighty burden, they
too heavy are for me.
5My wounds do stink, and are corrupt;
my folly makes it so.
6I troubled am, and much bow'd down;
all day I mourning go.
7For a disease that loathsome is
so fills my loins with pain,
That in my weak and weary flesh
no soundness doth remain.
8So feeble and infirm am I,
and broken am so sore,
That, through disquiet of my heart,
I have been made to roar.
9O Lord, all that I do desire
is still before thine eye;
And of my heart the secret groans
not hidden are from thee.
10My heart doth pant incessantly,
my strength doth quite decay;
As for mine eyes, their wonted light
is from me gone away.
11My lovers and my friends do stand
at distance from my sore;
And those do stand aloof that were
kinsmen and kind before.
12Yea, they that seek my life lay snares:
who seek to do me wrong
Speak things mischievous, and deceits
imagine all day long.
13But, as one deaf, that heareth not,
I suffer'd all to pass;
I as a dumb man did become,
whose mouth not open'd was:
14As one that hears not, in whose mouth
are no reproofs at all.
15For, Lord, I hope in thee; my God,
thou'lt hear me when I call.
16For I said, Hear me, lest they should
rejoice o'er me with pride;
And o'er me magnify themselves,
when as my foot doth slide.
17For I am near to halt, my grief
is still before mine eye:
18For I'll declare my sin, and grieve
for mine iniquity.
19But yet mine en'mies lively are,
and strong are they beside;
And they that hate me wrongfully
are greatly multiply'd.
20And they for good that render ill,
as en'mies me withstood;
Yea, ev'n for this, because that I
do follow what is good.
21Forsake me not, O Lord; my God,
far from me never be.
22O Lord, thou my salvation art,
haste to give help to me.
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Tehillim (Psalms) 38
38
1O יהוה, do not rebuke me in Your wrath, Nor chastise me in Your hot displeasure!
2For Your arrows have pierced me, And Your hand comes down on me.
3There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your rage, Nor peace in my bones because of my sin.
4For my crookednesses have passed over my head; Like a heavy burden, too heavy for me.
5My wounds have become stinky, festering Because of my folly.
6I have been bent down; I have been bowed down very much; All day long I have gone mourning.
7For my loins have become filled with burning, And there is no soundness in my flesh.
8I have become weak and greatly crushed; I howled from the groaning of my heart.
9יהוה, all my desire is before You; And my sighing has not been hid from You.
10My heart is throbbing, my strength has forsaken me; And the light of my eyes also is not with me.
11My loved ones and my friends stand back from my plague, And my neighbours stand far away.
12And those seeking my life lay a snare; And those seeking my evil have spoken of destruction, And utter deceit all day long.
13But I, as one deaf, do not hear; And as a dumb one who does not open his mouth.
14I am like a man who does not hear, And who has no rebukes in his mouth.
15For on You, O יהוה, I have waited; You do answer, O יהוה my Elohim.
16For I said, “Otherwise they would rejoice over me, When my foot slips they would exalt themselves over me.”
17For I am ready to fall, And my pain is always with me.
18For I confess my crookedness; I am sorry over my sin.
19But my enemies are alive; They have become strong; And those hating me falsely are many.
20And those who repay evil for good, They oppose me, because I follow what is good.
21Do not forsake me, O יהוה; O my Elohim, be not far from me!
22Hasten to help me, O יהוה, my deliverance!
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