Psalms 38
38
A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance.
1O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath:
Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
2For thine arrows stick fast in me,
And thy hand presseth me sore.
3There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation;
Neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.
4For mine iniquities are gone over mine head:
As an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
5My wounds stink and are corrupt,
Because of my foolishness.
6I am pained and bowed down greatly;
I go mourning all the day long.
7For my loins are filled with burning;
And there is no soundness in my flesh.
8I am faint and sore bruised:
I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.
9Lord, all my desire is before thee;
And my groaning is not hid from thee.
10My heart throbbeth, my strength faileth me:
As for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.
11My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague;
And my kinsmen stand afar off.
12They also that seek after my life lay snares for me;
And they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things,
And imagine deceits all the day long.
13But I, as a deaf man, hear not;
And I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
14Yea, I am as a man that heareth not,
And in whose mouth are no reproofs.
15For in thee, O LORD, do I hope:
Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.
16For I said, Lest they rejoice over me:
When my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
17For I am ready to halt,
And my sorrow is continually before me.
18For I will declare mine iniquity;
I will be sorry for my sin.
19But mine enemies are lively, and are strong:
And they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
20They also that render evil for good
Are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.
21Forsake me not, O LORD:
O my God, be not far from me.
22Make haste to help me,
O Lord my salvation.
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Psalms 38
38
The Prayer of a Sufferer#Ps 38 Hebrew title: A psalm by David; a lament.
1O LORD, don't punish me in your anger!
2You have wounded me with your arrows;
you have struck me down.
3Because of your anger, I am in great pain;
my whole body is diseased because of my sins.
4I am drowning in the flood of my sins;
they are a burden too heavy to bear.
5Because I have been foolish,
my sores stink and rot.
6I am bowed down, I am crushed;
I mourn all day long.
7I am burning with fever
and I am near to death.
8I am worn out and utterly crushed;
my heart is troubled, and I groan with pain.
9O Lord, you know what I long for;
you hear all my groans.
10My heart is pounding, my strength is gone,
and my eyes have lost their brightness.
11My friends and neighbours will not come near me,
because of my sores;
even my family keeps away from me.
12Those who want to kill me lay traps for me,
and those who want to hurt me threaten to ruin me;
they never stop plotting against me.
13I am like the deaf and cannot hear,
like the dumb and cannot speak.
14I am like those who do not answer,
because they cannot hear.
15But I trust in you, O LORD;
and you, O Lord my God, will answer me.
16Don't let my enemies gloat over my distress;
don't let them boast about my downfall!
17I am about to fall
and am in constant pain.
18I confess my sins;
they fill me with anxiety.
19My enemies are healthy and strong;
there are many who hate me for no reason.
20Those who pay back evil for good
are against me because I try to do right.
21Do not abandon me, O LORD;
do not stay away, my God!
22Help me now, O Lord my saviour!
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