Psalms 38
38
A Penitent Sufferer's Plea for Healing
A Psalm of David, for the memorial offering.
1O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger,
or discipline me in your wrath.
2For your arrows have sunk into me,
and your hand has come down on me.
3There is no soundness in my flesh
because of your indignation;
there is no health in my bones
because of my sin.
4For my iniquities have gone over my head;
they weigh like a burden too heavy for me.
5My wounds grow foul and fester
because of my foolishness;
6I am utterly bowed down and prostrate;
all day long I go around mourning.
7For my loins are filled with burning,
and there is no soundness in my flesh.
8I am utterly spent and crushed;
I groan because of the tumult of my heart.
9O Lord, all my longing is known to you;
my sighing is not hidden from you.
10My heart throbs, my strength fails me;
as for the light of my eyes—it also has gone from me.
11My friends and companions stand aloof from my affliction,
and my neighbors stand far off.
12Those who seek my life lay their snares;
those who seek to hurt me speak of ruin,
and meditate treachery all day long.
13But I am like the deaf, I do not hear;
like the mute, who cannot speak.
14Truly, I am like one who does not hear,
and in whose mouth is no retort.
15But it is for you, O Lord, that I wait;
it is you, O Lord my God, who will answer.
16For I pray, “Only do not let them rejoice over me,
those who boast against me when my foot slips.”
17For I am ready to fall,
and my pain is ever with me.
18I confess my iniquity;
I am sorry for my sin.
19Those who are my foes without cause#38.19 Q Ms: MT my living foes are mighty,
and many are those who hate me wrongfully.
20Those who render me evil for good
are my adversaries because I follow after good.
21Do not forsake me, O Lord;
O my God, do not be far from me;
22make haste to help me,
O Lord, my salvation.
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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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