Psalms 38
38
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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Psalms 38
38
A Psalm by David, for a memorial.
1Yahweh, don’t rebuke me in your wrath,
neither chasten me in your hot displeasure.
2For your arrows have pierced me,
your hand presses hard on me.
3There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation,
neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.
4For my iniquities have gone over my head.
As a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.
5My wounds are loathsome and corrupt
because of my foolishness.
6I am in pain and bowed down greatly.
I go mourning all day long.
7For my waist is filled with burning.
There is no soundness in my flesh.
8I am faint and severely bruised.
I have groaned by reason of the anguish of my heart.
9Lord, all my desire is before you.
My groaning is not hidden from you.
10My heart throbs.
My strength fails me.
As for the light of my eyes, it has also left me.
11My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague.
My kinsmen stand far away.
12They also who seek after my life lay snares.
Those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things,
and meditate deceits all day long.
13But I, as a deaf man, don’t hear.
I am as a mute man who doesn’t open his mouth.
14Yes, I am as a man who doesn’t hear,
in whose mouth are no reproofs.
15For I hope in you, Yahweh.
You will answer, Lord my God.
16For I said, “Don’t let them gloat over me,
or exalt themselves over me when my foot slips.”
17For I am ready to fall.
My pain is continually before me.
18For I will declare my iniquity.
I will be sorry for my sin.
19But my enemies are vigorous and many.
Those who hate me without reason are numerous.
20They who render evil for good are also adversaries to me,
because I follow what is good.
21Don’t forsake me, Yahweh.
My God, don’t be far from me.
22Hurry to help me,
Lord, my salvation.
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