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
Prayer of a Suffering Sinner
A Davidic psalm for remembrance. # Ps 70 title
1Lord, do not punish me in Your anger
or discipline me in Your wrath. # Ps 6:1
2For Your arrows have sunk into me,
and Your hand has pressed down on me. # Jb 6:4; Ps 32:4
3There is no health in my body
because of Your indignation;
there is no strength # Hb shalom in my bones
because of my sin. # Jb 33:19; Ps 31:10; 102:10
4For my sins have flooded over my head;
they are a burden too heavy for me to bear. # Ezr 9:6; Ps 40:12
5My wounds are foul and festering
because of my foolishness. # Is 1:6
6I am bent over and brought low;
all day long I go around in mourning. # Ps 35:14
7For my loins are full of burning pain,
and there is no health in my body. # Ps 38:3; Lm 1:13
8I am faint and severely crushed;
I groan because of the anguish of my heart. # Jb 3:24; Ps 6:6; 32:3; Lm 2:11
9Lord, my every desire is known to # Lit is in front of You;
my sighing is not hidden from You. # Ps 10:17
10My heart races, my strength leaves me,
and even the light of my eyes has faded. # Or and the light of my eyes — even that is not with me # Ps 6:7; 69:3; 88:9
11My loved ones and friends stand back from my affliction,
and my relatives stand at a distance. # Jb 19:13-20; Ps 31:11; 88:18
12Those who seek my life set traps,
and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me;
they plot treachery all day long. # Ps 35:4,20; 54:3; 140:5
13I am like a deaf person; I do not hear.
I am like a speechless person
who does not open his mouth. # Ps 39:2,9
14I am like a man who does not hear
and has no arguments in his mouth. # Jb 23:4
15I put my hope in You, Lord;
You will answer, Lord my God. # Ps 17:6; 39:7
16For I said, “Don’t let them rejoice over me —
those who are arrogant toward me when I stumble.” # Ps 13:4; 35:26
17For I am about to fall,
and my pain is constantly with me. # Ps 13:2; 35:15
18So I confess my guilt;
I am anxious because of my sin. # Ps 32:5; 2Co 7:9-10
19But my enemies are vigorous and powerful; # Or numerous
many hate me for no reason. # Ps 18:17; 35:19
20Those who repay evil for good
attack me for pursuing good. # Ps 35:12; 109:5; 3Jn 11
21Lord, do not abandon me;
my God, do not be far from me. # Ps 22:19; 35:22
22Hurry to help me,
Lord, my Savior. # Ps 40:13,17
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