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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Psalm 38
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Psalm 38
A psalm of David. A prayer.
1 Lord, don’t correct me when you are angry.
Don’t punish me when you are burning with anger.
2You have wounded me with your arrows.
You have struck me with your hand.
3Because of your anger, my whole body is sick.
Because of my sin, I’m not healthy.
4My guilt has become too much for me.
It is a load too heavy to carry.
5My wounds are ugly. They stink.
I’ve been foolish. I have sinned.
6I am bent over. I’ve been brought very low.
All day long I go around weeping.
7My back is filled with burning pain.
My whole body is sick.
8I am weak and feel as if I’ve been broken in pieces.
I groan because of the great pain in my heart.
9Lord, everything I really want is clearly known to you.
You always hear me when I sigh.
10My heart pounds, and my strength is gone.
My eyes can hardly see.
11My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds.
My neighbors stay far away from me.
12Those who are trying to kill me set their traps.
Those who want to harm me talk about destroying me.
All day long they make their plans and tell their lies.
13Like a deaf person, I can’t hear.
Like someone who can’t speak, I can’t say a word.
14I’m like someone who doesn’t hear.
I’m like someone whose mouth can’t make any reply.
15 Lord, I wait for you to help me.
Lord my God, I know you will answer.
16I said, “Don’t let my enemies have the joy of seeing me fall.
Don’t let them brag when my feet slip.”
17I am about to fall.
My pain never leaves me.
18I admit that I have done wrong.
I am troubled by my sin.
19Though I have done nothing to cause it, many people have become my enemies.
They hate me without any reason.
20They pay me back with evil, even though I was good to them.
They bring charges against me, though I try only to do what is good.
21 Lord, don’t desert me.
My God, don’t be far away from me.
22Lord my Savior,
come quickly to help me.
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