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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Psalms 38
38
A Burden Too Heavy for Me
1A psalm of David, for a memorial.
2Adonai, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.
3For Your arrows have sunk deep into me and Your hand has pressed down on me.
4There is no health in my flesh because of Your indignation. There is no wholeness in my bones because of my sin.
5For my iniquities are on my head— like a burden too heavy for me.
6My wounds are foul and festering because of my foolishness.
7I am bent over, bowed down greatly. All day I walk about in mourning.
8For my heart is filled with burning pain, and there is no health in my body.
9I am numb and utterly crushed. I groan because of anguish in my heart.
10My Lord, all my longing is before You, and my sighing is not hidden from You.
11My heart pounds, my strength fails me. The light of my eyes—also, not with me.
12My friends and my companions stay away from my wound, and my kinsmen stand far off.
13They who seek my life set traps. Those who seek my hurt threaten destruction, uttering lies all day.
14But I, like someone deaf, hear nothing, like a mute, not opening his mouth.
15Yes, I am like one who cannot hear, whose mouth has no arguments.
16But I wait for You, Adonai— You will answer, O Lord my God.
17For I said: “Don’t let them gloat over me or exalt themselves over me, when my foot slips.”
18For I am about to fall, and my pain is before me constantly.
19So I confess my guilt. I am troubled because of my sin.
20My lively enemies are numerous. Many hate me wrongfully.
21Those who repay evil for good oppose me because I pursue what is good.
22Do not forsake me, Adonai. O my God, be not far from me.
23Hurry to my aid, my Lord, my salvation.
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