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
The Prayer of a Sufferer#Ps 38 Hebrew title: A psalm by David; a lament.
1O LORD, don't punish me in your anger!
2You have wounded me with your arrows;
you have struck me down.
3Because of your anger, I am in great pain;
my whole body is diseased because of my sins.
4I am drowning in the flood of my sins;
they are a burden too heavy to bear.
5Because I have been foolish,
my sores stink and rot.
6I am bowed down, I am crushed;
I mourn all day long.
7I am burning with fever
and I am near to death.
8I am worn out and utterly crushed;
my heart is troubled, and I groan with pain.
9O Lord, you know what I long for;
you hear all my groans.
10My heart is pounding, my strength is gone,
and my eyes have lost their brightness.
11My friends and neighbours will not come near me,
because of my sores;
even my family keeps away from me.
12Those who want to kill me lay traps for me,
and those who want to hurt me threaten to ruin me;
they never stop plotting against me.
13I am like the deaf and cannot hear,
like the dumb and cannot speak.
14I am like those who do not answer,
because they cannot hear.
15But I trust in you, O LORD;
and you, O Lord my God, will answer me.
16Don't let my enemies gloat over my distress;
don't let them boast about my downfall!
17I am about to fall
and am in constant pain.
18I confess my sins;
they fill me with anxiety.
19My enemies are healthy and strong;
there are many who hate me for no reason.
20Those who pay back evil for good
are against me because I try to do right.
21Do not abandon me, O LORD;
do not stay away, my God!
22Help me now, O Lord my saviour!
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