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
38
Do Not Forsake Me, O Lord
A Psalm of David, #Ps. 70, title; [1 Chr. 16:4]for the memorial offering.
1O Lord, #Ps. 6:1rebuke me not in your anger,
nor discipline me in your wrath!
2For your #Job 6:4 arrows have sunk into me,
and your hand #See Ps. 32:4has come down on me.
3There is #Isa. 1:6 no soundness in my flesh
because of your indignation;
there is no health in my #See Ps. 31:10bones
because of my sin.
4For my #Ps. 40:12; Ezra 9:6iniquities have gone over my head;
like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.
5My wounds stink and fester
because of my foolishness,
6I am #Ps. 35:14; 42:5, 6, 11; 43:5 utterly bowed down and #Isa. 21:3 prostrate;
all the day I #[Job 30:28]go about mourning.
7For my sides are filled with burning,
and there is #[See ver. 3 above]no soundness in my flesh.
8I am feeble and crushed;
I #See Ps. 22:1groan because of the tumult of my heart.
9O Lord, all my longing is before you;
my #Ps. 6:6sighing is not hidden from you.
10My heart throbs; my strength fails me,
and #See Ps. 6:7the light of my eyes—it also has gone from me.
11My #Ps. 88:18; See Job 19:13-20 friends and companions #[Luke 10:31, 32] stand aloof from my #Ps. 39:10; Isa. 53:4, 8 plague,
and my nearest kin #[Matt. 27:55; Mark 15:40; Luke 23:49]stand far off.
12Those who seek my life #[Matt. 22:15]; Mark 12:13; Luke 20:20; See 2 Sam. 17:1-3 lay their snares;
those who seek my hurt #[2 Sam. 16:7, 8] speak of ruin
and meditate #Ps. 35:20treachery all day long.
13But I am like a deaf man; I do not hear,
like #Ps. 39:2, 9; Isa. 53:7; 1 Pet. 2:23a mute man who does not open his mouth.
14I have become like a man who does not hear,
and in whose mouth are no #[Job 23:4]rebukes.
15But for #Ps. 39:7; [2 Sam. 16:12]you, O Lord, do I wait;
it is you, O Lord my God, who will answer.
16For I said, “Only #[Ps. 13:4] let them not rejoice over me,
who #See Job 19:5 boast against me when my #Ps. 94:18foot slips!”
17For I am #Ps. 35:15; Jer. 20:10ready to fall,
and my pain is ever before me.
18I #See Ps. 32:5 confess my iniquity;
I am #[2 Cor. 7:9, 10]sorry for my sin.
19But my foes are vigorous, they are mighty,
and many are those who hate me #Ps. 35:19wrongfully.
20Those who #See Ps. 35:12 render me evil for good
#
Ps. 109:4 accuse me because I #[3 John 11]follow after good.
21Do not forsake me, O Lord!
O my God, be not #See Ps. 10:1far from me!
22 # See Ps. 40:13 Make haste to help me,
O Lord, my #See Ps. 27:1salvation!
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