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
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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