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 Prayer of Repentance
A psalm of David. To bring to remembrance.#The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm; the English verse number is reduced by one
1O Yahweh, do not rebuke me in your anger
or chastise me in your wrath.
2For your arrows have sunk into me,
and your hand has pressed down on me.
3There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation.
There is no health in my bones because of my sin.
4For my iniquities have passed over my head;
like a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
5My wounds start to stink; they rot
because of my foolishness.
6I am bowed down; I am bent over greatly.
All the day I go about mourning.
7For my loins are full of burning,
and there is no soundness in my flesh.
8I am faint and crushed greatly;
I groan because of the roaring of my heart.
9O Lord, all my longing is before you,
and my sighing is not hidden from you.
10My heart throbs violently, my strength leaves me;
and the light of my eyes, that also is not with me.
11My friends and companions stand aloof from my affliction,
and my relatives stand afar off.
12Those who seek my life lay snares as well,
and those intent on my harm speak threats.
They also plot deceit all day.
13But as for me, like the deaf I cannot hear,
and I am like the mute who cannot open his mouth.
14And so I am like a man who hears not,
and in whose mouth there are no retorts.
15Rather for you I wait, O Yahweh.
You will answer, O Lord my God.
16For I said, “Help, lest they rejoice over me,
lest they boast against me when my foot slips.”
17For I am ready to stumble,
and my pain is before me continually.
18For my iniquity I confess;
I am anxious because of my sin.
19And my enemies without cause#Or “vigorous” are numerous,
and those who hate me wrongfully#Or “those who hate me with falsehood” are many.
20And those who repay evil in return for good
accuse me in return for my pursuing good.
21Do not forsake me, O Yahweh.
O my God, do not be far from me.
22Hurry to help me,
O Lord, my salvation.
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