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
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Psalm 38
Prayer of a Suffering Penitent.
A Psalm of David, for a memorial.
1Lord, do not rebuke me in Your wrath,
And do not punish me in Your burning anger.
2For Your arrows have sunk deep into me,
And Your hand has pressed down on me.
3There is no healthy part in my flesh because of Your indignation;
There is no health in my bones because of my sin.
4For my guilty deeds have gone over my head;
Like a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.
5My #38:5 Or stripeswounds grow foul and fester
Because of my foolishness.
6I am bent over and greatly bowed down;
I go in mourning all day long.
7For my #38:7 Lit loinssides are filled with burning,
And there is no healthy part in my flesh.
8I feel faint and #38:8 Or greatlybadly crushed;
I #38:8 Lit roargroan because of the #38:8 Lit growlingagitation of my heart.
9¶Lord, all my desire is #38:9 Or known to Youbefore You;
And my sighing is not hidden from You.
10My heart throbs, my strength fails me;
And the light of my eyes, even #38:10 Lit they havethat #38:10 Lit is not with mehas gone from me.
11My #38:11 Or loversloved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague;
And my kinsmen stand far away.
12Those who seek my life lay snares for me;
And those who seek to injure me have #38:12 Lit spokenthreatened destruction,
And they plot deception all day long.
13¶But I, like a person who is deaf, do not hear;
And I am like a person who cannot speak, who does not open his mouth.
14Yes, I am like a person who does not hear,
And in whose mouth are no arguments.
15For I wait for You, Lord;
You will answer, Lord my God.
16For I said, “May they not rejoice over me,
Who, when my foot slips, would exalt themselves over me.”
17For I am ready to fall,
And my #38:17 Lit painsorrow is continually before me.
18For I admit my guilt;
I am full of anxiety because of my sin.
19But my enemies are vigorous and #38:19 Or numerousstrong,
And those who wrongfully hate me are many.
20And those who repay evil for good,
They become my enemies, because I follow what is good.
21Do not abandon me, Lord;
My God, do not be far from me!
22Hurry to help me,
Lord, my salvation!
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