Psalms 38
1 A Melody of David. To bring to Remembrance. O Yahweh, do not, in thine anger, correct me, nor, in thy wrath, chastise me;
A Psalme of Dauid for remembrance. O Lord, rebuke mee not in thine anger, neither chastise me in thy wrath.
2 For, thine arrows, have sunk down into me, and thy hand, presseth heavily upon me.
For thine arrowes haue light vpon me, and thine hand lyeth vpon me.
3 There is no soundness in my flesh, By reason of thine indignation, There is no peace in my bones, By reason of my sin;
There is nothing sound in my flesh, because of thine anger: neither is there rest in my bones because of my sinne.
4 For, mine iniquities, have passed over my head, Like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me:
For mine iniquities are gone ouer mine head, and as a weightie burden they are too heauie for me.
5 My wounds are of bad odour—they have festered, by reason of my folly:
My woundes are putrified, and corrupt because of my foolishnes.
6 I am bent, I am bowed down very low. All the day, have I gloomily walked;
I am bowed, and crooked very sore: I goe mourning all the day.
7 For, my loins, are filled with inflammation, and there is no soundness in my flesh:
For my reines are full of burning, and there is nothing sound in my flesh.
8 I am benumbed and crushed exceedingly, —I have cried aloud because of the groaning of my heart.
I am weakened and sore broken: I roare for the very griefe of mine heart.
9 O My Lord! before thee, is all my longing, and, my sighing, from thee, hath not been hid:
Lord, I powre my whole desire before thee, and my sighing is not hid from thee.
10 My heart, fluttereth, my strength hath forsaken me, and, as for the light of mine eyes, even they, are not with me:
Mine heart panteth: my strength faileth me, and the light of mine eyes, euen they are not mine owne.
11 My lovers, and my friends, from before my stroke, stand aloof, —and, my near ones, far away, do stand:
My louers and my friends stand aside from my plague, and my kinsmen stand a farre off.
12 Yea they who are seeking my life, have laid snares, and they who are asking my harm, have threatened engulfing ruin, And, deceitful things—all day long, do they mutter.
They also, that seeke after my life, laye snares, and they that go about to do me euil, talke wicked things and imagine deceite continually.
13 But, I, as one deaf, will not hear, —and as one dumb, who will not open his mouth:
But I as a deafe man heard not, and am as a dumme man, which openeth not his mouth.
14 Thus have I become as a man who cannot hear, in whose mouth are no arguments:
Thus am I as a man, that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofes.
15 Because, for thee, O Yahweh, have I waited, Thou, wilt answer, O Adonay, my God!
For on thee, O Lord, do I waite: thou wilt heare me, my Lord, my God.
16 For I said, Lest they rejoice over me! When my feet were tottering, against me, have they magnified themselves:
For I said, Heare me, least they reioyce ouer me: for when my foote slippeth, they extol themselues against me.
17 For, I, to halt, am ready, and, my pain, is before me continually;
Surely I am ready to halte, and my sorow is euer before me.
18 For, mine iniquity, will I declare, I shall be anxious because of my sin;
When I declare my paine, and am sory for my sinne,
19 And, my foes, are alive—have become strong, —and multiplied are they who hate me for false cause:
Then mine enemies are aliue and are mightie, and they that hate me wrongfully are many.
20 Even they who are repaying evil for good, accuse me because I pursue the good.
They also, that rewarde euill for good, are mine aduersaries, because I follow goodnesse.
21 Do not forsake me, O Yahweh, My God! be not far from me:
Forsake me not, O Lord: be not thou farre from me, my God.
22 Make haste to help me, My Lord, my deliverance!
Haste thee to helpe mee, O my Lord, my saluation.
