Psalms 38

1 A Psalm by David, for a memorial. Yahweh, don’t rebuke me in your wrath, neither chasten me in your hot displeasure.

A psalm for David, for a remembrance of the sabbath. Rebuke me not, O Lord, in thy indignation; nor chastise me in thy wrath.

2 For your arrows have pierced me, your hand presses hard on me.

For thy arrows are fastened in me: and thy hand hath been strong upon me.

3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation, neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.

There is no health in my flesh, because of thy wrath: there is no peace for my bones, because of my sins.

4 For my iniquities have gone over my head. As a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.

For my iniquities are gone over my head: and as a heavy burden are become heavy upon me.

5 My wounds are loathsome and corrupt because of my foolishness.

My sores are putrified and corrupted, because of my foolishness.

6 I am in pain and bowed down greatly. I go mourning all day long.

I am become miserable, and am bowed down even to the end: I walked sorrowful all the day long.

7 For my waist is filled with burning. There is no soundness in my flesh.

For my loins are filled with illusions; and there is no health in my flesh.

8 I am faint and severely bruised. I have groaned by reason of the anguish of my heart.

I am afflicted and humbled exceedingly: I roared with the groaning of my heart.

9 Lord, all my desire is before you. My groaning is not hidden from you.

Lord, all my desire is before thee, and my groaning is not hidden from thee.

10 My heart throbs. My strength fails me. As for the light of my eyes, it has also left me.

My heart is troubled, my strength hath left me, and the light of my eyes itself is not with me.

11 My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague. My kinsmen stand far away.

My friends and my neighbours have drawn near, and stood against me. And they that were near me stood afar off:

12 They also who seek after my life lay snares. Those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all day long.

And they that sought my soul used violence. And they that sought evils to me spoke vain things, and studied deceits all the day long.

13 But I, as a deaf man, don’t hear. I am as a mute man who doesn’t open his mouth.

But I, as a deaf man, heard not: and as a dumb man not opening his mouth.

14 Yes, I am as a man who doesn’t hear, in whose mouth are no reproofs.

And I became as a man that heareth not: and that hath no reproofs in his mouth.

15 For I hope in you, Yahweh. You will answer, Lord my God.

For in thee, O Lord, have I hoped: thou wilt hear me, O Lord my God.

16 For I said, “Don’t let them gloat over me, or exalt themselves over me when my foot slips.”

For I said: Lest at any time my enemies rejoice over me: and whilst my feet are moved, they speak great things against me.

17 For I am ready to fall. My pain is continually before me.

For I am ready for scourges: and my sorrow is continually before me.

18 For I will declare my iniquity. I will be sorry for my sin.

For I will declare my inequity: and I will think for my sin.

19 But my enemies are vigorous and many. Those who hate me without reason are numerous.

But my enemies live, and are stronger that I: and they hate me wrongfully are multiplied.

20 They who render evil for good are also adversaries to me, because I follow what is good.

They that render evil for good, have detracted me, because I followed goodness.

21 Don’t forsake me, Yahweh. My God, don’t be far from me.

Forsake me not, O Lord my God: do not thou depart from me.

22 Hurry to help me, Lord, my salvation.

Attend unto my help, O Lord, the God of my salvation.