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.

melody to/for David to/for to remember LORD not in/on/with wrath your to rebuke me and in/on/with rage your to discipline me

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

for arrow your to descend in/on/with me and to descend upon me hand your

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

nothing soundness in/on/with flesh my from face: because indignation your nothing peace: well-being in/on/with bone my from face: because sin my

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

for iniquity: crime my to pass head my like/as burden heavy to honor: heavy from me

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

to stink to rot wound my from face: because folly my

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

to twist to bow till much all [the] day be dark to go: went

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

for loin my to fill to roast and nothing soundness in/on/with flesh my

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

be numb and to crush till much to roar from groaning heart my

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

Lord before you all desire my and sighing my from you not to hide

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

heart my to trade to leave: forsake me strength my and light eye my also they(masc.) nothing with me

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

to love: friend me and neighbor my from before plague my to stand: stand and near my from distant to stand: stand

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 to snare to seek soul: life my and to seek distress: harm my to speak: speak desire and deceit all [the] day to mutter

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

and I like/as deaf not to hear: hear and like/as mute not to open lip his

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

and to be like/as man which not to hear: hear and nothing in/on/with lip his argument

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

for to/for you LORD to wait: wait you(m. s.) to answer Lord God my

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

for to say lest to rejoice to/for me in/on/with to shake foot my upon me to magnify

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

for I to/for stumbling to establish: prepare and pain my before me continually

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

for iniquity: crime my to tell be anxious from sin my

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

and enemy my alive be vast and to multiply to hate me deception

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

and to complete distress: evil underneath: instead welfare to oppose me underneath: because of (to pursue I *Qk) pleasant

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

not to leave: forsake me LORD God my not to remove from me

22 Hurry to help me, Lord, my salvation.

to hasten [emph?] to/for help my Lord deliverance: salvation my