Psalms 38

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

A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

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

For thy arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand falleth heavy upon me.

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

[There is] no soundness in my flesh because of thy anger; neither [is there any] rest in my bones because of my sin.

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

For my iniquities have gone over my head: as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

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

My wounds are offensive, [and] are corrupt because of my foolishness.

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

I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.

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

For my loins are filled with a lothsome [disease]: and [there is] no soundness in my flesh.

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

I am feeble and grievously broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.

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

LORD, all my desire [is] before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.

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

My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of my eyes, that also is gone from me.

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

My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my affliction; and my kinsmen stand afar off.

12 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.

They also that seek after my life lay snares [for me]: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

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

But I, as a deaf [man], heard not; and [I was] as a dumb man [that] openeth not his mouth.

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

Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth [are] no reproofs.

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

For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O LORD my God.

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

For I said, [Hear me], lest [otherwise] they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify [themselves] against me.

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

For I [am] ready to halt, and my sorrow [is] continually before me.

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

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

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

But my enemies [are] lively, [and] they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.

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

They also that render evil for good are my adversaries; because I follow [the thing that is] good.

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

Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.

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

Make haste to help me, O LORD my salvation.