Psalms 38
1 A Psalm of David. A lament. Reprove me not, Lord, in your anger, and chasten me not in your 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 your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand lies heavy upon me.
For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.
3 In my flesh is no soundness because of your anger, no health in my bones, because of my sin.
There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation; neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.
4 For that my guilt is gone over my head: it weighs like a burden too heavy for me.
For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
5 My wounds stink and fester, for my foolishness I am tormented.
My wounds stink and are corrupt, because of my foolishness.
6 Bent and bowed am I utterly, all the day going in mourning.
I am pained and bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.
7 My loins are filled with burning, and in my flesh is no soundness.
For my loins are filled with burning; and there is no soundness in my flesh.
8 I am utterly crushed and numb; I cry louder than lion roars.
I am faint and sore bruised: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.
9 Lord, you know all that I long for, my groans are not hidden from you.
Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
10 My heart is throbbing, my strength has failed me. The light of my eyes – even it is gone from me.
My heart throbbeth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.
11 My dear ones and friends keep aloof, and my neighbours stand afar off.
My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
12 They who aim at my life lay their snares, they who seek my hurt speak of ruin, nursing treachery 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 turn a deaf ear and hear not; like the dumb I open not my mouth.
But I, as a deaf man, hear not; and I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
14 I am like one without hearing, with no arguments in my mouth.
Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
15 For my hope, O Lord, is in you. You will answer, O Lord my God,
For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.
16 when I utter the hope that those who made scorn of my tottering feet may not rejoice over me.
For I said, Lest they rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
17 For I am ready to fall, my pain forsakes me never.
For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.
18 I acknowledge my guilt, I am anxious because of my sin:
For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.
19 My wanton assailants are strong, those who wrongfully hate me are many,
But mine enemies are lively, [and] are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
20 who render me evil for good, and oppose me, because I make good my goal.
They also that render evil for good are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.
21 Do not forsake me, O Lord; my God, be not far from me.
Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.
22 Hasten to help me, O Lord my saviour.
Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.
