Psalms 38

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

`The salm of Dauid, to bythenke on the sabat. Lord, repreue thou not me in thi strong veniaunce; nether chastice thou me in thin ire.

2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.

For thin arowis ben fitchid in me; and thou hast confermed thin hond on me.

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

Noon helthe is in my fleisch fro the face of thin ire; no pees is to my boonys fro the face of my synnes.

4 For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

For my wickidnessis ben goon ouer myn heed; as an heuy birthun, tho ben maad heuy on me.

5 My wounds stink and are corrupt, because of my foolishness.

Myn heelid woundis weren rotun, and ben brokun; fro the face of myn vnwisdom.

6 I am pained and bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.

I am maad a wretche, and Y am bowid doun til in to the ende; al dai Y entride sorewful.

7 For my loins are filled with burning; and there is no soundness in my flesh.

For my leendis ben fillid with scornyngis; and helthe is not in my fleisch.

8 I am faint and sore bruised: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.

I am turmentid, and maad low ful greetli; Y roride for the weilyng of myn herte.

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

Lord, al my desire is bifor thee; and my weilyng is not hid fro thee.

10 My heart throbbeth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.

Myn herte is disturblid in me, my vertu forsook me; and the liyt of myn iyen `forsook me, and it is not with me.

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

My frendis and my neiyboris neiyiden; and stoden ayens me. And thei that weren bisidis me stoden afer;

12 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.

and thei diden violence, that souyten my lijf. And thei that souyten yuels to me, spaken vanytees; and thouyten gilis al dai.

13 But I, as a deaf man, hear not; and I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

But Y as a deef man herde not; and as a doumb man not openynge his mouth.

14 Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

And Y am maad as a man not herynge; and not hauynge repreuyngis in his mouth.

15 For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.

For, Lord, Y hopide in thee; my Lord God, thou schalt here me.

16 For I said, Lest they rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

For Y seide, Lest ony tyme myn enemyes haue ioye on me; and the while my feet ben mouyd, thei spaken grete thingis on me.

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

For Y am redi to betyngis; and my sorewe is euere in my siyt.

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

For Y schal telle my wickidnesse; and Y schal thenke for my synne.

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

But myn enemyes lyuen, and ben confermed on me; and thei ben multiplyed, that haten me wickidli.

20 They also that render evil for good are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.

Thei that yelden yuels for goodis, backbitiden me; for Y suede goodnesse.

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

My Lord God, forsake thou not me; go thou not awei fro me.

22 Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.

Lord God of myn helthe; biholde thou in to myn help.