Psalms 38
1 A Melody of David. To bring to Remembrance. O Yahweh, do not, in thine anger, correct me, nor, in thy wrath, chastise me;
A Psalm by David, for a memorial. LORD, don’t rebuke me in your wrath, neither chasten me in your hot displeasure.
2 For, thine arrows, have sunk down into me, and thy hand, presseth heavily upon me.
For your arrows have pierced me, your hand presses hard on me.
3 There is no soundness in my flesh, By reason of thine indignation, There is no peace in my bones, By reason of my sin;
There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation, neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.
4 For, mine iniquities, have passed over my head, Like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me:
For my iniquities have gone over my head. As a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.
5 My wounds are of bad odour—they have festered, by reason of my folly:
My wounds are loathsome and corrupt because of my foolishness.
6 I am bent, I am bowed down very low. All the day, have I gloomily walked;
I am in pain and bowed down greatly. I go mourning all day long.
7 For, my loins, are filled with inflammation, and there is no soundness in my flesh:
For my waist is filled with burning. There is no soundness in my flesh.
8 I am benumbed and crushed exceedingly, —I have cried aloud because of the groaning of my heart.
I am faint and severely bruised. I have groaned by reason of the anguish of my heart.
9 O My Lord! before thee, is all my longing, and, my sighing, from thee, hath not been hid:
Lord, all my desire is before you. My groaning is not hidden from you.
10 My heart, fluttereth, my strength hath forsaken me, and, as for the light of mine eyes, even they, are not with me:
My heart throbs. My strength fails me. As for the light of my eyes, it has also left me.
11 My lovers, and my friends, from before my stroke, stand aloof, —and, my near ones, far away, do stand:
My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague. My kinsmen stand far away.
12 Yea they who are seeking my life, have laid snares, and they who are asking my harm, have threatened engulfing ruin, And, deceitful things—all day long, do they mutter.
They also who seek after my life lay snares. Those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all day long.
13 But, I, as one deaf, will not hear, —and as one dumb, who will not open his mouth:
But I, as a deaf man, don’t hear. I am as a mute man who doesn’t open his mouth.
14 Thus have I become as a man who cannot hear, in whose mouth are no arguments:
Yes, I am as a man who doesn’t hear, in whose mouth are no reproofs.
15 Because, for thee, O Yahweh, have I waited, Thou, wilt answer, O Adonay, my God!
For I hope in you, LORD. You will answer, Lord my God.
16 For I said, Lest they rejoice over me! When my feet were tottering, against me, have they magnified themselves:
For I said, “Don’t let them gloat over me, or exalt themselves over me when my foot slips.”
17 For, I, to halt, am ready, and, my pain, is before me continually;
For I am ready to fall. My pain is continually before me.
18 For, mine iniquity, will I declare, I shall be anxious because of my sin;
For I will declare my iniquity. I will be sorry for my sin.
19 And, my foes, are alive—have become strong, —and multiplied are they who hate me for false cause:
But my enemies are vigorous and many. Those who hate me without reason are numerous.
20 Even they who are repaying evil for good, accuse me because I pursue the good.
They who render evil for good are also adversaries to me, because I follow what is good.
21 Do not forsake me, O Yahweh, My God! be not far from me:
Don’t forsake me, LORD. My God, don’t be far from me.
22 Make haste to help me, My Lord, my deliverance!
Hurry to help me, Lord, my salvation.
