Psalms 38

1 O Jehovah, rebuke me not in thy wrath, nor chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

A Psalm of David for remembrance concerning the Sabbath-day. O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath, neither chasten me in thine anger.

2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presses me severely.

For thy weapons are fixed in me, and thou hast pressed thy hand heavily upon me.

3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation, nor is there any health in my bones because of my sin.

For there is no health in my flesh because of thine anger; there is no peace to my bones because of my sins.

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

For my transgressions have gone over mine head: they have pressed heavily upon me like a weighty burden.

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

My bruises have become noisome and corrupt, because of my foolishness.

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

I have been wretched and bowed down continually: I went with a mourning countenance all the day.

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

For my soul is filled with mockings; and there is no health in my flesh.

8 I am faint and severely bruised. I have groaned because of the disquietness of my heart.

I have been afflicted and brought down exceedingly: I have roared for the groaning of my heart.

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

But all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hidden from thee.

10 My heart throbs, my strength fails me. As for the light of my eyes, it also is gone from me.

My heart is troubled, my strength has failed me; and the light of mine eyes is not with me.

11 Those I love and my friends stand aloof from my plague, and my kinsmen stand afar off.

My friends and my neighbours drew near before me, and stood still; and my nearest of kin stood afar off.

12 Those also who seek after my life lay snares for me. And those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all the day long.

While they pressed hard upon me that sought my soul: and they that sought my hurt spoke vanities, and devised deceits all the day.

13 But I, as a deaf man, hear not. And I am as a mute man who opens not his mouth.

But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and was as a dumb man not opening his mouth.

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

And I was as a man that hears not, and who has no reproofs in his mouth.

15 For in thee, O Jehovah, do I hope. Thou will answer, O Lord my God.

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

16 For I said, Lest they rejoice over me. When my foot slips, they magnify themselves against me.

For I said, Lest mine enemies rejoice against me: for when my feet were moved, they spoke boastingly against me.

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

For I am ready for plagues, and my grief is continually before me.

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

For I will declare mine iniquity, and be distressed for my sin.

19 But my enemies are energetic, and are strong, and those who hate me wrongfully are multiplied.

But mine enemies live, and are mightier than I: and they that hate me unjustly are multiplied.

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

They that reward evil for good slandered me; because I followed righteousness.

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

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

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

Draw nigh to my help, O Lord of my salvation.