Psalms 38

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

A Psalm of David, 'To cause to remember.' Jehovah, in Thy wrath reprove me not, Nor in Thy fury chastise me.

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

For Thine arrows have come down on me, And Thou lettest down upon me Thy hand.

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

Soundness is not in my flesh, Because of Thine indignation, Peace is not in my bones because of my sin.

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

For mine iniquities have passed over my head, As a heavy burden — too heavy for me.

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

Stunk — become corrupt have my wounds, Because of my folly.

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

I have been bent down, I have been bowed down — unto excess, All the day I have gone mourning.

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

For my flanks have been full of drought, And soundness is not in my flesh.

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

I have been feeble and smitten — unto excess, I have roared from disquietude of heart.

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

Lord, before Thee [is] all my desire, And my sighing from Thee hath not been hid.

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

My heart [is] panting, my power hath forsaken me, And the light of mine eyes, Even they are not with me.

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

My lovers and my friends over-against my plague stand. And my neighbours afar off have stood.

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.

And those seeking my soul lay a snare, And those seeking my evil Have spoken mischievous things, And they do deceits meditate all the day.

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

And I, as deaf, hear not. And as a dumb one who openeth not his mouth.

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

Yea, I am as a man who heareth not, And in his mouth are no reproofs.

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

Because for Thee, O Jehovah, I have waited, Thou dost answer, O Lord my God.

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

When I said, 'Lest they rejoice over me, In the slipping of my foot against me they magnified themselves.

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

For I am ready to halt, And my pain [is] before me continually.

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

For mine iniquity I declare, I am sorry for my sin.

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

And mine enemies [are] lively, They have been strong, and those hating me without cause, Have been multiplied.

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

And those paying evil for good accuse me, Because of my pursuing good.

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

Do not forsake me, O Jehovah, My God, be not far from me,

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

Haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation!