Psalms 38

1 A Psalm of David, for remembrance. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.

A Psalm of David, to make memorial. O LORD, rebuke me not in Thine anger; neither chasten me in Thy wrath.

2 For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.

For Thine arrows are gone deep into me, and Thy hand is come down upon me.

3 There is no soundness in my body because of Your anger; there is no rest 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 my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear.

For mine iniquities are gone over my head; as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

5 My wounds are foul and festering because of my sinful folly.

My wounds are noisome, they fester, because of my foolishness.

6 I am bent and brought low; all day long I go about mourning.

I am bent and bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day.

7 For my loins are full of burning pain, and no soundness remains in my body.

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

8 I am numb and badly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart.

I am benumbed and sore crushed; I groan by reason of the moaning of my heart.

9 O Lord, my every desire is before You; my groaning is not hidden from You.

Lord, all my desire is before Thee; and my sighing is not hid from Thee.

10 My heart pounds, my strength fails, and even the light of my eyes has faded.

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

11 My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.

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

12 Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.

They also that seek after my life lay snares for me; and they that seek my hurt speak crafty devices, and utter deceits all the day.

13 But like a deaf man, I do not hear; and like a mute man, I do not open my mouth.

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

14 I am like a man who cannot hear, whose mouth offers no reply.

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

15 I wait for You, O LORD; You will answer, O Lord my God.

For in Thee, O LORD, do I hope; Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.

16 For I said, “Let them not gloat over me— those who taunt me when my foot slips.”

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

17 For I am ready to fall, and my pain is ever with me.

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

18 Yes, I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin.

For I do declare mine iniquity; I am full of care because of my sin.

19 Many are my enemies without cause, and many hate me without reason.

But mine enemies are strong in health; and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.

20 Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good.

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

21 Do not forsake me, O LORD; be not far from me, O my God.

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

22 Come quickly to help me, O Lord my Savior.

Make haste to help me, O LORD, my salvation.