Psalms 38

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

A Psalme of Dauid for remembrance. O Lord, rebuke mee not in thine anger, neither chastise me in thy wrath.

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

For thine arrowes haue light vpon me, and thine hand lyeth vpon me.

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

There is nothing sound in my flesh, because of thine anger: neither is there rest in my bones because of my sinne.

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

For mine iniquities are gone ouer mine head, and as a weightie burden they are too heauie for me.

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

My woundes are putrified, and corrupt because of my foolishnes.

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

I am bowed, and crooked very sore: I goe mourning all the day.

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

For my reines are full of burning, and there is nothing sound in my flesh.

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

I am weakened and sore broken: I roare for the very griefe of mine heart.

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

Lord, I powre my whole desire before thee, and my sighing is not hid from thee.

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

Mine heart panteth: my strength faileth me, and the light of mine eyes, euen they are not mine owne.

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

My louers and my friends stand aside from my plague, and my kinsmen stand a farre off.

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

They also, that seeke after my life, laye snares, and they that go about to do me euil, talke wicked things and imagine deceite continually.

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

But I as a deafe man heard not, and am as a dumme man, which openeth not his mouth.

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

Thus am I as a man, that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofes.

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

For on thee, O Lord, do I waite: thou wilt heare me, my Lord, my God.

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

For I said, Heare me, least they reioyce ouer me: for when my foote slippeth, they extol themselues against me.

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

Surely I am ready to halte, and my sorow is euer before me.

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

When I declare my paine, and am sory for my sinne,

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

Then mine enemies are aliue and are mightie, and they that hate me wrongfully are many.

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

They also, that rewarde euill for good, are mine aduersaries, because I follow goodnesse.

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

Forsake me not, O Lord: be not thou farre from me, my God.

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

Haste thee to helpe mee, O my Lord, my saluation.