Psalms 38
1 A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. Jehovah, rebuke me not in thy wrath; neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
| מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד לְהַזְכִּֽיר׃ יְֽהוָה אַל־בְּקֶצְפְּךָ תוֹכִיחֵנִי וּֽבַחֲמָתְךָ תְיַסְּרֵֽנִי׃ |
2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand cometh down upon me.
| כִּֽי־חִצֶּיךָ נִחֲתוּ בִי וַתִּנְחַת עָלַי יָדֶֽךָ׃ |
3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation; no peace in my bones, because of my sin.
| אֵין־מְתֹם בִּבְשָׂרִי מִפְּנֵי זַעְמֶךָ אֵין־שָׁלוֹם בַּעֲצָמַי מִפְּנֵי חַטָּאתִֽי׃ |
4 For mine iniquities are gone over my head: as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
| כִּי עֲוֺנֹתַי עָבְרוּ רֹאשִׁי כְּמַשָּׂא כָבֵד יִכְבְּדוּ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ |
5 My wounds stink, they are corrupt, because of my foolishness.
| הִבְאִישׁוּ נָמַקּוּ חַבּוּרֹתָי מִפְּנֵי אִוַּלְתִּֽי׃ |
6 I am depressed; I am bowed down beyond measure; I go mourning all the day.
| נַעֲוֵיתִי שַׁחֹתִי עַד־מְאֹד כָּל־הַיּוֹם קֹדֵר הִלָּֽכְתִּי׃ |
7 For my loins are full of burning, and there is no soundness in my flesh.
| כִּֽי־כְסָלַי מָלְאוּ נִקְלֶה וְאֵין מְתֹם בִּבְשָׂרִֽי׃ |
8 I am faint and broken beyond measure; I roar by reason of the agitation of my heart.
| נְפוּגוֹתִי וְנִדְכֵּיתִי עַד־מְאֹד שָׁאַגְתִּי מִֽנַּהֲמַת לִבִּֽי׃ |
9 Lord, all my desire is before thee, and my sighing is not hid from thee.
| אֲֽדנָי נֶגְדְּךָ כָל־תַּאֲוָתִי וְאַנְחָתִי מִמְּךָ לֹא־נִסְתָּֽרָה׃ |
10 My heart throbbeth, my strength hath left me; and the light of mine eyes, it also is no more with me.
| לִבִּי סְחַרְחַר עֲזָבַנִי כֹחִי וְֽאוֹר־עֵינַי גַּם־הֵם אֵין אִתִּֽי׃ |
11 My lovers and mine associates stand aloof from my stroke; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
| אֹֽהֲבַי ׀ וְרֵעַי מִנֶּגֶד נִגְעִי יַעֲמֹדוּ וּקְרוֹבַי מֵרָחֹק עָמָֽדוּ׃ |
12 And they that seek after my life lay snares [for me]; and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all the day long.
| וַיְנַקְשׁוּ ׀ מְבַקְשֵׁי נַפְשִׁי וְדֹרְשֵׁי רָעָתִי דִּבְּרוּ הַוּוֹת וּמִרְמוֹת כָּל־הַיּוֹם יֶהְגּֽוּ׃ |
13 But I, as a deaf [man], hear not; and am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
| וַאֲנִי כְחֵרֵשׁ לֹא אֶשְׁמָע וּכְאִלֵּם לֹא יִפְתַּח־פִּֽיו׃ |
14 Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
| וָאֱהִי כְּאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹא־שֹׁמֵעַ וְאֵין בְּפִיו תּוֹכָחֽוֹת׃ |
15 For in thee, Jehovah, do I hope: thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.
| כִּֽי־לְךָ יְהוָה הוֹחָלְתִּי אַתָּה תַעֲנֶה אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהָֽי׃ |
16 For I said, Let them not rejoice over me! When my foot slipped, they magnified [themselves] against me.
| כִּֽי־אָמַרְתִּי פֶּן־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִי בְּמוֹט רַגְלִי עָלַי הִגְדִּֽילוּ׃ |
17 For I am ready to halt, and my pain is continually before me.
| כִּֽי־אֲנִי לְצֶלַע נָכוֹן וּמַכְאוֹבִי נֶגְדִּי תָמִֽיד׃ |
18 For I will declare mine iniquity, I am grieved for my sin.
| כִּֽי־עֲוֺנִי אַגִּיד אֶדְאַג מֵֽחַטָּאתִֽי׃ |
19 But mine enemies are lively, they are strong; and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied:
| וְֽאֹיְבַי חַיִּים עָצֵמוּ וְרַבּוּ שֹׂנְאַי שָֽׁקֶר׃ |
20 And they that render evil for good are adversaries unto me; because I pursue what is good.
| וּמְשַׁלְּמֵי רָעָה תַּחַת טוֹבָה יִשְׂטְנוּנִי תַּחַת רדופי־רָֽדְפִי־טֽוֹב׃ |
21 Forsake me not, Jehovah; O my God, be not far from me.
| אַל־תַּֽעַזְבֵנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהַי אַל־תִּרְחַק מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ |
22 Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation.
| חוּשָׁה לְעֶזְרָתִי אֲדֹנָי תְּשׁוּעָתִֽי׃ |
