Psalms 38

1 A psalm for David, for a remembrance of the sabbath. Rebuke me not, O Lord, in thy indignation; nor chastise me in thy wrath.

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

2 For thy arrows are fastened in me: and thy hand hath been strong upon me.

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

3 There is no health in my flesh, because of thy wrath: there is no peace for 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 iniquities are gone over my head: and as a heavy burden are become heavy upon me.

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

5 My sores are putrified and corrupted, because of my foolishness.

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

6 I am become miserable, and am bowed down even to the end: I walked sorrowful all the day long.

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

7 For my loins are filled with illusions; 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 am afflicted and humbled exceedingly: I roared with the groaning of my heart.

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

9 Lord, 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 hath left me, and the light of my eyes itself 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 have drawn near, and stood against me. And they that were near me stood afar off:

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

12 And they that sought my soul used violence. And they that sought evils to me spoke vain things, and studied deceits all the day long.

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 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 became as a man that heareth not: and that hath no reproofs in his mouth.

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

15 For in thee, O Lord, have I hoped: thou wilt hear me, 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 at any time my enemies rejoice over me: and whilst my feet are moved, they speak great things 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 scourges: and my sorrow is continually before me.

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

18 For I will declare my inequity: and I will think for my sin.

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

19 But my enemies live, and are stronger that I: and they hate me wrongfully are multiplied.

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

20 They that render evil for good, have detracted me, because I followed goodness.

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

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

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

22 Attend unto my help, O Lord, the God of my salvation.

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