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 Melody of David. To bring to Remembrance. O Yahweh, do not, in thine anger, correct me, nor, in thy wrath, chastise me;
2 For thy arrows are fastened in me: and thy hand hath been strong upon me.
For, thine arrows, have sunk down into me, and thy hand, presseth heavily upon 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 no soundness in my flesh, By reason of thine indignation, There is no peace in my bones, By reason of my sin;
4 For my iniquities are gone over my head: and as a heavy burden are become heavy upon me.
For, mine iniquities, have passed over my head, Like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me:
5 My sores are putrified and corrupted, because of my foolishness.
My wounds are of bad odour—they have festered, by reason of my folly:
6 I am become miserable, and am bowed down even to the end: I walked sorrowful all the day long.
I am bent, I am bowed down very low. All the day, have I gloomily walked;
7 For my loins are filled with illusions; and there is no health in my flesh.
For, my loins, are filled with inflammation, and there is no soundness in my flesh:
8 I am afflicted and humbled exceedingly: I roared with the groaning of my heart.
I am benumbed and crushed exceedingly, —I have cried aloud because of the groaning of my heart.
9 Lord, all my desire is before thee, and my groaning is not hidden from thee.
O My Lord! before thee, is all my longing, and, my sighing, from thee, hath not been hid:
10 My heart is troubled, my strength hath left me, and the light of my eyes itself is not with me.
My heart, fluttereth, my strength hath forsaken me, and, as for the light of mine eyes, even they, are not with me:
11 My friends and my neighbours have drawn near, and stood against me. And they that were near me stood afar off:
My lovers, and my friends, from before my stroke, stand aloof, —and, my near ones, far away, do stand:
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.
Yea they who are seeking my life, have laid snares, and they who are asking my harm, have threatened engulfing ruin, And, deceitful things—all day long, do they mutter.
13 But I, as a deaf man, heard not: and as a dumb man not opening his mouth.
But, I, as one deaf, will not hear, —and as one dumb, who will not open his mouth:
14 And I became as a man that heareth not: and that hath no reproofs in his mouth.
Thus have I become as a man who cannot hear, in whose mouth are no arguments:
15 For in thee, O Lord, have I hoped: thou wilt hear me, O Lord my God.
Because, for thee, O Yahweh, have I waited, Thou, wilt answer, O Adonay, 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, Lest they rejoice over me! When my feet were tottering, against me, have they magnified themselves:
17 For I am ready for scourges: and my sorrow is continually before me.
For, I, to halt, am ready, and, my pain, is before me continually;
18 For I will declare my inequity: and I will think for my sin.
For, mine iniquity, will I declare, I shall be anxious because of my sin;
19 But my enemies live, and are stronger that I: and they hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
And, my foes, are alive—have become strong, —and multiplied are they who hate me for false cause:
20 They that render evil for good, have detracted me, because I followed goodness.
Even they who are repaying evil for good, accuse me because I pursue the good.
21 Forsake me not, O Lord my God: do not thou depart from me.
Do not forsake me, O Yahweh, My God! be not far from me:
22 Attend unto my help, O Lord, the God of my salvation.
Make haste to help me, My Lord, my deliverance!
