Psalms 38
1 A psalm of David, for a memorial. Lord, please don't condemn me because you're angry with me; don't punish me because you're furious with me!
A Psalme of Dauid for remembrance. O Lord, rebuke mee not in thine anger, neither chastise me in thy wrath.
2 Your arrows have pierced me deeply, your hand has come down hard on me.
For thine arrowes haue light vpon me, and thine hand lyeth vpon me.
3 Because you're so upset with me, not a single part of my body is healthy; I am completely sick 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 I'm drowning in guilt—the burden is too heavy to bear.
For mine iniquities are gone ouer mine head, and as a weightie burden they are too heauie for me.
5 My wounds are infected—they're smelling—all because of my stupidity.
My woundes are putrified, and corrupt because of my foolishnes.
6 I am bent over, doubled up in pain. The whole day I walk around crying my eyes out.
I am bowed, and crooked very sore: I goe mourning all the day.
7 Inside I'm burning up with fever; no part of my body is healthy.
For my reines are full of burning, and there is nothing sound in my flesh.
8 I'm worn out, totally down. I groan because of the anguish I feel in my heart.
I am weakened and sore broken: I roare for the very griefe of mine heart.
9 Lord, you know what I desperately want, you hear every sigh I make.
Lord, I powre my whole desire before thee, and my sighing is not hid from thee.
10 My heart is racing, leaving me with no strength; my eyesight is failing.
Mine heart panteth: my strength faileth me, and the light of mine eyes, euen they are not mine owne.
11 My loved ones and my friends don't come near me because they're afraid of what I've got. Even my family keeps me at a distance.
My louers and my friends stand aside from my plague, and my kinsmen stand a farre off.
12 Those who are trying to kill me set traps for me; those who want to hurt me make threats against me, working on their deceitful schemes all 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 I act as if I'm deaf to what they're saying, and pretend to be dumb so I don't have to speak.
But I as a deafe man heard not, and am as a dumme man, which openeth not his mouth.
14 Like a man who can't hear, and who doesn't reply—that's me!
Thus am I as a man, that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofes.
15 For I'm waiting on you, Lord! You will answer for me, my Lord and my God.
For on thee, O Lord, do I waite: thou wilt heare me, my Lord, my God.
16 I'm asking you, Lord, please don't let my enemies gloat over me, don't let them be glad when I trip up.
For I said, Heare me, least they reioyce ouer me: for when my foote slippeth, they extol themselues against me.
17 For I'm about ready to collapse—the pain never stops.
Surely I am ready to halte, and my sorow is euer before me.
18 I do confess my sins; I am terribly sorry for what I've done.
When I declare my paine, and am sory for my sinne,
19 I have many powerful enemies—they are very active, hating me for no reason.
Then mine enemies are aliue and are mightie, and they that hate me wrongfully are many.
20 They pay me back evil for good; they accuse me for the good I try to do.
They also, that rewarde euill for good, are mine aduersaries, because I follow goodnesse.
21 Don't give up on me, my Lord and my God, don't stay away from me.
Forsake me not, O Lord: be not thou farre from me, my God.
22 Hurry, come and help me, Lord my salvation.
Haste thee to helpe mee, O my Lord, my saluation.
