Psalms 38
1 A Psalme of Dauid for remembrance. O Lord, rebuke mee not in thine anger, neither chastise me in thy wrath.
A Psalm of David, for remembrance. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.
2 For thine arrowes haue light vpon me, and thine hand lyeth vpon me.
For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.
3 There is nothing sound in my flesh, because of thine anger: neither is there rest in my bones because of my sinne.
There is no soundness in my body because of Your anger; there is no rest in my bones because of my sin.
4 For mine iniquities are gone ouer mine head, and as a weightie burden they are too heauie for me.
For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear.
5 My woundes are putrified, and corrupt because of my foolishnes.
My wounds are foul and festering because of my sinful folly.
6 I am bowed, and crooked very sore: I goe mourning all the day.
I am bent and brought low; all day long I go about mourning.
7 For my reines are full of burning, and there is nothing sound in my flesh.
For my loins are full of burning pain, and no soundness remains in my body.
8 I am weakened and sore broken: I roare for the very griefe of mine heart.
I am numb and badly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart.
9 Lord, I powre my whole desire before thee, and my sighing is not hid from thee.
O Lord, my every desire is before You; my groaning is not hidden from You.
10 Mine heart panteth: my strength faileth me, and the light of mine eyes, euen they are not mine owne.
My heart pounds, my strength fails, and even the light of my eyes has faded.
11 My louers and my friends stand aside from my plague, and my kinsmen stand a farre off.
My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.
12 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.
Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.
13 But I as a deafe man heard not, and am as a dumme man, which openeth not his mouth.
But like a deaf man, I do not hear; and like a mute man, I do not open my mouth.
14 Thus am I as a man, that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofes.
I am like a man who cannot hear, whose mouth offers no reply.
15 For on thee, O Lord, do I waite: thou wilt heare me, my Lord, my God.
I wait for You, O LORD; You will answer, O Lord my God.
16 For I said, Heare me, least they reioyce ouer me: for when my foote slippeth, they extol themselues against me.
For I said, “Let them not gloat over me— those who taunt me when my foot slips.”
17 Surely I am ready to halte, and my sorow is euer before me.
For I am ready to fall, and my pain is ever with me.
18 When I declare my paine, and am sory for my sinne,
Yes, I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin.
19 Then mine enemies are aliue and are mightie, and they that hate me wrongfully are many.
Many are my enemies without cause, and many hate me without reason.
20 They also, that rewarde euill for good, are mine aduersaries, because I follow goodnesse.
Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good.
21 Forsake me not, O Lord: be not thou farre from me, my God.
Do not forsake me, O LORD; be not far from me, O my God.
22 Haste thee to helpe mee, O my Lord, my saluation.
Come quickly to help me, O Lord my Savior.
