Psalms 38

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

Yahweh, when you are angry [with me], do not rebuke/scold me and punish me!

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

[Now it is as though] you have shot your arrows at me and wounded me; you have struck me and knocked me down.

3 There is nothing sound in my flesh, because of thine anger: neither is there rest in my bones because of my sinne.

Because you have been angry with me, I am suffering great pain. Because of my sin, my whole body is diseased.

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

All my sins are [like a flood] that covers my head; they are like a load that is very heavy, with the result that I cannot carry it.

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

Because I have done foolish things, I have sores that have become worse, and they stink.

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

[Sometimes] I am bent over, and [sometimes] I lie prostrate; I am sad/cry all day.

7 For my reines are full of burning, and there is nothing sound in my flesh.

My body is burning with fever, and I am very ill.

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

I am completely exhausted, and I have no strength. I am very distressed, and I groan with pain.

9 Lord, I powre my whole desire before thee, and my sighing is not hid from thee.

Yahweh, you know that I desire [to be healed]; you hear me while I am groaning.

10 Mine heart panteth: my strength faileth me, and the light of mine eyes, euen they are not mine owne.

My heat is pounding heavily, and all my strength is gone. I am no longer able to see well.

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

My friends and neighbors stay away from me because of my sores; even my own family stays away from me.

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.

And those who want to kill me set traps to catch me; those who want to harm me discuss ways to get rid of me; they plot against me all day.

13 But I as a deafe man heard not, and am as a dumme man, which openeth not his mouth.

Now I act like I’m deaf, and do not listen [to what they say]. I act like I cannot talk, so I say nothing [to reply to them].

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

I act like a man who does not answer [when people talk to him], because he cannot hear anything.

15 For on thee, O Lord, do I waite: thou wilt heare me, my Lord, my God.

But Yahweh, I trust in you. My Lord God, you will answer me.

16 For I said, Heare me, least they reioyce ouer me: for when my foote slippeth, they extol themselues against me.

I said to you, “Do not cause [me to die, with the result that] my enemies will rejoice! Do not cause me to stumble, with the result that they will be very happy!”

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

I say that because I am about to fall down, and I constantly have pain.

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

I confess the wrong things that I have done; I am [very] sorry for the sins that I have committed.

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

My enemies are healthy and strong; there are many people who hate me for no reason.

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

Those who do evil things to me in return for my doing good things to them oppose me because I try to do what is right.

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

Yahweh, do not abandon me! My God, do not stay far from me!

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

Lord, you are the one who saves/rescues me; Quickly [come and] help me!