< Psalms 38 >
1 A Psalm of David, to make memorial. O LORD, rebuke me not in Thine anger; neither chasten me in Thy wrath.
O YHWH, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
2 For Thine arrows are gone deep into me, and Thy hand is come down upon me.
For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.
3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of Thine indignation; neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.
There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.
4 For mine iniquities are gone over my head; as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
5 My wounds are noisome, they fester, because of my foolishness.
My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.
6 I am bent and bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day.
I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.
7 For my loins are filled with burning; and there is no soundness in my flesh.
For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh.
8 I am benumbed and sore crushed; I groan by reason of the moaning of my heart.
I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.
9 Lord, all my desire is before Thee; and my sighing is not hid from Thee.
YHWH, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
10 My heart fluttereth, my strength faileth me; as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.
My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.
11 My friends and my companions stand aloof from my plague; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
12 They also that seek after my life lay snares for me; and they that seek my hurt speak crafty devices, and utter deceits all the day.
They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.
13 But I am as a deaf man, I hear not; and I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
14 Yea, I am become as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no arguments.
Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
15 For in Thee, O LORD, do I hope; Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.
For in thee, O YHWH, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O YHWH my Elohim.
16 For I said: 'Lest they rejoice over me; when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.'
For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
17 For I am ready to halt, and my pain is continually before me.
For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.
18 For I do declare mine iniquity; I am full of care because of my sin.
For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.
19 But mine enemies are strong in health; and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
20 They also that repay evil for good are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.
They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.
21 Forsake me not, O LORD; O my God, be not far from me.
Forsake me not, O YHWH: O my Elohim, be not far from me.
22 Make haste to help me, O LORD, my salvation.
Make haste to help me, O YHWH my salvation.