Psalms 38
1 A Psalm of David, to make memorial. O LORD, rebuke me not in Thine anger; neither chasten 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 Thine arrows are gone deep into me, and Thy hand is come down upon me.
For, thine arrows, have sunk down into me, and thy hand, presseth heavily upon me.
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, By reason of thine indignation, There is no peace in my bones, By reason 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, have passed over my head, Like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me:
5 My wounds are noisome, they fester, because of my foolishness.
My wounds are of bad odour—they have festered, by reason of my folly:
6 I am bent and bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day.
I am bent, I am bowed down very low. All the day, have I gloomily walked;
7 For my loins are filled with burning; and there is no soundness in my flesh.
For, my loins, are filled with inflammation, 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 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 sighing is not hid from Thee.
O My Lord! before thee, is all my longing, and, my sighing, from thee, hath not been hid:
10 My heart fluttereth, my strength faileth me; as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from 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 companions stand aloof from my plague; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
My lovers, and my friends, from before my stroke, stand aloof, —and, my near ones, far away, do stand:
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.
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 am as a deaf man, I hear not; and I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
But, I, as one deaf, will not hear, —and as one dumb, who will not open his mouth:
14 Yea, I am become as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no arguments.
Thus have I become as a man who cannot hear, in whose mouth are no arguments:
15 For in Thee, O LORD, do I hope; Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.
Because, for thee, O Yahweh, have I waited, Thou, wilt answer, O Adonay, my God!
16 For I said: 'Lest they rejoice over me; when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves 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 to halt, and my pain is continually before me.
For, I, to halt, am ready, and, my pain, is before me continually;
18 For I do declare mine iniquity; I am full of care because of my sin.
For, mine iniquity, will I declare, I shall be anxious because of my sin;
19 But mine enemies are strong in health; and they that 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 also that repay evil for good are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.
Even they who are repaying evil for good, accuse me because I pursue the good.
21 Forsake me not, O LORD; O my God, be not far from me.
Do not forsake me, O Yahweh, My God! be not far from me:
22 Make haste to help me, O LORD, my salvation.
Make haste to help me, My Lord, my deliverance!
