Psalms 38

1 A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

A psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. Yahweh, do not rebuke me in your anger; do not punish me in your wrath.

2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.

For your arrows pierce me, and your hand presses me down.

3 [There is] no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither [is there any] rest in my bones because of my sin.

My whole body is sick because of your anger; there is no health in my bones because of my sin.

4 For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

For my iniquities overwhelm me; they are a burden too heavy for me.

5 My wounds stink [and] are corrupt because of my foolishness.

My wounds are infected and smell because of my foolish sins.

6 I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.

I am stooped over and humiliated every day; I go about mourning all day long.

7 For my loins are filled with a loathsome [disease: ] and [there is] no soundness in my flesh.

For within me, I am filled with burning; there is no health in my flesh.

8 I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.

I am numb and utterly crushed; I groan because of the anguish of my heart.

9 Lord, all my desire [is] before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.

Lord, you understand my heart's deepest yearnings, and my groanings are not hidden from you.

10 My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.

My heart pounds, my strength fades, and my eyesight dims.

11 My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.

My friends and companions shun me because of my condition; my neighbors stand far off.

12 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.

Those who seek my life lay snares for me. They who seek my harm speak destructive words and say deceitful words all day long.

13 But I, as a deaf [man], heard not; and [I was] as a dumb man [that] openeth not his mouth.

But I, I am like a deaf man and hear nothing; I am like a mute man who says nothing.

14 Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth [are] no reproofs.

I am like a man who does not hear and who has no reply.

15 For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.

Surely I wait for you, Yahweh; you will answer, Lord my God.

16 For I said, [Hear me], lest [otherwise] they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify [themselves] against me.

I say this so that my enemies will not gloat over me. If my foot slips, they will do terrible things to me.

17 For I [am] ready to halt, and my sorrow [is] continually before me.

For I am about to stumble, and I am in constant pain.

18 For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.

I confess my guilt; I am concerned about my sin.

19 But mine enemies [are] lively, [and] they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.

But my enemies are numerous; those who hate me wrongfully are many.

20 They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow [the thing that] good [is].

They repay me evil for good; they hurl accusations at me although I have pursued what is good.

21 Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.

Do not abandon me, Yahweh; my God, do not stay far away from me.

22 Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.

Come quickly to help me, Lord, my salvation.