Psalms 38

1 A Psalm of David for remembrance concerning the Sabbath-day. O Lord, rebuke me not in your wrath, neither chasten me in your anger.

A PSALM OF DAVID. “TO CAUSE TO REMEMBER.” YHWH, do not reprove me in Your wrath, Nor discipline me in Your fury.

2 For your weapons are fixed in me, and you have pressed your hand heavily upon me.

For Your arrows have come down on me, And You let down Your hand on me.

3 For there is no health in my flesh because of your anger; there is no peace to my bones because of my sins.

Soundness is not in my flesh, Because of Your indignation, Peace is not in my bones, Because of my sin.

4 For my transgressions have gone over mine head: they have pressed heavily upon me like a weighty burden.

For my iniquities have passed over my head, As a heavy burden—too heavy for me.

5 My bruises have become noisome and corrupt, because of my foolishness.

Stunk—my wounds have become corrupt, Because of my folly.

6 I have been wretched and bowed down continually: I went with a mourning countenance all the day.

I have been bent down, I have been bowed down—to excess, I have gone mourning all the day.

7 For my soul is filled with mockings; and there is no health in my flesh.

For my flanks have been full of drought, And soundness is not in my flesh.

8 I have been afflicted and brought down exceedingly: I have roared for the groaning of my heart.

I have been feeble and struck—to excess, I have roared from disquietude of heart.

9 But all my desire is before you; and my groaning is not hidden from you.

Lord, all my desire [is] before You, And my sighing has not been hid from You.

10 My heart is troubled, my strength has failed me; and the light of mine eyes is not with me.

My heart [is] panting, my power has forsaken me, And the light of my eyes, Even they are not with me.

11 My friends and my neighbors drew near before me, and stood still; and my nearest of kin stood afar off.

My lovers and my friends stand aloof from before my plague. And my neighbors have stood far off.

12 While they pressed hard upon me that sought my soul: and they that sought my hurt spoke vanities, and devised deceits all the day.

And those seeking my soul lay a snare, And those seeking my evil Have spoken mischievous things, And they meditate [on] deceits all the day.

13 But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and was as a dumb man not opening his mouth.

And I, as deaf, do not hear. And as a mute one who does not open his mouth.

14 And I was as a man that hears not, and who has no reproofs in his mouth.

Indeed, I am as a man who does not hear, And in his mouth are no reproofs.

15 For I hoped in you, O Lord: you will hear, O Lord my God.

Because for You, O YHWH, I have waited, You answer, O Lord my God.

16 For I said, Lest mine enemies rejoice against me: for when my feet were moved, they spoke boastingly against me.

When I said, “Lest they rejoice over me, In the slipping of my foot they magnified themselves against me.”

17 For I am ready for plagues, and my grief is continually before me.

For I am ready to halt, And my pain [is] continually before me.

18 For I will declare mine iniquity, and be distressed for my sin.

For I declare my iniquity, I am sorry for my sin.

19 But mine enemies live, and are mightier than I: and they that hate me unjustly are multiplied.

And my enemies [are] lively, They have been strong, and those hating me without cause, Have been multiplied.

20 They that reward evil for good slandered me; because I followed righteousness.

And those paying evil for good accuse me, Because of my pursuing good.

21 Forsake me not, O Lord my God: depart not from me.

Do not forsake me, O YHWH, My God, do not be far from me,

22 Draw near to my help, O Lord of my salvation.

Hurry to help me, O Lord, my salvation!