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.

`The salm of Dauid, to bythenke on the sabat. Lord, repreue thou not me in thi strong veniaunce; nether chastice thou me in thin ire.

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

For thin arowis ben fitchid in me; and thou hast confermed thin hond 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.

Noon helthe is in my fleisch fro the face of thin ire; no pees is to my boonys fro the face of my synnes.

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

For my wickidnessis ben goon ouer myn heed; as an heuy birthun, tho ben maad heuy on me.

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

Myn heelid woundis weren rotun, and ben brokun; fro the face of myn vnwisdom.

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

I am maad a wretche, and Y am bowid doun til in to the ende; al dai Y entride sorewful.

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

For my leendis ben fillid with scornyngis; and helthe is not in my fleisch.

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

I am turmentid, and maad low ful greetli; Y roride for the weilyng of myn herte.

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

Lord, al my desire is bifor thee; and my weilyng is not hid fro thee.

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

Myn herte is disturblid in me, my vertu forsook me; and the liyt of myn iyen `forsook me, and it is 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 frendis and my neiyboris neiyiden; and stoden ayens me. And thei that weren bisidis me stoden afer;

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 thei diden violence, that souyten my lijf. And thei that souyten yuels to me, spaken vanytees; and thouyten gilis al dai.

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

But Y as a deef man herde not; and as a doumb man not openynge his mouth.

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

And Y am maad as a man not herynge; and not hauynge repreuyngis in his mouth.

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

For, Lord, Y hopide in thee; my Lord God, thou schalt here me.

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

For Y seide, Lest ony tyme myn enemyes haue ioye on me; and the while my feet ben mouyd, thei spaken grete thingis on me.

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

For Y am redi to betyngis; and my sorewe is euere in my siyt.

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

For Y schal telle my wickidnesse; and Y schal thenke for my synne.

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

But myn enemyes lyuen, and ben confermed on me; and thei ben multiplyed, that haten me wickidli.

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

Thei that yelden yuels for goodis, backbitiden me; for Y suede goodnesse.

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

My Lord God, forsake thou not me; go thou not awei fro me.

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

Lord God of myn helthe; biholde thou in to myn help.