Psalms 38
1 “A psalm of David, to bring to remembrance.” O Lord, correct me not in thy wrath, nor chastise me in thy fury.
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 thy arrows have penetrated into me, and thy hand presseth 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 thy indignation: there is no peace 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 my iniquities are passed over my head, as a heavy burden are they too heavy for me.
For, mine iniquities, have passed over my head, Like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me:
5 Foul, corrupt are my bruises because of my folly.
My wounds are of bad odour—they have festered, by reason of my folly:
6 I am bent double; I am bowed down to the utmost; all the day long I go about full of grief.
I am bent, I am bowed down very low. All the day, have I gloomily walked;
7 For my loins are filled with a burning disease, 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 made faint and crushed to the utmost; I cry aloud because of the groaning of my heart.
I am benumbed and crushed exceedingly, —I have cried aloud because of the groaning of my heart.
9 Lord, before thee is all my longing; and my sighing is from thee not hidden.
O My Lord! before thee, is all my longing, and, my sighing, from thee, hath not been hid:
10 My heart is restless, my strength hath left me; and the light of my eyes—that also is no more with 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 lovers and my friends 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; and they that wish for my mishap speak wicked falsehoods; and deceits do they devise all the day long.
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, as a deaf man, hear not; and I am as a dumb man that cannot open his mouth.
But, I, as one deaf, will not hear, —and as one dumb, who will not open his mouth:
14 Thus am I as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no words of defence.
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, Perhaps they might rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they might magnify themselves over me.
For I said, Lest they rejoice over me! When my feet were tottering, against me, have they magnified themselves:
17 For I am prepared for [my] downfall, and my pain is continually before me.
For, I, to halt, am ready, and, my pain, is before me continually;
18 For I will tell of my iniquity; I will be grieved because of my sin.
For, mine iniquity, will I declare, I shall be anxious because of my sin;
19 But my enemies are strong in life; and numerous are those that hate me wrongfully;
And, my foes, are alive—have become strong, —and multiplied are they who hate me for false cause:
20 They also that repay [me] evil in lieu of good; they hate me bitterly because I pursue what 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!
