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 psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. Yahweh, do not rebuke me in your anger; do not punish me in your wrath.
2 For thy arrows have penetrated into me, and thy hand presseth down upon me.
For your arrows pierce me, and your hand presses me down.
3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thy indignation: there is no peace 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 my iniquities are passed over my head, as a heavy burden are they too heavy for me.
For my iniquities overwhelm me; they are a burden too heavy for me.
5 Foul, corrupt are my bruises because of my folly.
My wounds are infected and smell because of my foolish sins.
6 I am bent double; I am bowed down to the utmost; all the day long I go about full of grief.
I am stooped over and humiliated every day; I go about mourning all day long.
7 For my loins are filled with a burning 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 made faint and crushed to the utmost; I cry aloud because of the groaning of my heart.
I am numb and utterly crushed; I groan because of the anguish of my heart.
9 Lord, before thee is all my longing; and my sighing is from thee not hidden.
Lord, you understand my heart's deepest yearnings, and my groanings are not hidden from you.
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 pounds, my strength fades, and my eyesight dims.
11 My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague; 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; and they that wish for my mishap speak wicked falsehoods; and deceits do they devise 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, hear not; and I am as a dumb man that cannot open his mouth.
But I, I am like a deaf man and hear nothing; I am like a mute man who says nothing.
14 Thus am I as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no words of defence.
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 answer, O Lord my God.
Surely I wait for you, Yahweh; you will answer, Lord my God.
16 For I said, Perhaps they might rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they might magnify themselves over 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 prepared for [my] downfall, and my pain is continually before me.
For I am about to stumble, and I am in constant pain.
18 For I will tell of my iniquity; I will be grieved because of my sin.
I confess my guilt; I am concerned about my sin.
19 But my enemies are strong in life; and numerous are those that hate me wrongfully;
But my enemies are numerous; those who hate me wrongfully are many.
20 They also that repay [me] evil in lieu of good; they hate me bitterly because I pursue what is good.
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.
