Psalms 38

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

6 I have been bent down, I have been bowed down—to excess, I have gone mourning 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 flanks have been full of drought, And soundness is not in my flesh.

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

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

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

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

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

10 My heart [is] panting, my power has forsaken me, And the light of my eyes, Even they are 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 lovers and my friends stand aloof from before my plague. And my neighbors have stood far off.

My frendis and my neiyboris neiyiden; and stoden ayens me. And thei that weren bisidis me stoden afer;

12 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

16 When I said, “Lest they rejoice over me, In the slipping of my foot they magnified themselves 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 to halt, And my pain [is] continually before me.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

22 Hurry to help me, O Lord, my salvation!

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