Psalms 38

1 A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

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

2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.

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

3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation; neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.

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

4 For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

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

5 My wounds stink and are corrupt, because of my foolishness.

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

6 I am pained and bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.

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

7 For my loins are filled with burning; and there is no soundness in my flesh.

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

8 I am faint and sore bruised: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.

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

9 Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.

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

10 My heart throbbeth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.

My heart [is] panting, my power has forsaken me, And the light of my 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 stand aloof from before my plague. And my neighbors have stood far off.

12 They also that seek after my life lay snares [for me]; and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

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, hear not; and I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

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

14 Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

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

15 For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.

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

16 For I said, Lest they rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves 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 to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.

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

18 For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.

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

19 But mine enemies are lively, [and] are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.

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

20 They also that render evil for good are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.

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

21 Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.

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

22 Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.

Hurry to help me, O Lord, my salvation!