Psalms 38
1 A Melody of David. To bring to Remembrance. O Yahweh, do not, in thine anger, correct me, nor, in thy wrath, chastise me;
A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. Jehovah, rebuke me not in thy wrath; neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
2 For, thine arrows, have sunk down into me, and thy hand, presseth heavily upon me.
For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand cometh down upon me.
3 There is no soundness in my flesh, By reason of thine indignation, There is no peace in my bones, By reason of my sin;
There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation; no peace in my bones, because of my sin.
4 For, mine iniquities, have passed over my head, Like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me:
For mine iniquities are gone over my head: as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
5 My wounds are of bad odour—they have festered, by reason of my folly:
My wounds stink, they are corrupt, because of my foolishness.
6 I am bent, I am bowed down very low. All the day, have I gloomily walked;
I am depressed; I am bowed down beyond measure; I go mourning all the day.
7 For, my loins, are filled with inflammation, and there is no soundness in my flesh:
For my loins are full of burning, and there is no soundness in my flesh.
8 I am benumbed and crushed exceedingly, —I have cried aloud because of the groaning of my heart.
I am faint and broken beyond measure; I roar by reason of the agitation of my heart.
9 O My Lord! before thee, is all my longing, and, my sighing, from thee, hath not been hid:
Lord, all my desire is before thee, and my sighing is not hid from thee.
10 My heart, fluttereth, my strength hath forsaken me, and, as for the light of mine eyes, even they, are not with me:
My heart throbbeth, my strength hath left me; and the light of mine eyes, it also is no more with me.
11 My lovers, and my friends, from before my stroke, stand aloof, —and, my near ones, far away, do stand:
My lovers and mine associates stand aloof from my stroke; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
12 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.
And they that seek after my life lay snares [for me]; and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all the day long.
13 But, I, as one deaf, will not hear, —and as one dumb, who will not open his mouth:
But I, as a deaf [man], hear not; and am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
14 Thus have I become as a man who cannot hear, in whose mouth are no arguments:
Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
15 Because, for thee, O Yahweh, have I waited, Thou, wilt answer, O Adonay, my God!
For in thee, Jehovah, do I hope: thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.
16 For I said, Lest they rejoice over me! When my feet were tottering, against me, have they magnified themselves:
For I said, Let them not rejoice over me! When my foot slipped, they magnified [themselves] against me.
17 For, I, to halt, am ready, and, my pain, is before me continually;
For I am ready to halt, and my pain is continually before me.
18 For, mine iniquity, will I declare, I shall be anxious because of my sin;
For I will declare mine iniquity, I am grieved for my sin.
19 And, my foes, are alive—have become strong, —and multiplied are they who hate me for false cause:
But mine enemies are lively, they are strong; and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied:
20 Even they who are repaying evil for good, accuse me because I pursue the good.
And they that render evil for good are adversaries unto me; because I pursue what is good.
21 Do not forsake me, O Yahweh, My God! be not far from me:
Forsake me not, Jehovah; O my God, be not far from me.
22 Make haste to help me, My Lord, my deliverance!
Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation.
