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 for David, for a remembrance of the sabbath. Rebuke me not, O Lord, in thy indignation; nor chastise me in thy wrath.
2 For, thine arrows, have sunk down into me, and thy hand, presseth heavily upon me.
For thy arrows are fastened in me: and thy hand hath been strong 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 health in my flesh, because of thy wrath: there is no peace for my bones, because of my sins.
4 For, mine iniquities, have passed over my head, Like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me:
For my iniquities are gone over my head: and as a heavy burden are become heavy upon me.
5 My wounds are of bad odour—they have festered, by reason of my folly:
My sores are putrified and corrupted, because of my foolishness.
6 I am bent, I am bowed down very low. All the day, have I gloomily walked;
I am become miserable, and am bowed down even to the end: I walked sorrowful all the day long.
7 For, my loins, are filled with inflammation, and there is no soundness in my flesh:
For my loins are filled with illusions; and there is no health in my flesh.
8 I am benumbed and crushed exceedingly, —I have cried aloud because of the groaning of my heart.
I am afflicted and humbled exceedingly: I roared with the groaning 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 groaning is not hidden 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 is troubled, my strength hath left me, and the light of my eyes itself is not with me.
11 My lovers, and my friends, from before my stroke, stand aloof, —and, my near ones, far away, do stand:
My friends and my neighbours have drawn near, and stood against me. And they that were near me stood 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 sought my soul used violence. And they that sought evils to me spoke vain things, and studied 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, heard not: and as a dumb man not opening his mouth.
14 Thus have I become as a man who cannot hear, in whose mouth are no arguments:
And I became as a man that heareth not: and that hath no reproofs in his mouth.
15 Because, for thee, O Yahweh, have I waited, Thou, wilt answer, O Adonay, my God!
For in thee, O Lord, have I hoped: thou wilt hear me, 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: Lest at any time my enemies rejoice over me: and whilst my feet are moved, they speak great things against me.
17 For, I, to halt, am ready, and, my pain, is before me continually;
For I am ready for scourges: and my sorrow is continually before me.
18 For, mine iniquity, will I declare, I shall be anxious because of my sin;
For I will declare my inequity: and I will think for my sin.
19 And, my foes, are alive—have become strong, —and multiplied are they who hate me for false cause:
But my enemies live, and are stronger that I: and they hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
20 Even they who are repaying evil for good, accuse me because I pursue the good.
They that render evil for good, have detracted me, because I followed goodness.
21 Do not forsake me, O Yahweh, My God! be not far from me:
Forsake me not, O Lord my God: do not thou depart from me.
22 Make haste to help me, My Lord, my deliverance!
Attend unto my help, O Lord, the God of my salvation.
