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 make memorial. O LORD, rebuke me not in Thine anger; neither chasten me in Thy wrath.
2 For, thine arrows, have sunk down into me, and thy hand, presseth heavily upon me.
For Thine arrows are gone deep into me, and Thy hand is come 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; neither is there any health 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 are noisome, they fester, because of my foolishness.
6 I am bent, I am bowed down very low. All the day, have I gloomily walked;
I am bent and bowed down greatly; 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 filled with 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 benumbed and sore crushed; I groan by reason of the moaning 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 fluttereth, my strength faileth me; as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from 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 companions stand aloof from my plague; 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.
They also that seek after my life lay snares for me; and they that seek my hurt speak crafty devices, and utter deceits all the day.
13 But, I, as one deaf, will not hear, —and as one dumb, who will not open his mouth:
But I am as a deaf man, I hear not; and I 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 become as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no arguments.
15 Because, for thee, O Yahweh, have I waited, Thou, wilt answer, O Adonay, my God!
For in Thee, O LORD, 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: 'Lest they rejoice over me; when my foot slippeth, they magnify 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 do declare mine iniquity; I am full of care because of 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 strong in health; and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
20 Even they who are repaying evil for good, accuse me because I pursue the good.
They also that repay evil for good are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.
21 Do not forsake me, O Yahweh, My God! be not far from me:
Forsake me not, O LORD; 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.
