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 for remembrance concerning the Sabbath-day. O Lord, rebuke me not in your wrath, neither chasten me in your anger.
2 For, thine arrows, have sunk down into me, and thy hand, presseth heavily upon me.
For your weapons are fixed in me, and you have pressed your hand heavily 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;
For there is no health in my flesh because of your anger; there is no peace to 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 transgressions have gone over mine head: they have pressed heavily upon me like a weighty burden.
5 My wounds are of bad odour—they have festered, by reason of my folly:
My bruises have become noisome and corrupt, because of my foolishness.
6 I am bent, I am bowed down very low. All the day, have I gloomily walked;
I have been wretched and bowed down continually: I went with a mourning countenance all the day.
7 For, my loins, are filled with inflammation, and there is no soundness in my flesh:
For my soul is filled with mockings; 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 have been afflicted and brought down exceedingly: I have roared for the groaning of my heart.
9 O My Lord! before thee, is all my longing, and, my sighing, from thee, hath not been hid:
But all my desire is before you; and my groaning is not hidden from you.
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 has failed me; and the light of mine eyes 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 neighbors drew near before me, and stood still; and my nearest of kin 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.
While they pressed hard upon me that sought my soul: and they that sought my hurt spoke vanities, and devised 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, as a deaf man, heard not; and was 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 was as a man that hears not, and who has no reproofs in his mouth.
15 Because, for thee, O Yahweh, have I waited, Thou, wilt answer, O Adonay, my God!
For I hoped in you, O Lord: you will hear, 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 mine enemies rejoice against me: for when my feet were moved, they spoke boastingly against me.
17 For, I, to halt, am ready, and, my pain, is before me continually;
For I am ready for plagues, and my grief 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, and be distressed 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 live, and are mightier than I: and they that hate me unjustly are multiplied.
20 Even they who are repaying evil for good, accuse me because I pursue the good.
They that reward evil for good slandered me; because I followed righteousness.
21 Do not forsake me, O Yahweh, My God! be not far from me:
Forsake me not, O Lord my God: depart not from me.
22 Make haste to help me, My Lord, my deliverance!
Draw near to my help, O Lord of my salvation.
