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.” O LORD! rebuke me not in thy wrath, Nor 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 have deeply pierced me, And thy hand hath been heavy 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 anger; Nor rest 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 my iniquities have gone over my head; Like a heavy burden, they are more than I can bear.
5 My wounds are of bad odour—they have festered, by reason of my folly:
My wounds putrefy and are loathsome on account of my folly.
6 I am bent, I am bowed down very low. All the day, have I gloomily walked;
I am bent; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.
7 For, my loins, are filled with inflammation, and there is no soundness in my flesh:
For my loins are full of burning heat, 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 weakened and bruised exceedingly; I roar by reason of the disquietude of my heart.
9 O My Lord! before thee, is all my longing, and, my sighing, from thee, hath not been hid:
O Lord! thou knowest all my desire, 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 panteth; my strength faileth me; The very light of my eyes 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 acquaintance keep aloof from my woe, 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.
While they who seek my life lay snares for me; They who seek my hurt threaten destruction, And meditate deceit 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, like a deaf man, hear not; And, like a dumb man, open not my mouth.
14 Thus have I become as a man who cannot hear, in whose mouth are no arguments:
I am like one who heareth nothing, And in whose mouth is no reply.
15 Because, for thee, O Yahweh, have I waited, Thou, wilt answer, O Adonay, my God!
For in thee, O LORD! do I put my trust; Thou wilt 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 have prayed, “Let them not rejoice over me; Let them not exult at the slipping of my feet!”
17 For, I, to halt, am ready, and, my pain, is before me continually;
For I am ready to fall, And my pain doth never leave me;
18 For, mine iniquity, will I declare, I shall be anxious because of my sin;
For I confess my iniquity, And am troubled on account of my sin.
19 And, my foes, are alive—have become strong, —and multiplied are they who hate me for false cause:
But my enemies flourish and are strong; They who hate me without cause are multiplied.
20 Even they who are repaying evil for good, accuse me because I pursue the good.
They who repay good with evil are my enemies, Because I follow that which 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 hast to mine aid, O Lord, my salvation!
