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. A lament. Reprove me not, Lord, in your anger, and chasten me not in your wrath;
2 For, thine arrows, have sunk down into me, and thy hand, presseth heavily upon me.
for your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand lies 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;
In my flesh is no soundness because of your anger, no 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 that my guilt is gone over my head: it weighs like a burden too heavy for me.
5 My wounds are of bad odour—they have festered, by reason of my folly:
My wounds stink and fester, for my foolishness I am tormented.
6 I am bent, I am bowed down very low. All the day, have I gloomily walked;
Bent and bowed am I utterly, all the day going in mourning.
7 For, my loins, are filled with inflammation, and there is no soundness in my flesh:
My loins are filled with burning, and in my flesh is no soundness.
8 I am benumbed and crushed exceedingly, —I have cried aloud because of the groaning of my heart.
I am utterly crushed and numb; I cry louder than lion roars.
9 O My Lord! before thee, is all my longing, and, my sighing, from thee, hath not been hid:
Lord, you know all that I long for, my groans are 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 throbbing, my strength has failed me. The light of my eyes – even it 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 dear ones and friends keep aloof, and my neighbors 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 who aim at my life lay their snares, they who seek my hurt speak of ruin, nursing treachery 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 turn a deaf ear and hear not; like the dumb I 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 without hearing, with no arguments in my mouth.
15 Because, for thee, O Yahweh, have I waited, Thou, wilt answer, O Adonay, my God!
For my hope, O Lord, is in you. You will 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:
when I utter the hope that those who made scorn of my tottering feet may not rejoice over me.
17 For, I, to halt, am ready, and, my pain, is before me continually;
For I am ready to fall, my pain forsakes me never.
18 For, mine iniquity, will I declare, I shall be anxious because of my sin;
I acknowledge my guilt, I am anxious because of my sin:
19 And, my foes, are alive—have become strong, —and multiplied are they who hate me for false cause:
My wanton assailants are strong, those who wrongfully hate me are many,
20 Even they who are repaying evil for good, accuse me because I pursue the good.
who render me evil for good, and oppose me, because I make good my goal.
21 Do not forsake me, O Yahweh, My God! be not far from me:
Do not forsake me, O Lord; my God, be not far from me.
22 Make haste to help me, My Lord, my deliverance!
Hasten to help me, O Lord my savior.
