Psalms 38
1 A psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. Yahweh, do not rebuke me in your anger; do not punish me in your wrath.
A Psalme of Dauid for remembrance. O Lord, rebuke mee not in thine anger, neither chastise me in thy wrath.
2 For your arrows pierce me, and your hand presses me down.
For thine arrowes haue light vpon me, and thine hand lyeth vpon me.
3 My whole body is sick because of your anger; there is no health in my bones because of my sin.
There is nothing sound in my flesh, because of thine anger: neither is there rest in my bones because of my sinne.
4 For my iniquities overwhelm me; they are a burden too heavy for me.
For mine iniquities are gone ouer mine head, and as a weightie burden they are too heauie for me.
5 My wounds are infected and smell because of my foolish sins.
My woundes are putrified, and corrupt because of my foolishnes.
6 I am stooped over and humiliated every day; I go about mourning all day long.
I am bowed, and crooked very sore: I goe mourning all the day.
7 For within me, I am filled with burning; there is no health in my flesh.
For my reines are full of burning, and there is nothing sound in my flesh.
8 I am numb and utterly crushed; I groan because of the anguish of my heart.
I am weakened and sore broken: I roare for the very griefe of mine heart.
9 Lord, you understand my heart's deepest yearnings, and my groanings are not hidden from you.
Lord, I powre my whole desire before thee, and my sighing is not hid from thee.
10 My heart pounds, my strength fades, and my eyesight dims.
Mine heart panteth: my strength faileth me, and the light of mine eyes, euen they are not mine owne.
11 My friends and companions shun me because of my condition; my neighbors stand far off.
My louers and my friends stand aside from my plague, and my kinsmen stand a farre off.
12 Those who seek my life lay snares for me. They who seek my harm speak destructive words and say deceitful words all day long.
They also, that seeke after my life, laye snares, and they that go about to do me euil, talke wicked things and imagine deceite continually.
13 But I, I am like a deaf man and hear nothing; I am like a mute man who says nothing.
But I as a deafe man heard not, and am as a dumme man, which openeth not his mouth.
14 I am like a man who does not hear and who has no reply.
Thus am I as a man, that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofes.
15 Surely I wait for you, Yahweh; you will answer, Lord my God.
For on thee, O Lord, do I waite: thou wilt heare me, my Lord, my God.
16 I say this so that my enemies will not gloat over me. If my foot slips, they will do terrible things to me.
For I said, Heare me, least they reioyce ouer me: for when my foote slippeth, they extol themselues against me.
17 For I am about to stumble, and I am in constant pain.
Surely I am ready to halte, and my sorow is euer before me.
18 I confess my guilt; I am concerned about my sin.
When I declare my paine, and am sory for my sinne,
19 But my enemies are numerous; those who hate me wrongfully are many.
Then mine enemies are aliue and are mightie, and they that hate me wrongfully are many.
20 They repay me evil for good; they hurl accusations at me although I have pursued what is good.
They also, that rewarde euill for good, are mine aduersaries, because I follow goodnesse.
21 Do not abandon me, Yahweh; my God, do not stay far away from me.
Forsake me not, O Lord: be not thou farre from me, my God.
22 Come quickly to help me, Lord, my salvation.
Haste thee to helpe mee, O my Lord, my saluation.
