Psalms 38

1 A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

“A psalm of David, to bring to remembrance.” O Lord, correct me not in thy wrath, nor chastise me in thy fury.

2 For thy arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand falleth heavy upon me.

For thy arrows have penetrated into me, and thy hand presseth down upon me.

3 [There is] no soundness in my flesh because of thy anger; neither [is there any] rest in my bones because of my sin.

There is no soundness in my flesh because of thy indignation: there is no peace in my bones because of my sin.

4 For my iniquities have gone over my head: as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

For my iniquities are passed over my head, as a heavy burden are they too heavy for me.

5 My wounds are offensive, [and] are corrupt because of my foolishness.

Foul, corrupt are my bruises because of my folly.

6 I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.

I am bent double; I am bowed down to the utmost; all the day long I go about full of grief.

7 For my loins are filled with a lothsome [disease]: and [there is] no soundness in my flesh.

For my loins are filled with a burning disease, and there is no soundness in my flesh.

8 I am feeble and grievously broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.

I am made faint and crushed to the utmost; I cry aloud because of the groaning of my heart.

9 LORD, all my desire [is] before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.

Lord, before thee is all my longing; and my sighing is from thee not hidden.

10 My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of my eyes, that also is gone from me.

My heart is restless, my strength hath left me; and the light of my eyes—that also is no more with me.

11 My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my affliction; and my kinsmen stand afar off.

My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague; and my kinsmen stand afar off.

12 They also that seek after my life lay snares [for me]: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

They also that seek after my life lay snares; and they that wish for my mishap speak wicked falsehoods; and deceits do they devise all the day long.

13 But I, as a deaf [man], heard not; and [I was] as a dumb man [that] openeth not his mouth.

But I, as a deaf man, hear not; and I am as a dumb man that cannot open his mouth.

14 Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth [are] no reproofs.

Thus am I as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no words of defence.

15 For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O LORD my God.

For in thee, O Lord, do I hope: thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.

16 For I said, [Hear me], lest [otherwise] they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify [themselves] against me.

For I said, Perhaps they might rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they might magnify themselves over me.

17 For I [am] ready to halt, and my sorrow [is] continually before me.

For I am prepared for [my] downfall, and my pain is continually before me.

18 For I will declare my iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.

For I will tell of my iniquity; I will be grieved because of my sin.

19 But my enemies [are] lively, [and] they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.

But my enemies are strong in life; and numerous are those that hate me wrongfully;

20 They also that render evil for good are my adversaries; because I follow [the thing that is] good.

They also that repay [me] evil in lieu of good; they hate me bitterly because I pursue what is good.

21 Forsake me not, O LORD: O 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, O LORD my salvation.

Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation.