Psalms 38

1 A Psalm by David, for a memorial. LORD, don’t rebuke me in your wrath, neither chasten me in your hot displeasure.

A Psalme of Dauid for remembrance. O Lord, rebuke mee not in thine anger, neither chastise me in thy wrath.

2 For your arrows have pierced me, your hand presses hard on me.

For thine arrowes haue light vpon me, and thine hand lyeth vpon me.

3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation, neither is there any 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 have gone over my head. As a heavy burden, they are 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 loathsome and corrupt because of my foolishness.

My woundes are putrified, and corrupt because of my foolishnes.

6 I am in pain and bowed down greatly. I go mourning all day long.

I am bowed, and crooked very sore: I goe mourning all the day.

7 For my waist is filled with burning. There is no soundness in my flesh.

For my reines are full of burning, and there is nothing sound in my flesh.

8 I am faint and severely bruised. I have groaned by reason of the anguish of my heart.

I am weakened and sore broken: I roare for the very griefe of mine heart.

9 Lord, all my desire is before you. My groaning is not hidden from you.

Lord, I powre my whole desire before thee, and my sighing is not hid from thee.

10 My heart throbs. My strength fails me. As for the light of my eyes, it has also left me.

Mine heart panteth: my strength faileth me, and the light of mine eyes, euen they are not mine owne.

11 My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague. My kinsmen stand far away.

My louers and my friends stand aside from my plague, and my kinsmen stand a farre off.

12 They also who seek after my life lay snares. Those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits 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, as a deaf man, don’t hear. I am as a mute man who doesn’t open his mouth.

But I as a deafe man heard not, and am as a dumme man, which openeth not his mouth.

14 Yes, I am as a man who doesn’t hear, in whose mouth are no reproofs.

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

15 For I hope in you, LORD. You will answer, Lord my God.

For on thee, O Lord, do I waite: thou wilt heare me, my Lord, my God.

16 For I said, “Don’t let them gloat over me, or exalt themselves over me when my foot slips.”

For I said, Heare me, least they reioyce ouer me: for when my foote slippeth, they extol themselues against me.

17 For I am ready to fall. My pain is continually before me.

Surely I am ready to halte, and my sorow is euer before me.

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

When I declare my paine, and am sory for my sinne,

19 But my enemies are vigorous and many. Those who hate me without reason are numerous.

Then mine enemies are aliue and are mightie, and they that hate me wrongfully are many.

20 They who render evil for good are also adversaries to me, because I follow what is good.

They also, that rewarde euill for good, are mine aduersaries, because I follow goodnesse.

21 Don’t forsake me, LORD. My God, don’t be far from me.

Forsake me not, O Lord: be not thou farre from me, my God.

22 Hurry to help me, Lord, my salvation.

Haste thee to helpe mee, O my Lord, my saluation.