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

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

For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.

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 no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation; neither is there any health 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 mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

5 My wounds are loathsome and corrupt because of my foolishness.

My wounds stink and are corrupt, because of my foolishness.

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

I am pained and bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.

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

For my loins are filled with burning; and there is no soundness in my flesh.

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

I am faint and sore bruised: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.

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

Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning 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.

My heart throbbeth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.

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

My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague; and my kinsmen stand afar 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 seek after my life lay snares [for me]; and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

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

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

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

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

For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt answer, O 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, Lest they rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

They also that render evil for good are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.

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

Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.

22 Hurry to help me, Lord, my salvation.

Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.