Psalms 38

1 `The salm of Dauid, to bythenke on the sabat. Lord, repreue thou not me in thi strong veniaunce; nether chastice thou me in thin ire.

A Psalm of David, for remembrance. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.

2 For thin arowis ben fitchid in me; and thou hast confermed thin hond on me.

For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.

3 Noon helthe is in my fleisch fro the face of thin ire; no pees is to my boonys fro the face of my synnes.

There is no soundness in my body because of Your anger; there is no rest in my bones because of my sin.

4 For my wickidnessis ben goon ouer myn heed; as an heuy birthun, tho ben maad heuy on me.

For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear.

5 Myn heelid woundis weren rotun, and ben brokun; fro the face of myn vnwisdom.

My wounds are foul and festering because of my sinful folly.

6 I am maad a wretche, and Y am bowid doun til in to the ende; al dai Y entride sorewful.

I am bent and brought low; all day long I go about mourning.

7 For my leendis ben fillid with scornyngis; and helthe is not in my fleisch.

For my loins are full of burning pain, and no soundness remains in my body.

8 I am turmentid, and maad low ful greetli; Y roride for the weilyng of myn herte.

I am numb and badly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart.

9 Lord, al my desire is bifor thee; and my weilyng is not hid fro thee.

O Lord, my every desire is before You; my groaning is not hidden from You.

10 Myn herte is disturblid in me, my vertu forsook me; and the liyt of myn iyen `forsook me, and it is not with me.

My heart pounds, my strength fails, and even the light of my eyes has faded.

11 My frendis and my neiyboris neiyiden; and stoden ayens me. And thei that weren bisidis me stoden afer;

My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.

12 and thei diden violence, that souyten my lijf. And thei that souyten yuels to me, spaken vanytees; and thouyten gilis al dai.

Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.

13 But Y as a deef man herde not; and as a doumb man not openynge his mouth.

But like a deaf man, I do not hear; and like a mute man, I do not open my mouth.

14 And Y am maad as a man not herynge; and not hauynge repreuyngis in his mouth.

I am like a man who cannot hear, whose mouth offers no reply.

15 For, Lord, Y hopide in thee; my Lord God, thou schalt here me.

I wait for You, O LORD; You will answer, O Lord my God.

16 For Y seide, Lest ony tyme myn enemyes haue ioye on me; and the while my feet ben mouyd, thei spaken grete thingis on me.

For I said, “Let them not gloat over me— those who taunt me when my foot slips.”

17 For Y am redi to betyngis; and my sorewe is euere in my siyt.

For I am ready to fall, and my pain is ever with me.

18 For Y schal telle my wickidnesse; and Y schal thenke for my synne.

Yes, I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin.

19 But myn enemyes lyuen, and ben confermed on me; and thei ben multiplyed, that haten me wickidli.

Many are my enemies without cause, and many hate me without reason.

20 Thei that yelden yuels for goodis, backbitiden me; for Y suede goodnesse.

Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good.

21 My Lord God, forsake thou not me; go thou not awei fro me.

Do not forsake me, O LORD; be not far from me, O my God.

22 Lord God of myn helthe; biholde thou in to myn help.

Come quickly to help me, O Lord my Savior.