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 concerning the Sabbath-day. O Lord, rebuke me not in your wrath, neither chasten me in your anger.

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

For your weapons are fixed in me, and you have pressed your hand heavily upon 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.

For there is no health in my flesh because of your anger; there is no peace to my bones because of my sins.

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

For my transgressions have gone over mine head: they have pressed heavily upon me like a weighty burden.

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

My bruises have become noisome and corrupt, because of my foolishness.

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

I have been wretched and bowed down continually: I went with a mourning countenance all the day.

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

For my soul is filled with mockings; and there is no health in my flesh.

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

I have been afflicted and brought down exceedingly: I have roared for the groaning of my heart.

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

But all my desire is before you; and 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 is troubled, my strength has failed me; and the light of mine eyes is not with me.

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

My friends and my neighbours drew near before me, and stood still; and my nearest of kin stood afar off.

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

While they pressed hard upon me that sought my soul: and they that sought my hurt spoke vanities, and devised deceits all the day.

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

But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and was as a dumb man not opening his mouth.

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

And I was as a man that hears not, and who has no reproofs in his mouth.

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

For I hoped in you, O Lord: you will hear, 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, Lest mine enemies rejoice against me: for when my feet were moved, they spoke boastingly against me.

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

For I am ready for plagues, and my grief is continually before me.

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

For I will declare mine iniquity, and be distressed for my sin.

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

But mine enemies live, and are mightier than I: and they that hate me unjustly are multiplied.

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

They that reward evil for good slandered me; because I followed righteousness.

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

Forsake me not, O Lord my God: depart not from me.

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

Draw near to my help, O Lord of my salvation.