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, to bring to remembrance. Yahweh, do not rebuke me in your anger; do not punish me in your wrath.

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

For your arrows pierce me, and your hand presses me down.

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.

My whole body is sick because of your anger; there is no health 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 overwhelm me; they are a burden too heavy for me.

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

My wounds are infected and smell because of my foolish sins.

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

I am stooped over and humiliated every day; I go about mourning all day long.

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

For within me, I am filled with burning; 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 am numb and utterly crushed; I groan because of the anguish of my heart.

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

Lord, you understand my heart's deepest yearnings, and my groanings are 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 fades, and my eyesight dims.

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

My friends and companions shun me because of my condition; my neighbors stand far off.

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 for me. They who seek my harm speak destructive words and say deceitful words all day long.

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

But I, I am like a deaf man and hear nothing; I am like a mute man who says nothing.

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

I am like a man who does not hear and who has no reply.

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

Surely I wait for you, Yahweh; you will answer, 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.

I say this so that my enemies will not gloat over me. If my foot slips, they will do terrible things to me.

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

For I am about to stumble, and I am in constant pain.

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

I confess my guilt; I am concerned about my sin.

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

But my enemies are numerous; those who hate me wrongfully are many.

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

They repay me evil for good; they hurl accusations at me although I have pursued what is good.

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

Do not abandon me, Yahweh; my God, do not stay far away from me.

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

Come quickly to help me, Lord, my salvation.