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. O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
2 For thin arowis ben fitchid in me; and thou hast confermed thin hond on me.
For thy arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand falleth heavy 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.
There is no soundness in my flesh because of thy anger; neither is there any 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 gone over my head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
5 Myn heelid woundis weren rotun, and ben brokun; fro the face of myn vnwisdom.
My wounds stink and are 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 am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.
7 For my leendis ben fillid with scornyngis; and helthe is not in my fleisch.
For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh.
8 I am turmentid, and maad low ful greetli; Y roride for the weilyng of myn herte.
I am feeble and grievously broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.
9 Lord, al my desire is bifor thee; and my weilyng is not hid fro thee.
Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
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 panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of my eyes, that also is gone from me.
11 My frendis and my neiyboris neiyiden; and stoden ayens me. And thei that weren bisidis me stoden afer;
My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my affliction; and my kinsmen stand 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.
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 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 I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
14 And Y am maad as a man not herynge; and not hauynge repreuyngis in his mouth.
Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
15 For, Lord, Y hopide in thee; my Lord God, thou schalt here me.
For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt 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, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
17 For Y am redi to betyngis; and my sorewe is euere in my siyt.
For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.
18 For Y schal telle my wickidnesse; and Y schal thenke for my synne.
For I will declare my iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.
19 But myn enemyes lyuen, and ben confermed on me; and thei ben multiplyed, that haten me wickidli.
But my enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
20 Thei that yelden yuels for goodis, backbitiden me; for Y suede goodnesse.
They also that render evil for good are my adversaries; because I follow the thing that is good.
21 My Lord God, forsake thou not me; go thou not awei fro me.
Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.
22 Lord God of myn helthe; biholde thou in to myn help.
Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.
