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 a 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 are offensive, [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 lothsome [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.