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 by David, for a memorial. LORD, don’t rebuke me in your wrath, neither chasten me in your hot displeasure.

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

For your arrows have pierced me, your hand presses hard 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 flesh because of your indignation, neither is there any 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 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 loathsome 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 am in pain and bowed down greatly. I go mourning all day long.

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

For my waist is filled with burning. 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 faint and severely bruised. I have groaned by reason of the anguish 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 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 throbs. My strength fails me. As for the light of my eyes, it has also left 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 plague. My kinsmen stand far away.

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 who seek after my life lay snares. Those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all 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, don’t hear. I am as a mute man who doesn’t open his mouth.

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

Yes, I am as a man who doesn’t hear, in whose mouth are no reproofs.

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

For I hope in you, LORD. 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.

For I said, “Don’t let them gloat over me, or exalt themselves over 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. My pain 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 vigorous and many. Those who hate me without reason are numerous.

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

They who render evil for good are also adversaries to me, because I follow what is good.

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

Don’t forsake me, LORD. My God, don’t be far from me.

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

Hurry to help me, Lord, my salvation.