Psalm 38
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1A Psalm of David. To bring to remembrance. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your wrath, Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure!1LORD! Do not rebuke me in your anger; do not correct me in your wrath,
2For Your arrows pierce me deeply, And Your hand presses me down.2because your arrows have sunk deep into me, and your hand has come down hard on me.
3There is no soundness in my flesh Because of Your anger, Nor any health in my bones Because of my sin.3My body is unhealthy due to your anger, and my bones have no rest due to my sin.
4For my iniquities have gone over my head; Like a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.4My iniquities loom over my head; like a cumbersome burden, they are too heavy for me.
5My wounds are foul and festering Because of my foolishness.5My wounds have putrefied and festered because of my foolishness.
6I am troubled, I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.6I am bent over and walk about greatly bowed down; all day long I go around mourning.
7For my loins are full of inflammation, And there is no soundness in my flesh.7My insides are burning and my body is unhealthy.
8I am feeble and severely broken; I groan because of the turmoil of my heart.8I am weak and utterly crushed; I cry out in distress because of my heart's anguish.
9Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You.9Lord, all my longings are before you, and my groaning is not hidden from you.
10My heart pants, my strength fails me; As for the light of my eyes, it also has gone from me.10My heart pounds, my strength fails me, even the gleam in my eye is gone.
11My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague, And my relatives stand afar off.11As for my friends and my neighbors, they stand aloof from my distress; even my close relatives stand at a distance.
12Those also who seek my life lay snares for me; Those who seek my hurt speak of destruction, And plan deception all the day long.12Those who seek my life lay snares for me; those who seek to do me harm brag all day long about their wicked planning.
13But I, like a deaf man, do not hear; And I am like a mute who does not open his mouth.13I am like the deaf, who cannot hear, and like the mute, who cannot open his mouth.
14Thus I am like a man who does not hear, And in whose mouth is no response.14Indeed, I have become like a man who hears nothing, and in whose mouth there is no rebuke.
15For in You, O LORD, I hope; You will hear, O Lord my God.15Because I have placed my hope in you, LORD, you will answer, Lord, my God.
16For I said, “Hear me, lest they rejoice over me, Lest, when my foot slips, they exalt themselves against me.”16For I said, "Do not let them gloat over me, as they congratulate themselves when my foot slips."
17For I am ready to fall, And my sorrow is continually before me.17Indeed, I am being set up for a fall, and I am continuously reminded of my pain.
18For I will declare my iniquity; I will be in anguish over my sin.18I confess my iniquity, and my sin troubles me.
19But my enemies are vigorous, and they are strong; And those who hate me wrongfully have multiplied.19But my enemies are alive and well; those who hate me for no reason are numerous.
20Those also who render evil for good, They are my adversaries, because I follow what is good.20They reward my good with evil, opposing me because I seek to do good.
21Do not forsake me, O LORD; O my God, be not far from me!21Don't forsake me, LORD. My God, do not be so distant from me.
22Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation!22Come quickly and help me, Lord, my deliverer.
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