Psalm 38
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1A Davidic psalm for remembrance. LORD, do not punish me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath. 1A psalm of David, written to get God's attention. O LORD, do not continue to rebuke me in your anger! Do not continue to punish me in your raging fury!
2For Your arrows have sunk into me, and Your hand has pressed down on me. 2For your arrows pierce me, and your hand presses me down.
3There is no health in my body because of Your indignation; there is no strength in my bones because of my sin. 3My whole body is sick because of your judgment; I am deprived of health because of my sin.
4For my sins have flooded over my head; they are a burden too heavy for me to bear. 4For my sins overwhelm me; like a heavy load, they are too much for me to bear.
5My wounds are foul and festering because of my foolishness. 5My wounds are infected and starting to smell, because of my foolish sins.
6I am bent over and brought low; all day long I go around in mourning. 6I am dazed and completely humiliated; all day long I walk around mourning.
7For my loins are full of burning pain, and there is no health in my body. 7For I am overcome with shame and my whole body is sick.
8I am faint and severely crushed; I groan because of the anguish of my heart. 8I am numb with pain and severely battered; I groan loudly because of the anxiety I feel.
9Lord, my every desire is known to You; my sighing is not hidden from You. 9O Lord, you understand my heart's desire; my groaning is not hidden from you.
10My heart races, my strength leaves me, and even the light of my eyes has faded. 10My heart beats quickly; my strength leaves me; I can hardly see.
11My loved ones and friends stand back from my affliction, and my relatives stand at a distance. 11Because of my condition, even my friends and acquaintances keep their distance; my neighbors stand far away.
12Those who seek my life set traps, and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me; they plot treachery all day long. 12Those who seek my life try to entrap me; those who want to harm me speak destructive words; all day long they say deceitful things.
13I am like a deaf person; I do not hear. I am like a speechless person who does not open his mouth. 13But I am like a deaf man--I hear nothing; I am like a mute who cannot speak.
14I am like a man who does not hear and has no arguments in his mouth. 14I am like a man who cannot hear and is incapable of arguing his defense.
15I put my hope in You, LORD; You will answer, Lord my God. 15Yet I wait for you, O LORD! You will respond, O Lord, my God!
16For I said, "Don't let them rejoice over me-- those who are arrogant toward me when I stumble." 16I have prayed for deliverance, because otherwise they will gloat over me; when my foot slips they will arrogantly taunt me.
17For I am about to fall, and my pain is constantly with me. 17For I am about to stumble, and I am in constant pain.
18So I confess my guilt; I am anxious because of my sin. 18Yes, I confess my wrongdoing, and I am concerned about my sins.
19But my enemies are vigorous and powerful; many hate me for no reason. 19But those who are my enemies for no reason are numerous; those who hate me without cause outnumber me.
20Those who repay evil for good attack me for pursuing good. 20They repay me evil for the good I have done; though I have tried to do good to them, they hurl accusations at me.
21 LORD, do not abandon me; my God, do not be far from me. 21Do not abandon me, O LORD! My God, do not remain far away from me!
22Hurry to help me, Lord, my Savior. 22Hurry and help me, O Lord, my deliverer!
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