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!1A Davidic psalm for remembrance. LORD, do not punish me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.
2For Your arrows pierce me deeply, And Your hand presses me down.2For Your arrows have sunk into me, and Your hand has pressed down on me.
3There is no soundness in my flesh Because of Your anger, Nor any health in my bones Because of my sin.3There is no health in my body because of Your indignation; there is no strength in my bones because of my sin.
4For my iniquities have gone over my head; Like a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.4For my sins have flooded over my head; they are a burden too heavy for me to bear.
5My wounds are foul and festering Because of my foolishness.5My wounds are foul and festering because of my foolishness.
6I am troubled, I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.6I am bent over and brought low; all day long I go around in mourning.
7For my loins are full of inflammation, And there is no soundness in my flesh.7For my loins are full of burning pain, and there is no health in my body.
8I am feeble and severely broken; I groan because of the turmoil of my heart.8I am faint and severely crushed; I groan because of the anguish of my heart.
9Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You.9Lord, my every desire is known to You; my sighing 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 races, my strength leaves me, and even the light of my eyes has faded.
11My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague, And my relatives stand afar off.11My loved ones and friends stand back from my affliction, and my 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 set traps, and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me; they plot treachery all day long.
13But I, like a deaf man, do not hear; And I am like a mute who does not open his mouth.13I am like a deaf person; I do not hear. I am like a speechless person who does not open his mouth.
14Thus I am like a man who does not hear, And in whose mouth is no response.14I am like a man who does not hear and has no arguments in his mouth.
15For in You, O LORD, I hope; You will hear, O Lord my God.15I put 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, "Don't let them rejoice over me-- those who are arrogant toward me when I stumble."
17For I am ready to fall, And my sorrow is continually before me.17For I am about to fall, and my pain is constantly with me.
18For I will declare my iniquity; I will be in anguish over my sin.18So I confess my guilt; I am anxious because of my sin.
19But my enemies are vigorous, and they are strong; And those who hate me wrongfully have multiplied.19But my enemies are vigorous and powerful; many hate me for no reason.
20Those also who render evil for good, They are my adversaries, because I follow what is good.20Those who repay evil for good attack me for pursuing good.
21Do not forsake me, O LORD; O my God, be not far from me!21 LORD, do not abandon me; my God, do not be far from me.
22Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation!22Hurry to help me, Lord, my Savior.
The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission.
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