Psa 38 | ASV | e4.org | A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. O Jehovah, rebuke me not in thy wrath; Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

‏ Psalms 38

1 A Psalm of David, ^▼▼1 to bring to remembrance. O Jehovah, rebuke me not in thy wrath; Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. ^{▼▼1) Or to make memorial} 2 For thine arrows ^▼▼1 stick fast in me, And thy hand ^▼▼1 presseth me sore. ^{▼▼1) Heb lighted on me} 3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation; Neither is there any ^▼▼1 health in my bones because of my sin. ^{▼▼1) Or rest} 4 For mine iniquities are gone over my head: As a heavy burden they are too heavy for me. 5 My wounds are loathsome and corrupt, Because of my foolishness. 6 I am ^▼▼1 pained and bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long. ^{▼▼1) Heb bent} 7 For my loins are filled with burning; And there is no soundness in my flesh. 8 I am faint and sore bruised: I have ^▼▼1 groaned by reason of the disquietness of my heart. ^{▼▼1) Heb roared} 9 Lord, all my desire is before thee; And my groaning is not hid from thee. 10 My heart throbbeth, my strength faileth me: As for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me. 11 My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague; And my kinsmen stand afar off.

12 They also that seek after my life lay snares for me ; And they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, And meditate deceits all the day long. 13 But I, as a deaf man, hear not; And I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth. 14 Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, And in whose mouth are no ^▼▼1 reproofs. ^{▼▼1) Or arguments} 15 For in thee, O Jehovah, do I hope: Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God. 16 For I said, Lest they rejoice over me: When my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me. 17 For I am ready to fall, And my sorrow is continually before me. 18 For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin. 19 But mine enemies are lively, and are strong; And they that hate me ^▼▼1 wrongfully are multiplied. ^{▼▼1) Heb falsely} 20 They also that render evil for good Are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good. 21 Forsake me not, O Jehovah: O my God, be not far from me. 22 Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation.