Psalms 38

1 O Lord, be not bitter with me in your wrath; let not your hand be on me in the heat of your passion.

1 Jehovah, rebuke me not in thy wrath; neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

1O Jehovah, rebuke me not in thy wrath; Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

2For your arrows have gone into my flesh, and I am crushed under the weight of your hand.

2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand cometh down upon me.

2For thine arrows stick fast in me, And thy hand presseth me sore.

3My flesh is wasted because of your wrath; and there is no peace in my bones because of my sin.

3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation; no peace in my bones, because of my sin.

3There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation; Neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.

4For my crimes have gone over my head; they are like a great weight which is more than my strength.

4 For mine iniquities are gone over my head: as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

4For mine iniquities are gone over my head: As a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

5My wounds are poisoned and evil-smelling, because of my foolish behaviour.

5 My wounds stink, they are corrupt, because of my foolishness.

5My wounds are loathsome and corrupt, Because of my foolishness.

6I am troubled, I am made low; I go weeping all the day.

6 I am depressed; I am bowed down beyond measure; I go mourning all the day.

6I am pained and bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.

7For my body is full of burning; all my flesh is unhealthy.

7 For my loins are full of burning, and there is no soundness in my flesh.

7For my loins are filled with burning; And there is no soundness in my flesh.

8I am feeble and crushed down; I gave a cry like a lion because of the grief in my heart.

8 I am faint and broken beyond measure; I roar by reason of the agitation of my heart.

8I am faint and sore bruised: I have groaned by reason of the disquietness of my heart.

9Lord, all my desire is before you; my sorrow is not kept secret from you.

9 Lord, all my desire is before thee, and my sighing is not hid from thee.

9Lord, all my desire is before thee; And my groaning is not hid from thee.

10My heart goes out in pain, my strength is wasting away; as for the light of my eyes, it is gone from me.

10 My heart throbbeth, my strength hath left me; and the light of mine eyes, it also is no more with me.

10My heart throbbeth, my strength faileth me: As for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.

11My lovers and my friends keep away from my disease; my relations keep far away.

11 My lovers and mine associates stand aloof from my stroke; and my kinsmen stand afar off.

11My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague; And my kinsmen stand afar off.

12Those who have a desire to take my life put nets for me; those who are designing my destruction say evil things against me, all the day their minds are full of deceit.

12 And they 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.

12They 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.

13But I kept my ears shut like a man without hearing; like a man without a voice, never opening his mouth.

13 But I, as a deaf [man], hear not; and am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

13But I, as a deaf man, hear not; And I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

14So I was like a man whose ears are shut, and in whose mouth there are no sharp words.

14 Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

14Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, And in whose mouth are no reproofs.

15In you, O Lord, is my hope: you will give me an answer, O Lord, my God.

15 For in thee, Jehovah, do I hope: thou wilt answer, O Lord myGod.

15For in thee, O Jehovah, do I hope: Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.

16I said, Let them not be glad over me; when my foot is moved, let them not be lifted up with pride against me.

16 For I said, Let them not rejoice over me! When my foot slipped, they magnified [themselves] against me.

16For I said, Lest they rejoice over me: When my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

17My feet are near to falling, and my sorrow is ever before me.

17 For I am ready to halt, and my pain is continually before me.

17For I am ready to fall, And my sorrow is continually before me.

18I will make clear my wrongdoing, with sorrow in my heart for my sin.

18 For I will declare mine iniquity, I am grieved for my sin.

18For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.

19But they are strong who have hate for me without cause: those who are against me falsely are increased in numbers.

19 But mine enemies are lively, they are strong; and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied:

19But mine enemies are lively, and are strong; And they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.

20They give me back evil for good; they are my haters because I go after the thing which is right.

20 And they that render evil for good are adversaries unto me; because I pursue what is good.

20They also that render evil for good Are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.

21Do not give me up, O Lord; O my God, be near to me.

21 Forsake me not, Jehovah; O myGod, be not far from me.

21Forsake me not, O Jehovah: O my God, be not far from me.

22Come quickly to give me help, O Lord, my salvation.

22 Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation.

22Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation.