Psalms 38

1Unto the end, for Idithun himself, a canticle of David.

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

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

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

2I said: I will take heed to my ways: that I sin not with my tongue. I have set a guard to my mouth, when the sinner stood against me.

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

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

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

3I was dumb, and was humbled, and kept silence from good things: and my sorrow was renewed.

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

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

4My heart grew hot within me: and in my meditation a fire shall flame out.

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

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

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

5I spoke with my tongue: O Lord, make me know my end. And what is the number of my days: that I may know what is wanting to me.

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

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

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

6Behold thou hast made my days measurable. and my substance is as nothing before thee. And indeed all things are vanity: every man living.

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

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

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

7Surely man passeth as an image: yea, and he is disquieted in vain. He storeth up: and he knoweth not for whom he shall gather these things.

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

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

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

8And now what is my hope? is it not the Lord? and my substance is with thee.

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

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

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

9Deliver thou me from all my iniquities: thou hast made me a reproach to the fool.

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

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

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

10I was dumb, and I opened not my mouth, because thou hast done it.

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

11Remove thy scourges from me. The strength of thy hand hath made me faint in rebukes:

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

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

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

12Thou hast corrected man for iniquity. And thou hast made his soul to waste away like a spider: surely in vain is any man disquieted.

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.

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.

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.

13Hear my prayer, O Lord, and my supplication: give ear to my tears. Be no silent: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner as all my fathers were.

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

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

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

14O forgive me, that I may be refreshed, before I go hence, and be no more.

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

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

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

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

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

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

16(not in this translation)

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

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

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

17(not in this translation)

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

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

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

18(not in this translation)

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

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

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

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

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

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

20(not in this translation)

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

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

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

21(not in this translation)

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

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

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

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

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

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