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Psalms 38
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949
1A Psalm of David, `To cause to remember.' Jehovah, in Thy wrath reprove me not, Nor in Thy fury chastise me.
1Unto the end, for Idithun himself, a canticle of David.
1 O Lord, be not bitter with me in your wrath; let not your hand be on me in the heat of your passion.
2For Thine arrows have come down on me, And Thou lettest down upon me Thy hand.
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 your arrows have gone into my flesh, and I am crushed under the weight of your hand.
3Soundness is not in my flesh, Because of Thine indignation, Peace is not in my bones because of my sin.
3I was dumb, and was humbled, and kept silence from good things: and my sorrow was renewed.
3My flesh is wasted because of your wrath; and there is no peace in my bones because of my sin.
4For mine iniquities have passed over my head, As a heavy burden--too heavy for me.
4My heart grew hot within me: and in my meditation a fire shall flame out.
4For my crimes have gone over my head; they are like a great weight which is more than my strength.
5Stunk--become corrupt have my wounds, Because of my folly.
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 poisoned and evil-smelling, because of my foolish behaviour.
6I have been bent down, I have been bowed down--unto excess, All the day I have gone mourning.
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 troubled, I am made low; I go weeping all the day.
7For my flanks have been full of drought, And soundness is not in my flesh.
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 body is full of burning; all my flesh is unhealthy.
8I have been feeble and smitten--unto excess, I have roared from disquietude of heart.
8And now what is my hope? is it not the Lord? and my substance is with thee.
8I am feeble and crushed down; I gave a cry like a lion because of the grief in my heart.
9Lord, before Thee <FI>is<Fi> all my desire, And my sighing from Thee hath not been hid.
9Deliver thou me from all my iniquities: thou hast made me a reproach to the fool.
9Lord, all my desire is before you; my sorrow is not kept secret from you.
10My heart <FI>is<Fi> panting, my power hath forsaken me, And the light of mine eyes, Even they are not with me.
10I was dumb, and I opened not my mouth, because thou hast done it.
10My heart goes out in pain, my strength is wasting away; as for the light of my eyes, it is gone from me.
11My lovers and my friends over-against my plague stand. And my neighbours afar off have stood.
11Remove thy scourges from me. The strength of thy hand hath made me faint in rebukes:
11My lovers and my friends keep away from my disease; my relations keep far away.
12And those seeking my soul lay a snare, And those seeking my evil Have spoken mischievous things, And they do deceits meditate all the day.
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.
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.
13And I, as deaf, hear not. And as a dumb one who openeth not his mouth.
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 kept my ears shut like a man without hearing; like a man without a voice, never opening his mouth.
14Yea, I am as a man who heareth not, And in his mouth are no reproofs.
14O forgive me, that I may be refreshed, before I go hence, and be no more.
14So I was like a man whose ears are shut, and in whose mouth there are no sharp words.
15Because for Thee, O Jehovah, I have waited, Thou dost answer, O Lord my God.
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15In you, O Lord, is my hope: you will give me an answer, O Lord, my God.
16When I said, `Lest they rejoice over me, In the slipping of my foot against me they magnified themselves.
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16I said, Let them not be glad over me; when my foot is moved, let them not be lifted up with pride against me.
17For I am ready to halt, And my pain <FI>is<Fi> before me continually.
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17My feet are near to falling, and my sorrow is ever before me.
18For mine iniquity I declare, I am sorry for my sin.
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18I will make clear my wrongdoing, with sorrow in my heart for my sin.
19And mine enemies <FI>are<Fi> lively, They have been strong, and those hating me without cause, Have been multiplied.
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19But they are strong who have hate for me without cause: those who are against me falsely are increased in numbers.
20And those paying evil for good accuse me, Because of my pursuing good.
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20They give me back evil for good; they are my haters because I go after the thing which is right.