1 A Psalm. Of David. To keep in memory. 2 \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.3 \38:2\For your arrows have gone into my flesh, and I am crushed under the weight of your hand.4 \38:3\My flesh is wasted because of your wrath; and there is no peace in my bones because of my sin.5 \38:4\For my crimes have gone over my head; they are like a great weight which is more than my strength.6 \38:5\My wounds are poisoned and evil-smelling, because of my foolish behaviour.7 \38:6\I am troubled, I am made low; I go weeping all the day.8 \38:7\For my body is full of burning; all my flesh is unhealthy.9 \38:8\I am feeble and crushed down; I gave a cry like a lion because of the grief in my heart.10 \38:9\Lord, all my desire is before you; my sorrow is not kept secret from you.11 \38:10\My heart goes out in pain, my strength is wasting away; as for the light of my eyes, it is gone from me.12 \38:11\My lovers and my friends keep away from my disease; my relations keep far away.13 \38:12\Those 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.14 \38:13\But I kept my ears shut like a man without hearing; like a man without a voice, never opening his mouth.15 \38:14\So I was like a man whose ears are shut, and in whose mouth there are no sharp words.16 \38:15\In you, O Lord, is my hope: you will give me an answer, O Lord, my God.17 \38:16\I said, Let them not be glad over me; when my foot is moved, let them not be lifted up with pride against me.18 \38:17\My feet are near to falling, and my sorrow is ever before me.19 \38:18\I will make clear my wrongdoing, with sorrow in my heart for my sin.20 \38:19\But they are strong who have hate for me without cause: those who are against me falsely are increased in numbers.21 \38:20\They give me back evil for good; they are my haters because I go after the thing which is right.22 \38:21\Do not give me up, O Lord; O my God, be near to me.23 \38:22\Come quickly to give me help, O Lord, my salvation.

1 [A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance.] Jehovah, rebuke me not in thy wrath; neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand cometh down upon me.3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation; no peace in my bones, because of my sin.4 For mine iniquities are gone over my head: as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.5 My wounds stink, they are corrupt, because of my foolishness.6 I am depressed; I am bowed down beyond measure; I go mourning all the day.7 For my loins are full of burning, and there is no soundness in my flesh.8 I am faint and broken beyond measure; I roar by reason of the agitation of my heart.9 Lord, all my desire is before thee, and my sighing is not hid from thee.10 My heart throbbeth, my strength hath left me; and the light of mine eyes, it also is no more with me.11 My lovers and mine associates stand aloof from my stroke; and my kinsmen stand afar off.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.13 But I, as a deaf {man}, hear not; and 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 reproofs.15 For in thee, Jehovah, do I hope: *thou* wilt answer, O Lord my God.16 For I said, Let them not rejoice over me! When my foot slipped, they magnified {themselves} against me.17 For I am ready to halt, and my pain is continually before me.18 For I will declare mine iniquity, I am grieved for my sin.19 But mine enemies are lively, they are strong; and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied:20 And they that render evil for good are adversaries unto me; because I pursue what is good.21 Forsake me not, Jehovah; O my God, be not far from me.22 Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation.