Psalm 38

1 O Jehovah, rebuke me not in thy wrath; Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.ASV — Psalm 38:1

2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, And thy hand presseth me sore.ASV — Psalm 38:2

3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation; Neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.ASV — Psalm 38:3

4 For mine iniquities are gone over my head: As a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.ASV — Psalm 38:4

5 My wounds are loathsome and corrupt, Because of my foolishness.ASV — Psalm 38:5

6 I am pained and bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.ASV — Psalm 38:6

7 For my loins are filled with burning; And there is no soundness in my flesh.ASV — Psalm 38:7

8 I am faint and sore bruised: I have groaned by reason of the disquietness of my heart.ASV — Psalm 38:8

9 Lord, all my desire is before thee; And my groaning is not hid from thee.ASV — Psalm 38:9

10 My heart throbbeth, my strength faileth me: As for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.ASV — Psalm 38:10

11 My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague; And my kinsmen stand afar off.ASV — Psalm 38:11

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.ASV — Psalm 38:12

13 But I, as a deaf man, hear not; And I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.ASV — Psalm 38:13

14 Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, And in whose mouth are no reproofs.ASV — Psalm 38:14

15 For in thee, O Jehovah, do I hope: Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.ASV — Psalm 38:15

16 For I said, Lest they rejoice over me: When my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.ASV — Psalm 38:16

17 For I am ready to fall, And my sorrow is continually before me.ASV — Psalm 38:17

18 For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.ASV — Psalm 38:18

19 But mine enemies are lively, [and] are strong; And they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.ASV — Psalm 38:19

20 They also that render evil for good Are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.ASV — Psalm 38:20

21 Forsake me not, O Jehovah: O my God, be not far from me.ASV — Psalm 38:21

22 Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation. Psalm 39 For the Chief Musician, Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.ASV — Psalm 38:22