Psalm 38
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1O LORD, don’t rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your rage!1LORD! Do not rebuke me in your anger; do not correct me in your wrath,
2Your arrows have struck deep, and your blows are crushing me.2because your arrows have sunk deep into me, and your hand has come down hard on me.
3Because of your anger, my whole body is sick; my health is broken because of my sins.3My body is unhealthy due to your anger, and my bones have no rest due to my sin.
4My guilt overwhelms me— it is a burden too heavy to bear.4My iniquities loom over my head; like a cumbersome burden, they are too heavy for me.
5My wounds fester and stink because of my foolish sins.5My wounds have putrefied and festered because of my foolishness.
6I am bent over and racked with pain. All day long I walk around filled with grief.6I am bent over and walk about greatly bowed down; all day long I go around mourning.
7A raging fever burns within me, and my health is broken.7My insides are burning and my body is unhealthy.
8I am exhausted and completely crushed. My groans come from an anguished heart.8I am weak and utterly crushed; I cry out in distress because of my heart's anguish.
9You know what I long for, Lord; you hear my every sigh.9Lord, all my longings are before you, and my groaning is not hidden from you.
10My heart beats wildly, my strength fails, and I am going blind.10My heart pounds, my strength fails me, even the gleam in my eye is gone.
11My loved ones and friends stay away, fearing my disease. Even my own family stands at a distance.11As for my friends and my neighbors, they stand aloof from my distress; even my close relatives stand at a distance.
12Meanwhile, my enemies lay traps to kill me. Those who wish me harm make plans to ruin me. All day long they plan their treachery.12Those who seek my life lay snares for me; those who seek to do me harm brag all day long about their wicked planning.
13But I am deaf to all their threats. I am silent before them as one who cannot speak.13I am like the deaf, who cannot hear, and like the mute, who cannot open his mouth.
14I choose to hear nothing, and I make no reply.14Indeed, I have become like a man who hears nothing, and in whose mouth there is no rebuke.
15For I am waiting for you, O LORD. You must answer for me, O Lord my God.15Because I have placed my hope in you, LORD, you will answer, Lord, my God.
16I prayed, “Don’t let my enemies gloat over me or rejoice at my downfall.”16For I said, "Do not let them gloat over me, as they congratulate themselves when my foot slips."
17I am on the verge of collapse, facing constant pain.17Indeed, I am being set up for a fall, and I am continuously reminded of my pain.
18But I confess my sins; I am deeply sorry for what I have done.18I confess my iniquity, and my sin troubles me.
19I have many aggressive enemies; they hate me without reason.19But my enemies are alive and well; those who hate me for no reason are numerous.
20They repay me evil for good and oppose me for pursuing good.20They reward my good with evil, opposing me because I seek to do good.
21Do not abandon me, O LORD. Do not stand at a distance, my God.21Don't forsake me, LORD. My God, do not be so distant from me.
22Come quickly to help me, O Lord my savior.22Come quickly and help me, Lord, my deliverer.
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