| 38 | Psalms | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [A Psalm of David, for the memorial offering.] | Prayer in Distress. Psalm 38(v37) | ||
| O LORD, rebuke me not in thy anger, nor chasten me in thy wrath! | |||
| For thy arrows have sunk into me, and thy hand has come down on me. | |||
| There is no soundness in my flesh because of thy indignation; there is no health in my bones because of my sin. | |||
| For my iniquities have gone over my head; they weigh like a burden too heavy for me. | |||
| My wounds grow foul and fester because of my foolishness, | |||
| I am utterly bowed down and prostrate; all the day I go about mourning. | |||
| For my loins are filled with burning, and there is no soundness in my flesh. | |||
| I am utterly spent and crushed; I groan because of the tumult of my heart. | |||
| Lord, all my longing is known to thee, my sighing is not hidden from thee. | |||
| My heart throbs, my strength fails me; and the light of my eyes - it also has gone from me. | |||
| My friends and companions stand aloof from my plague, and my kinsmen stand afar off. | |||
| Those who seek my life lay their snares, those who seek my hurt speak of ruin, and meditate treachery all the day long. | |||
| But I am like a deaf man, I do not hear, like a dumb man who does not open his mouth. | |||
| Yea, I am like a man who does not hear, and in whose mouth are no rebukes. | |||
| But for thee, O LORD, do I wait; it is thou, O LORD my God, who wilt answer. | |||
| For I pray, "Only let them not rejoice over me, who boast against me when my foot slips!" | |||
| For I am ready to fall, and my pain is ever with me. | |||
| I confess my iniquity, I am sorry for my sin. | |||
| Those who are my foes without cause are mighty, and many are those who hate me wrongfully. | |||
| Those who render me evil for good are my adversaries because I follow after good. | |||
| Do not forsake me, O LORD! O my God, be not far from me! | |||
| Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation! | |||
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