Psalm 38

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1	O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.	O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.	Lord, don’t rebuke me in your wrath, neither chasten me in your hot displeasure.	O Jehovah, rebuke me not in thy wrath; Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
2	For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.	For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.	For your arrows have pierced me, your hand presses hard on me.	For thine arrows stick fast in me, And thy hand presseth me sore.
3	There is no soundness in my body because of Your anger; there is no rest in my bones because of my sin.	There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.	There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation, neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.	There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation; Neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.
4	For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear.	For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.	For my iniquities have gone over my head. As a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.	For mine iniquities are gone over my head: As a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
5	My wounds are foul and festering because of my sinful folly.	My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.	My wounds are loathsome and corrupt because of my foolishness.	My wounds are loathsome and corrupt, Because of my foolishness.
6	I am bent and brought low; all day long I go about mourning.	I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.	I am in pain and bowed down greatly. I go mourning all day long.	I am pained and bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.
7	For my loins are full of burning pain, and no soundness remains in my body.	For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh.	For my waist is filled with burning. There is no soundness in my flesh.	For my loins are filled with burning; And there is no soundness in my flesh.
8	I am numb and badly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart.	I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.	I am faint and severely bruised. I have groaned by reason of the anguish of my heart.	I am faint and sore bruised: I have groaned by reason of the disquietness of my heart.
9	O Lord, my every desire is before You; my groaning is not hidden from You.	Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.	Lord, all my desire is before you. My groaning is not hidden from you.	Lord, all my desire is before thee; And my groaning is not hid from thee.
10	My heart pounds, my strength fails, and even the light of my eyes has faded.	My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.	My heart throbs. My strength fails me. As for the light of my eyes, it has also left me.	My heart throbbeth, my strength faileth me: As for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.
11	My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.	My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.	My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague. My kinsmen stand far away.	My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague; And my kinsmen stand afar off.
12	Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.	They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.	They also who seek after my life lay snares. Those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all day long.	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.
13	But like a deaf man, I do not hear; and like a mute man, I do not open my mouth.	But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.	But I, as a deaf man, don’t hear. I am as a mute man who doesn’t open his mouth.	But I, as a deaf man, hear not; And I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
14	I am like a man who cannot hear, whose mouth offers no reply.	Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.	Yes, I am as a man who doesn’t hear, in whose mouth are no reproofs.	Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, And in whose mouth are no reproofs.
15	I wait for You, O Lord; You will answer, O Lord my God.	For in thee, O Lord, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.	For I hope in you, Lord. You will answer, Lord my God.	For in thee, O Jehovah, do I hope: Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.
16	For I said, “Let them not gloat over me— those who taunt me when my foot slips.”	For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.	For I said, “Don’t let them gloat over me, or exalt themselves over me when my foot slips.”	For I said, Lest they rejoice over me: When my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
17	For I am ready to fall, and my pain is ever with me.	For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.	For I am ready to fall. My pain is continually before me.	For I am ready to fall, And my sorrow is continually before me.
18	Yes, I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin.	For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.	For I will declare my iniquity. I will be sorry for my sin.	For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.
19	Many are my enemies without cause, and many hate me without reason.	But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.	But my enemies are vigorous and many. Those who hate me without reason are numerous.	But mine enemies are lively, and are strong; And they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
20	Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good.	They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.	They who give evil for good are also adversaries to me, because I follow what is good.	They also that render evil for good Are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.
21	Do not forsake me, O Lord; be not far from me, O my God.	Forsake me not, O Lord: O my God, be not far from me.	Don’t forsake me, Lord. My God, don’t be far from me.	Forsake me not, O Jehovah: O my God, be not far from me.
22	Come quickly to help me, O Lord my Savior.	Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.	Hurry to help me, Lord, my salvation.	Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation.