Psalms 38 A psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. (38:2) O Lord, correct me not in thy wrath, nor chastise me in thy fury.

Leeser⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ A psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. ^(38:2) O Lord, correct me not in thy wrath, nor chastise me in thy fury. ² ^(38:3) For thy arrows have penetrated into me, and thy hand presseth down upon me. ³ ^(38:4) There is no soundness in my flesh because of thy indignation: there is no peace in my bones because of my sin. ⁴ ^(38:5) For my iniquities are passed over my head, as a heavy burden are they too heavy for me. ⁵ ^(38:6) Foul, corrupt are my bruises because of my folly. ⁶ ^(38:7) I am bent double; I am bowed down to the utmost; all the day long I go about full of grief. ⁷ ^(38:8) For my loins are filled with a burning disease, and there is no soundness in my flesh. ⁸ ^(38:9) I am made faint and crushed to the utmost; I cry aloud because of the groaning of my heart. ⁹ ^(38:10) Lord, before thee is all my longing; and my sighing is from thee not hidden. ¹⁰ ^(38:11) My heart is restless, my strength hath left me; and the light of my eyes—that also is no more with me. ¹¹ ^(38:12) My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague; and my kinsmen stand afar off. ¹² ^(38:13) They also that seek after my life lay snares; and they that wish for my mishap speak wicked falsehoods; and deceits do they devise all the day long. ¹³ ^(38:14) But I, as a deaf man, hear not; and I am as a dumb man that cannot open his mouth. ¹⁴ ^(38:15) Thus am I as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no words of defence. ¹⁵ ^(38:16) For in thee, O Lord, do I hope: thou wilt answer, O Lord my God. ¹⁶ ^(38:17) For I said, Perhaps they might rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they might magnify themselves over me. ¹⁷ ^(38:18) For I am prepared for my downfall, and my pain is continually before me. ¹⁸ ^(38:19) For I will tell of my iniquity; I will be grieved because of my sin. ¹⁹ ^(38:20) But my enemies are strong in life; and numerous are those that hate me wrongfully; ²⁰ ^(38:21) They also that repay me evil in lieu of good; they hate me bitterly because I pursue what is good. ²¹ ^(38:22) Forsake me not, O Lord: O my God, be not far from me. ²² ^(38:23) Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation.