Psalms 38 | Strong's Bible

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CHAPTER 38

A Psalm

of David,

for remembrance.

O LORD,

do not

rebuke me

in Your anger

or discipline me

in Your wrath.

For

Your arrows

have pierced me deeply,

and Your hand

has pressed down

on me.

There is no

soundness

in my body

because of

Your anger;

there is no

rest

in my bones

because of

my sin.

For

my iniquities

have overwhelmed

me;

they are a burden

too heavy

to bear.

My wounds

are foul

and festering

because of

my sinful folly.

I am bent

and brought low;

all day long

I go about

mourning.

For

my loins

are full of

burning pain,

and no

soundness

remains in my body.

I am numb

and badly

crushed;

I groan

in anguish

of heart.

O Lord,

my every

desire

is before You;

my groaning

is not

hidden

from You.

My heart

pounds,

my strength

fails,

and even

the light

of my eyes

has faded.

My beloved

and friends

shun

my disease,

and my kinsmen

stand

at a distance.

Those who seek

my life

lay snares;

those who wish me

harm

speak

destruction,

and plot

deceit

all

day long.

But I,

like a deaf man,

do not

hear,

and like a mute man,

I do not

open

my mouth.

I have become

like a man

who

does not

hear,

whose mouth

offers no reply.

I wait

for You,

O LORD;

You

will answer,

O Lord

my God.

For

I said,

“Let them not

gloat

over me—

those who taunt

me

when my foot

slips.”

For

I

am ready

to fall,

and my pain

is ever

with me.

Yes,

I confess

my iniquity;

I am troubled

by my sin.

Many are my enemies

without cause,

and many

hate me

without reason.

Those who repay

my good

with

evil

attack

me for

pursuing

the good.

Do not

forsake me,

O LORD;

be not

far

from me,

O my God.

Come quickly

to help me,

O Lord

my Savior.

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