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New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 38

Prayer of a Suffering Penitent.

A Psalm of David, for a memorial.

1O LordH3068, 1rebukeH3198 me not in Your wrathH7110, And chastenH3256 me not in Your burningH2534 angerH2534.2For Your 2arrowsH2671 have sunkH5181 deepH5181 into me, And 3Your handH3027 has pressedH5181 downH5181 on me.3ThereH369 is 4noH369 soundnessH4974 in my fleshH1320 5becauseH4480H6440 of Your indignationH2195; ThereH369 is noH369 healthH7965 6in my bonesH6106 becauseH4480H6440 of my sinH2403.4For my 7iniquitiesH5771 are goneH5674 overH5674 my headH7218; As a heavyH3515 burdenH4853 they weighH3513 tooH4480 muchH3515 for me.5My 8woundsH2250 growH887 foulH887 and festerH4743 BecauseH4480H6440 of 9my follyH200.6I am bentH5753 over and 10greatlyH3966 bowedH7817 downH7817; I 11goH1980 mourningH6937 allH3605 dayH3117 long.7For my loinsH3689 are filledH4390 with 12burningH7033, And thereH369 is 13noH369 soundnessH4974 in my fleshH1320.8I am 14benumbedH6313 and 15badlyH3966 crushedH1794; I 1617groanH7580 becauseH4480 of the 18agitationH5100 of my heartH3820.

9LordH136, allH3605 19my desireH8378 is 20beforeH5048 You; And my 21sighingH585 is not hiddenH5641 from You.10My heartH3820 throbsH5503, 22my strengthH3581 failsH5800 me; And the 23lightH216 of my eyesH5869, evenH1571 24that 25has goneH369 from me.11My 2627lovedH157 ones and my friendsH7453 standH5975 aloofH4480H5048 from my plagueH5061; And my kinsmenH7138 28standH5975 afarH7350 off.12Those who 29seekH1245 my lifeH5315 30layH5367 snaresH5367 for me; And those who 31seekH1875 to injureH7463 me have 32threatenedH1696 destructionH1942, And they 33deviseH1897 treacheryH4820 allH3605 dayH3117 long.

13But I, like a deafH2795 manH2795, do not hearH8085; And I am like a 34muteH483 manH483 who does not openH6605 his mouthH6310.14Yes, I am like a manH376 whoH834 does not hearH8085, And in whose mouthH6310 are noH369 argumentsH8433.15For 35I 36hopeH3176 in You, O LordH3068; You 37will answerH6030, O LordH136 my GodH430.16For I saidH559, “May they not rejoiceH8055 over me, Who, when my footH7272 slipsH4131, 38would magnifyH1431 themselves againstH5921 me.”17For I am 39readyH3559 to fallH6761, And 40my 41sorrowH4341 is continuallyH8548 beforeH5048 me.18For I 4243confessH5046 my iniquityH5771; I am fullH1672 of 44anxietyH1672 becauseH4480 of my sinH2403.19But my 45enemiesH340 are vigorousH2416 and 46strongH6105, And manyH7231 are those who 47hateH8130 me wrongfullyH8267.20And those who 48repayH7999 evilH7463 for goodH2899, They 49opposeH7853 me, becauseH8478 I followH7291 whatH2896 is goodH2896.21Do not forsakeH5800 me, O LordH3068; O my GodH430, 50do not be farH7368 from me!22MakeH2363 51hasteH2363 to helpH5833 me, O LordH136, 52my salvationH8668!

Notes

  1. 1. Psalms 38:1 Ps 6:1 ↩
  2. 2. Psalms 38:2 Job 6:4 ↩
  3. 3. Psalms 38:2 Ps 32:4 ↩
  4. 4. Psalms 38:3 Is 1:6 ↩
  5. 5. Psalms 38:3 Ps 102:10 ↩
  6. 6. Psalms 38:3 Job 33:19; Ps 6:2; 31:10 ↩
  7. 7. Psalms 38:4 Ezra 9:6; Ps 40:12 ↩
  8. 8. Psalms 38:5 Or stripes ↩
  9. 9. Psalms 38:5 Ps 69:5 ↩
  10. 10. Psalms 38:6 Ps 35:14 ↩
  11. 11. Psalms 38:6 Job 30:28; Ps 42:9; 43:2 ↩
  12. 12. Psalms 38:7 Ps 102:3 ↩
  13. 13. Psalms 38:7 Ps 38:3 ↩
  14. 14. Psalms 38:8 Lam 1:13, 20f; 2:11; 5:17 ↩
  15. 15. Psalms 38:8 Or greatly ↩
  16. 16. Psalms 38:8 Lit roar ↩
  17. 17. Psalms 38:8 Job 3:24; Ps 22:1; 32:3 ↩
  18. 18. Psalms 38:8 Lit growling ↩
  19. 19. Psalms 38:9 Ps 10:17 ↩
  20. 20. Psalms 38:9 Or known to You ↩
  21. 21. Psalms 38:9 Ps 6:6; 102:5 ↩
  22. 22. Psalms 38:10 Ps 31:10 ↩
  23. 23. Psalms 38:10 Ps 6:7; 69:3; 88:9 ↩
  24. 24. Psalms 38:10 Lit they have ↩
  25. 25. Psalms 38:10 Lit is not with me ↩
  26. 26. Psalms 38:11 Or lovers ↩
  27. 27. Psalms 38:11 Ps 31:11; 88:18 ↩
  28. 28. Psalms 38:11 Luke 23:49 ↩
  29. 29. Psalms 38:12 Ps 54:3 ↩
  30. 30. Psalms 38:12 Ps 140:5 ↩
  31. 31. Psalms 38:12 Ps 35:4 ↩
  32. 32. Psalms 38:12 Lit spoken ↩
  33. 33. Psalms 38:12 Ps 35:20 ↩
  34. 34. Psalms 38:13 Ps 39:2, 9 ↩
  35. 35. Psalms 38:15 Ps 39:7 ↩
  36. 36. Psalms 38:15 Or wait for ↩
  37. 37. Psalms 38:15 Ps 17:6 ↩
  38. 38. Psalms 38:16 Ps 35:26 ↩
  39. 39. Psalms 38:17 Ps 35:15 ↩
  40. 40. Psalms 38:17 Ps 13:2 ↩
  41. 41. Psalms 38:17 Lit pain ↩
  42. 42. Psalms 38:18 Or declare ↩
  43. 43. Psalms 38:18 Ps 32:5 ↩
  44. 44. Psalms 38:18 2 Cor 7:9, 10 ↩
  45. 45. Psalms 38:19 Ps 18:17 ↩
  46. 46. Psalms 38:19 Or numerous ↩
  47. 47. Psalms 38:19 Ps 35:19 ↩
  48. 48. Psalms 38:20 Ps 35:12 ↩
  49. 49. Psalms 38:20 Ps 109:5; 1 John 3:12 ↩
  50. 50. Psalms 38:21 Ps 22:19; 35:22 ↩
  51. 51. Psalms 38:22 Ps 40:13, 17 ↩
  52. 52. Psalms 38:22 Ps 27:1 ↩

Commentaries on Psalms 38

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