New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 38

Prayer of a Suffering Penitent.

A Psalm of David, for a memorial.

1Lordיְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,do not rebukeתוֹכִיחֵ֑נִיto.khi.Che.niH3198me in Your wrathבְּקֶצְפְּךָ֥be.ketz.pe.ChaH7110,And do not punishתְיַסְּרֵֽנִי׃te.ya.se.Re.niH3256me in Your burningH2534angerH2534.

2For Yourarrowsחִ֭צֶּיךָChi.tzei.khaH2671have sunkH5181deepH5181into me, AndYour handיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027has pressedH5181downH5181on me.

3ThereH369isH369noH369healthyH4974partH4974in my fleshבִּ֭בְשָׂרִיBiv.sa.riH1320becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of Your indignationזַעְמֶ֑ךָza'.Me.khaH2195;ThereH369isH369noH369healthשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965in my bonesבַּ֝עֲצָמַ֗יba.'a.tza.MaiH6106becauseמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440of my sinחַטָּאתִֽי׃cha.ta.TiH2403.

4For myguiltyH5771deedsH5771have goneH5674overH5674my headרֹאשִׁ֑יro.ShiH7218;Like a heavyכָ֝בֵ֗דkha.VedH3515burdenכְּמַשָּׂ֥אke.ma.Sa'H4853they weighH3513tooמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480muchH3513for me.

5Mywoundsחַבּוּרֹתָ֑יcha.bu.ro.TaiH2250growH887foulH887andfesterנָ֭מַקּוּNa.ma.kuH4743Becauseמִ֝פְּנֵ֗י מִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.pe.Nei mi.Me.niH4480 H6440ofmy foolishnessאִוַּלְתִּֽי׃'i.val.TiH200.

6I am bentנַעֲוֵ֣יתִיna.'a.Vei.tiH5753over andgreatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966bowedH7817downH7817; Igoהִלָּֽכְתִּי׃hi.La.khe.tiH1980in mourningקֹדֵ֥רko.DerH6937allכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַ֝יּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117long.

7For mysidesכְ֭סָלַיKhe.sa.laiH3689are filledמָלְא֣וּmal.'UH4390withburningנִקְלֶ֑הnik.LehH7033,And thereH369isH369noH369healthyH4974partH4974in my fleshבִּבְשָׂרִֽי׃biv.sa.RiH1320.

8I feelH6313faintH6313andbadlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966crushedוְנִדְכֵּ֣יתִיve.nid.Kei.tiH1794; Igroanשָׁ֝אַ֗גְתִּיSha.'Ag.tiH7580becauseH4480of theagitationמִֽנַּהֲמַ֥תmi.na.ha.MatH5100of my heartלִבִּֽי׃li.BiH3820.

9Lordאֲֽדֹנָי'aDo.naiH136,allכָל־khol-H3605my desireתַּאֲוָתִ֑יta.'a.va.TiH8378isbeforeנֶגְדְּךָ֥neg.de.KhaH5048You; And mysighingוְ֝אַנְחָתִ֗יve.'an.cha.TiH585is not hiddenנִסְתָּֽרָה׃nis.Ta.rahH5641from You.

10My heartלִבִּ֣יli.BiH3820throbsסְ֭חַרְחַרSe.char.charH5503,my strengthכֹחִ֑יkho.ChiH3581failsעֲזָבַ֣נִי'a.za.Va.niH5800me; And thelightוְֽאוֹר־ve.'or-H216of my eyesעֵינַ֥י'ei.NaiH5869,evenגַּם־gam-H1571thathasH369goneH369from me.

11Mylovedאֹֽהֲבַ֨י׀'o.ha.VaiH157ones and my friendsוְרֵעַ֗יve.re.'AiH7453standיַעֲמֹ֑דוּya.'a.Mo.duH5975aloofמִנֶּ֣גֶדmi.Ne.gedH4480 H5048from my plagueנִגְעִ֣יnig.'IH5061;And my kinsmenוּ֝קְרוֹבַ֗יuk.ro.VaiH7138standעָמָֽדוּ׃'a.Ma.duH5975farמֵרָחֹ֥קme.ra.ChokH7350awayH4480.

12Those whoseekמְבַקְשֵׁ֬יme.vak.SheiH1245my lifeנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315layH5367snaresH5367for me; And those whoseekוְדֹרְשֵׁ֣יve.do.re.SheiH1875to injureH7463me havethreatenedדִּבְּר֣וּdi.be.RuH1696destructionהַוּ֑וֹתha.VotH1942, And theyplotיֶהְגּֽוּ׃yeh.GuH1897deceptionוּ֝מִרְמ֗וֹתu.mir.MotH4820allכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117long.

13But I, like a personכְ֭חֵרֵשׁKhe.che.reshH2795who is deafH2795,do not hearאֶשְׁמָ֑ע'esh.Ma'H8085; And I am like apersonוּ֝כְאִלֵּ֗םu.khe.'i.LemH483whoH483cannotH483speakH483, whodoes not openיִפְתַּח־yif.tach-H6605his mouthפִּֽיו׃PivH6310.

14Yes, I am like a personכְּ֭אִישׁKe.'ishH376whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834does not hearH8085,And in whose mouthH6310are noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369argumentsתּוֹכָחֽוֹת׃to.kha.ChotH8433.

15ForI waitהוֹחָ֑לְתִּיho.Chal.tiH3176for You, Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068; Youwill answerתַ֝עֲנֶ֗הta.'a.NehH6030,Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.

16For I saidאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559, “May they not rejoiceיִשְׂמְחוּ־yis.me.chu-H8055over me, Who,when my footרַ֝גְלִ֗יrag.LiH7272slipsבְּמ֥וֹטbe.MotH4131,would exaltהִגְדִּֽילוּ׃hig.Di.luH1431themselves overעָלַ֥י'a.LaiH5921me.”

17For I amreadyנָכ֑וֹןna.KhonH3559to fallלְצֶ֣לַעle.Tze.la'H6761, And mysorrowוּמַכְאוֹבִ֖יu.makh.'o.ViH4341is continuallyתָמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548beforeנֶגְדִּ֣יneg.DiH5048me.

18For Iadmitאַגִּ֑יד'a.GidH5046my guiltעֲוֹנִ֥י'a.vo.NiH5771;I amH1672fullH1672ofH1672anxietyH1672becauseH4480of my sinמֵֽחַטָּאתִֽי׃Me.cha.ta.TiH2403.

19But myenemiesH340are vigorousחַיִּ֣יםchai.YimH2416andstrongעָצֵ֑מוּ'a.Tze.muH6105,And those who wrongfullyשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267hateשֹׂנְאַ֣יso.ne.'AiH8130me areH7231manyוְרַבּ֖וּve.ra.BuH7231.

20And those whorepayוּמְשַׁלְּמֵ֣יu.me.sha.le.MeiH7999evilH7463for goodH2899, TheybecomeH7853my enemiesH7853,becauseH8478I followרָֽדְפִיra.de.fiH7291whatH2896isH2896goodH2896.

21Do not abandonתַּֽעַזְבֵ֥נִיta.'az.Ve.niH5800me, Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;My Godאֱ֝לֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430,do not beH7368farH7368from me!

22Hurryח֥וּשָׁהChu.shahH2363to helpלְעֶזְרָתִ֑יle.'ez.ra.TiH5833me,Lordאֲ֝דֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136,my salvationתְּשׁוּעָתִֽי׃te.shu.'a.TiH8668!

Prayer of a Suffering Penitent.

A Psalm of David, for a memorial.

Commentaries on Psalms 38