Psalms 37:1-22

¹A psalm for David, for a remembrance of the sabbath.

²Rebuke me not, O Lord, in thy indignation; nor chastise me in thy wrath.

³For thy arrows are fastened in me: and thy hand hath been strong upon me.

⁴There is no health in my flesh, because of thy wrath: there is no peace for my bones, because of my sins.

⁵For my iniquities are gone over my head: and as a heavy burden are become heavy upon me.

⁶My sores are putrified and corrupted, because of my foolishness.

⁷I am become miserable, and am bowed down even to the end: I walked sorrowful all the day long.

⁸For my loins are filled with illusions; and there is no health in my flesh.

⁹I am afflicted and humbled exceedingly: I roared with the groaning of my heart.

¹⁰Lord, all my desire is before thee, and my groaning is not hidden from thee.

¹¹My heart is troubled, my strength hath left me, and the light of my eyes itself is not with me.

¹²My friends and my neighbours have drawn near, and stood against me. And they that were near me stood afar off:

¹³And they that sought my soul used violence. And they that sought evils to me spoke vain things, and studied deceits all the day long.

¹⁴But I, as a deaf man, heard not: and as a dumb man not opening his mouth.

¹⁵And I became as a man that heareth not: and that hath no reproofs in his mouth.

¹⁶For in thee, O Lord, have I hoped: thou wilt hear me, O Lord my God.

¹⁷For I said: Lest at any time my enemies rejoice over me: and whilst my feet are moved, they speak great things against me.

¹⁸For I am ready for scourges: and my sorrow is continually before me.

¹⁹For I will declare my inequity: and I will think for my sin.

²⁰But my enemies live, and are stronger that I: and they hate me wrongfully are multiplied.

²¹They that render evil for good, have detracted me, because I followed goodness.

²²Forsake me not, O Lord my God: do not thou depart from me.