Psalms 38:1-19

¹“A psalm of David. To bring to remembrance.” O LORD! rebuke me not in thy wrath, Nor chasten me in thy hot displeasure!

²For thine arrows have deeply pierced me, And thy hand hath been heavy upon me.

³There is no soundness in my flesh, because of thine anger; Nor rest in my bones, because of my sin.

⁴For my iniquities have gone over my head; Like a heavy burden, they are more than I can bear.

⁵My wounds putrefy and are loathsome on account of my folly.

⁶I am bent; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.

⁷For my loins are full of burning heat, And there is no soundness in my flesh.

⁸I am weakened and bruised exceedingly; I roar by reason of the disquietude of my heart.

⁹O Lord! thou knowest all my desire, And my groaning is not hidden from thee!

¹⁰My heart panteth; my strength faileth me; The very light of my eyes is gone from me.

¹¹My friends and acquaintance keep aloof from my woe, And my kinsmen stand afar off:

¹²While they who seek my life lay snares for me; They who seek my hurt threaten destruction, And meditate deceit all the day long.

¹³But I, like a deaf man, hear not; And, like a dumb man, open not my mouth.

¹⁴I am like one who heareth nothing, And in whose mouth is no reply.

¹⁵For in thee, O LORD! do I put my trust; Thou wilt hear, O Lord, my God!

¹⁶For I have prayed, “Let them not rejoice over me; Let them not exult at the slipping of my feet!”

¹⁷For I am ready to fall, And my pain doth never leave me;

¹⁸For I confess my iniquity, And am troubled on account of my sin.

¹⁹But my enemies flourish and are strong; They who hate me without cause are multiplied.