Psalms 38:11-16 in English

¹¹ My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague; And my kinsmen stand afar off.

¹² They also that seek after my life lay snares for me; And they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, And meditate deceits all the day long.

¹³ But I, as a deaf man, hear not; And I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

¹⁴ Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, And in whose mouth are no reproofs.

¹⁵ For in thee, O Jehovah, do I hope: Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.

¹⁶ For I said, Lest they rejoice over me: When my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

¹¹ Remove thy scourges from me: I have fainted by reason of the strength of thine hand.

¹² Thou chastenest man with rebukes for iniquity, and thou makest his life to consume away like a spider's web: nay, every man is disquieted in vain. Pause.

¹³ O Lord, hearken to my prayer and my supplication: attend to my tears: be not silent, for I am a sojourner in the land, and a stranger, as all my fathers were.

¹⁴ Spare me, that I may be refreshed, before I depart, and be no more.

¹¹ My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.

¹² They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

¹³ But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

¹⁴ Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

¹⁵ For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.

¹⁶ For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

¹¹ My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.

¹² They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

¹³ But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

¹⁴ Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

¹⁵ For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.

¹⁶ For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

¹¹ You chasten man with rebukes for iniquity, and you make his life to consume away like a spider's web; nay, every man is disquieted in vain. Pause.

¹² O Lord, listen to my prayer and my supplication: attend to my tears: be not silent, for I am a sojourner in the land, and a stranger, as all my fathers were.

¹³ Spare me, that I may be refreshed, before I depart, and be no more.

¹¹ My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague; and my kinsmen stand afar off.

¹² They also that seek after my life lay snares for me; and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

¹³ But I, as a deaf man, hear not; and I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

¹⁴ Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

¹⁵ For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.

¹⁶ For I said, Lest they rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

¹¹ My friends and neighbors stay away from me because of my sores; even my own family stays away from me.

¹² And those who want to kill me set traps to catch me; those who want to harm me discuss ways to get rid of me; they plot against me all day.

¹³ Now I act like I'm deaf, and do not listen to what they say. I act like I cannot talk, so I say nothing to reply to them.

¹⁴ I act like a man who does not answer when people talk to him, because he cannot hear anything.

¹⁵ But Yahweh, I trust in you. My Lord God, you will answer me.

¹⁶ I said to you, “Do not cause me to die, with the result that my enemies will rejoice! Do not cause me to stumble, with the result that they will be very happy!”

¹¹ You chasten man with rebukes for iniquity, and you make his life to consume away like a spider's web; nay, every man is disquieted in vain. Pause.

¹² O Lord, listen to my prayer and my supplication: attend to my tears: be not silent, for I am a sojourner in the land, and a stranger, as all my fathers were.

¹³ Spare me, that I may be refreshed, before I depart, and be no more.

¹¹ My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague. My kinsmen stand far away.

¹² They also who seek after my life lay snares. Those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all day long.

¹³ But I, as a deaf man, don’t hear. I am as a mute man who doesn’t open his mouth.

¹⁴ Yes, I am as a man who doesn’t hear, in whose mouth are no reproofs.

¹⁵ For I hope in you, Yahweh. You will answer, Lord my God.

¹⁶ For I said, “Don’t let them gloat over me, or exalt themselves over me when my foot slips.”

¹¹ My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague. My kinsmen stand far away.

¹² They also who seek after my life lay snares. Those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all day long.

¹³ But I, as a deaf man, don’t hear. I am as a mute man who doesn’t open his mouth.

¹⁴ Yes, I am as a man who doesn’t hear, in whose mouth are no reproofs.

¹⁵ For I hope in you, Yahweh. You will answer, Lord my God.

¹⁶ For I said, “Don’t let them gloat over me, or exalt themselves over me when my foot slips.”

¹¹ My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague. My kinsmen stand far away.

¹² They also who seek after my life lay snares. Those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all day long.

¹³ But I, as a deaf man, don’t hear. I am as a mute man who doesn’t open his mouth.

¹⁴ Yes, I am as a man who doesn’t hear, in whose mouth are no reproofs.

¹⁵ For I hope in you, LORD. You will answer, Lord my God.

¹⁶ For I said, “Don’t let them gloat over me, or exalt themselves over me when my foot slips.”

¹¹ My lovers and my friends keep away from my disease; my relations keep far away.

¹² Those who have a desire to take my life put nets for me; those who are designing my destruction say evil things against me, all the day their minds are full of deceit.

¹³ But I kept my ears shut like a man without hearing; like a man without a voice, never opening his mouth.

¹⁴ So I was like a man whose ears are shut, and in whose mouth there are no sharp words.

¹⁵ In you, O Lord, is my hope: you will give me an answer, O Lord, my God.

¹⁶ I said, Let them not be glad over me; when my foot is moved, let them not be lifted up with pride against me.

¹¹ My lovers and mine associates stand aloof from my stroke; and my kinsmen stand afar off.

¹² And they that seek after my life lay snares for me; and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all the day long.

¹³ But I, as a deaf man, hear not; and am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

¹⁴ Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

¹⁵ For in thee, Jehovah, do I hope: thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.

¹⁶ For I said, Let them not rejoice over me! When my foot slipped, they magnified themselves against me.

¹¹ Remove thy scourges from me. The strength of thy hand hath made me faint in rebukes:

¹² Thou hast corrected man for iniquity. And thou hast made his soul to waste away like a spider: surely in vain is any man disquieted.

¹³ Hear my prayer, O Lord, and my supplication: give ear to my tears. Be not silent: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner as all my fathers were.

¹⁴ O forgive me, that I may be refreshed, before I go hence, and be no more.

¹¹ My loved ones and my friends don't come near me because they're afraid of what I've got. Even my family keeps me at a distance.

¹² Those who are trying to kill me set traps for me; those who want to hurt me make threats against me, working on their deceitful schemes all day long.

¹³ I act as if I'm deaf to what they're saying, and pretend to be dumb so I don't have to speak.

¹⁴ Like a man who can't hear, and who doesn't reply—that's me!

¹⁵ For I'm waiting on you, Lord! You will answer for me, my Lord and my God.

¹⁶ I'm asking you, Lord, please don't let my enemies gloat over me, don't let them be glad when I trip up.

¹¹ My louers and my friends stand aside from my plague, and my kinsmen stand a farre off.

¹² They also, that seeke after my life, laye snares, and they that go about to do me euil, talke wicked things and imagine deceite continually.

¹³ But I as a deafe man heard not, and am as a dumme man, which openeth not his mouth.

¹⁴ Thus am I as a man, that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofes.

¹⁵ For on thee, O Lord, do I waite: thou wilt heare me, my Lord, my God.

¹⁶ For I said, Heare me, least they reioyce ouer me: for when my foote slippeth, they extol themselues against me.

¹¹ (38-12) My friends and my companions stand aloof from my plague; and my kinsmen stand afar off.

¹² (38-13) They also that seek after my life lay snares for me; and they that seek my hurt speak crafty devices, and utter deceits all the day.

¹³ (38-14) But I am as a deaf man, I hear not; and I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

¹⁴ (38-15) Yea, I am become as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no arguments.

¹⁵ (38-16) For in Thee, O LORD, do I hope; Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.

¹⁶ (38-17) For I said: 'Lest they rejoice over me; when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.'

¹¹ My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; And my kinsmen stand afar off.

¹² They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: And they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, And imagine deceits all the day long.

¹³ But I, as a deaf man, heard not; And I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

¹⁴ Thus I was as a man that heareth not, And in whose mouth are no reproofs.

¹⁵ For in thee, O Lord, do I hope: Thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.

¹⁶ For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: When my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

¹¹ (38:12) My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague; and my kinsmen stand afar off.

¹² (38:13) They also that seek after my life lay snares; and they that wish for my mishap speak wicked falsehoods; and deceits do they devise all the day long.

¹³ (38:14) But I, as a deaf man, hear not; and I am as a dumb man that cannot open his mouth.

¹⁴ (38:15) Thus am I as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no words of defence.

¹⁵ (38:16) For in thee, O Lord, do I hope: thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.

¹⁶ (38:17) For I said, Perhaps they might rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they might magnify themselves over me.

¹¹ Remove thy scourges from me: I have fainted by reason of the strength of thy hand.

¹² Thou chastenest man with rebukes for iniquity, And thou makest his life to consume away like a spider’s web: Nay, every man is disquieted in vain. Pause.

¹³ O Lord, hearken to my prayer and my supplication: Attend to my tears: be not silent, For I am a sojourner in the land, And a stranger, as all my fathers were.

¹⁴ Spare me, that I may be refreshed, Before I depart, and be no more.

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

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

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

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

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

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

¹¹ My dear ones and friends keep aloof, and my neighbours stand afar off.

¹² They who aim at my life lay their snares, they who seek my hurt speak of ruin, nursing treachery all the day long.

¹³ But I turn a deaf ear and hear not; like the dumb I open not my mouth.

¹⁴ I am like one without hearing, with no arguments in my mouth.

¹⁵ For my hope, O Lord, is in you. You will answer, O Lord my God,

¹⁶ when I utter the hope that those who made scorn of my tottering feet may not rejoice over me.

¹¹ My dear ones and friends keep aloof, and my neighbors stand afar off.

¹² They who aim at my life lay their snares, they who seek my hurt speak of ruin, nursing treachery all the day long.

¹³ But I turn a deaf ear and hear not; like the dumb I open not my mouth.

¹⁴ I am like one without hearing, with no arguments in my mouth.

¹⁵ For my hope, O Lord, is in you. You will answer, O Lord my God,

¹⁶ when I utter the hope that those who made scorn of my tottering feet may not rejoice over me.

¹¹ My 'ahav ·affectionate lovers· and my friends stand aloof from my plague. My kinsmen stand far away.

¹² They also who seek after my life lay snares. Those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all day long.

¹³ But I, as a deaf man, don’t sh'ma ·hear obey·. I am as a mute man who does not open his mouth.

¹⁴ Yes, I am as a man who does not sh'ma ·hear obey·, in whose mouth are no reproofs.

¹⁵ For in you, Adonai , do I hope. You will answer, Lord my God.

¹⁶ For I said, “Don’t let them gloat over me, or exalt themselves over me when my foot slips.”

¹¹ My friends and companions shun me because of my condition; my neighbors stand far off.

¹² Those who seek my life lay snares for me. They who seek my harm speak destructive words and say deceitful words all day long.

¹³ But I, I am like a deaf man and hear nothing; I am like a mute man who says nothing.

¹⁴ I am like a man who does not hear and who has no reply.

¹⁵ Surely I wait for you, Yahweh; you will answer, Lord my God.

¹⁶ I say this so that my enemies will not gloat over me. If my foot slips, they will do terrible things to me.

¹¹ My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague. My kinsmen stand far away.

¹² They also who seek after my life lay snares. Those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all day long.

¹³ But I, as a deaf man, don’t hear. I am as a mute man who doesn’t open his mouth.

¹⁴ Yes, I am as a man who doesn’t hear, in whose mouth are no reproofs.

¹⁵ For I hope in you, Yahweh. You will answer, Lord my God.

¹⁶ For I said, “Don’t let them gloat over me, or exalt themselves over me when my foot slips.”

¹¹ My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague. My kinsmen stand far away.

¹² They also who seek after my life lay snares. Those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all day long.

¹³ But I, as a deaf man, don’t hear. I am as a mute man who doesn’t open his mouth.

¹⁴ Yes, I am as a man who doesn’t hear, in whose mouth are no reproofs.

¹⁵ For I hope in you, LORD. You will answer, Lord my God.

¹⁶ For I said, “Don’t let them gloat over me, or exalt themselves over me when my foot slips.”

¹¹ My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my affliction; and my kinsmen stand afar off.

¹² They also that seek after my life lay snares for me : and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

¹³ But I, as a deaf man , heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

¹⁴ Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

¹⁵ For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O LORD my God.

¹⁶ For I said, Hear me , lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

¹¹ My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague. My kinsmen stand far away.

¹² They also who seek after my life lay snares. Those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all day long.

¹³ But I, as a deaf man, don’t hear. I am as a mute man who doesn’t open his mouth.

¹⁴ Yes, I am as a man who doesn’t hear, in whose mouth are no reproofs.

¹⁵ For I hope in you, LORD. You will answer, Lord my God.

¹⁶ For I said, “Don’t let them gloat over me, or exalt themselves over me when my foot slips.”

¹¹ My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague. My kinsmen stand far away.

¹² They also who seek after my life lay snares. Those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all day long.

¹³ But I, as a deaf man, don’t hear. I am as a mute man who doesn’t open his mouth.

¹⁴ Yes, I am as a man who doesn’t hear, in whose mouth are no reproofs.

¹⁵ For I hope in you, LORD. You will answer, Lord my God.

¹⁶ For I said, “Don’t let them gloat over me, or exalt themselves over me when my foot slips.”

¹¹ My friends and my neighbours nighed; and stood against me. And they that were beside me stood afar;

¹² and they did violence, that sought my life. And they that sought evils to me, spake vanities; and thought guiles or treacheries all day.

¹³ But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and as a dumb man not opening his mouth.

¹⁴ And I am made as a man not hearing; and not having reprovings in his mouth.

¹⁵ For, Lord, I hoped in thee; my Lord God, thou shalt hear me.

¹⁶ For I said, Hear me, Lest any time mine enemies have joy on me; and the while my feet be moved/and while my feet were moved, they spake great things on me.

¹¹ My friends and my neighbours nighed; and stood (over) against me. And they that were beside me stood afar; (My friends and my neighbours stand far away from me; because of my sickness, or my sores. And even my family members stand far away from me;)

¹² and they did violence, that sought my life. And they that sought evils to me, spake vanities; and thought guiles all day. (and they who sought my life, did violence to me. Yea, they who sought evil for me, spoke empty gossip; and they thought up lies and slander about me, all day long.)

¹³ But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and as a dumb man not opening his mouth. (But I, like a deaf man, did not listen to them; and like a dumb man, I did not open my mouth.)

¹⁴ And I am made as a man not hearing; and not having reprovings in his mouth. (And I am made like a deaf man; yea, one not speaking any rebuke, or reply.)

¹⁵ For, Lord, I hoped in thee, (or For, Lord, I trusted in thee); my Lord God, thou shalt hear me.

¹⁶ For I said, (Hear me), Lest any time mine enemies have joy on me; and the while my feet be moved/and while my feet were moved, they spake great things on me. (For I said, Hear me, lest any time my enemies have joy over me; for when my feet slipped, or stumbled, they spoke many things against me.)

¹¹ My lovers and my friends over-against my plague stand. And my neighbours afar off have stood.

¹² And those seeking my soul lay a snare, And those seeking my evil Have spoken mischievous things, And they do deceits meditate all the day.

¹³ And I, as deaf, hear not. And as a dumb one who openeth not his mouth.

¹⁴ Yea, I am as a man who heareth not, And in his mouth are no reproofs.

¹⁵ Because for Thee, O Jehovah, I have waited, Thou dost answer, O Lord my God.

¹⁶ When I said, 'Lest they rejoice over me, In the slipping of my foot against me they magnified themselves.