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Psalms 38

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Psalm 38[a]

A psalm of David. A petition.

1 Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger
    or discipline me in your wrath.(a)
2 Your arrows(b) have pierced me,
    and your hand has come down on me.
3 Because of your wrath there is no health(c) in my body;
    there is no soundness in my bones(d) because of my sin.
4 My guilt has overwhelmed(e) me
    like a burden too heavy to bear.(f)

5 My wounds(g) fester and are loathsome(h)
    because of my sinful folly.(i)
6 I am bowed down(j) and brought very low;
    all day long I go about mourning.(k)
7 My back is filled with searing pain;(l)
    there is no health(m) in my body.
8 I am feeble and utterly crushed;(n)
    I groan(o) in anguish of heart.(p)

9 All my longings(q) lie open before you, Lord;
    my sighing(r) is not hidden from you.
10 My heart pounds,(s) my strength fails(t) me;
    even the light has gone from my eyes.(u)
11 My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds;(v)
    my neighbors stay far away.
12 Those who want to kill me set their traps,(w)
    those who would harm me talk of my ruin;(x)
    all day long they scheme and lie.(y)

13 I am like the deaf, who cannot hear,(z)
    like the mute, who cannot speak;
14 I have become like one who does not hear,
    whose mouth can offer no reply.
15 Lord, I wait(aa) for you;
    you will answer,(ab) Lord my God.
16 For I said, "Do not let them gloat(ac)
    or exalt themselves over me when my feet slip."(ad)

17 For I am about to fall,(ae)
    and my pain(af) is ever with me.
18 I confess my iniquity;(ag)
    I am troubled by my sin.
19 Many have become my enemies(ah) without cause[b];
    those who hate me(ai) without reason(aj) are numerous.
20 Those who repay my good with evil(ak)
    lodge accusations(al) against me,
    though I seek only to do what is good.

21 Lord, do not forsake me;(am)
    do not be far(an) from me, my God.
22 Come quickly(ao) to help me,(ap)
    my Lord and my Savior.(aq)

 
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