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A Psalm by David, for a memorial.

[1] Yahweh, don’t rebuke me in your wrath,
neither chasten me in your hot displeasure.
[2] For your arrows have pierced me,
your hand presses hard on me.
[3] There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation,
neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.
[4] For my iniquities have gone over my head.
As a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.
[5] My wounds are loathsome and corrupt
because of my foolishness.
[6] I am in pain and bowed down greatly.
I go mourning all day long.
[7] For my waist is filled with burning.
There is no soundness in my flesh.
[8] I am faint and severely bruised.
I have groaned by reason of the anguish of my heart.
[9] Lord, all my desire is before you.
My groaning is not hidden from you.
[10] My heart throbs.
My strength fails me.
As for the light of my eyes, it has also left 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.”
[17] For I am ready to fall.
My pain is continually before me.
[18] For I will declare my iniquity.
I will be sorry for my sin.
[19] But my enemies are vigorous and many.
Those who hate me without reason are numerous.
[20] They who render evil for good are also adversaries to me,
because I follow what is good.
[21] Don’t forsake me, Yahweh.
My God, don’t be far from me.
[22] Hurry to help me,
Lord, my salvation.
King James Version

A Psalm H4210 of David, H1732 to bring to remembrance. H2142 (HiphInf)

[1] O Lord, H3068 rebuke H3198 (HiphImpf) me not in thy wrath: H7110
Neither chasten H3256 (PielImpf) me in thy hot displeasure. H2534
[2] For thine arrows H2671 stick fast H5181 (NiphPerf) in me,
And thy hand H3027 presseth me sore. H5181 (QalImpf)
[3] There is no soundness H4974 in my flesh H1320 because H6440 of thine anger; H2195
Neither is there any rest§ H7965 in my bones H6106 because H6440 of my sin. H2403
[4] For mine iniquities H5771 are gone over H5674 (QalPerf) mine head: H7218
As an heavy H3515 burden H4853 they are too heavy H3513 (QalImpf) for me.
[5] My wounds H2250 stink H887 (HiphPerf) and are corrupt H4743 (NiphPerf)
Because H6440 of my foolishness. H200
[6] I am troubled; H5753 (NiphPerf)§ I am bowed down H7817 (QalPerf) greatly; H3966
I go H1980 (PielPerf) mourning H6937 (QalActPtc) all the day H3117 long.
[7] For my loins H3689 are filled H4390 (QalPerf) with a loathsome H7033 (NiphPtc) disease:
And there is no soundness H4974 in my flesh. H1320
[8] I am feeble H6313 (NiphPerf) and sore H3966 broken: H1794 (NiphPerf)
I have roared H7580 (QalPerf) by reason of the disquietness H5100 of my heart. H3820
[9] Lord, H136 all my desire H8378 is before thee;
And my groaning H585 is not hid H5641 (NiphPerf) from thee.
[10] My heart H3820 panteth, H5503 (PilpPerf) my strength H3581 faileth H5800 (QalPerf) me:
As for the light H216 of mine eyes, H5869 it H1992 also is gone H369 from me.§
[11] My lovers H157 (QalActPtc) and my friends H7453 stand H5975 (QalImpf) aloof from H5048 my sore; H5061§
And my kinsmen H7138§ stand H5975 (QalPerf) afar off. H7350
[12] They also that seek H1245 (PielPtc) after my life H5315 lay snares H5367 (PielImpf) for me:
And they that seek H1875 (QalActPtc) my hurt H7451 speak H1696 (PielPerf) mischievous things, H1942 and imagine H1897 (QalImpf) deceits H4820 all the day H3117 long.
[13] But I, as a deaf H2795 man, heard H8085 (QalImpf) not;
And I was as a dumb man H483 that openeth H6605 (QalImpf) not his mouth. H6310
[14] Thus I was as a man H376 that heareth H8085 (QalActPtc) not,
And in whose mouth H6310 are no reproofs. H8433
[15] For in thee,§ O Lord, H3068 do I hope: H3176 (HiphPerf)
Thou wilt hear, H6030 (QalImpf)§ O Lord H136 my God. H430
[16] For I said, H559 (QalPerf) Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice H8055 (QalImpf) over me:
When my foot H7272 slippeth, H4131 (QalInf) they magnify H1431 (HiphPerf) themselves against me.
[17] For I am ready H3559 (NiphPtc) to halt, H6761§
And my sorrow H4341 is continually H8548 before me.
[18] For I will declare H5046 (HiphImpf) mine iniquity; H5771
I will be sorry H1672 (QalImpf) for my sin. H2403
[19] But mine enemies H341 (QalActPtc) are lively,§ H2416 and they are strong: H6105 (QalPerf)
And they that hate H8130 (QalActPtc) me wrongfully H8267 are multiplied. H7231 (QalPerf)
[20] They also that render H7999 (PielPtc) evil H7451 for good H2896
Are mine adversaries; H7853 (QalImpf) because I follow H7291 (QalInf) the thing that good H2896 is.
[21] Forsake H5800 (QalImpf) me not, O Lord: H3068
O my God, H430 be not far H7368 (QalImpf) from me.
[22] Make haste H2363 (QalImpv) to help H5833 me,
O Lord H136 my salvation. H8668

Footnotes

  1. § 38:3 Heb. peace, or health
  2. § 38:6 Heb. worried
  3. § 38:10 Heb. is not with me
  4. § 38:11a Heb. stroke
  5. § 38:11b Or, my neighbors
  6. § 38:15a Or, thee do I wait for
  7. § 38:15b Or, answer
  8. § 38:17 Heb. for halting
  9. § 38:19 Heb. being living, are strong
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