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World English Bible

Psalm 38 (WEBP)

[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.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Psalm 38 (KJVS)

[1] «A Psalm of David , to bring to remembrance ().» O LORD , rebuke () me not in thy wrath : neither chasten () me in thy hot displeasure .
[2] For thine arrows stick fast () in me, and thy hand presseth me sore ().
[3] [There is] no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger ; neither [is there any] rest in my bones because of my sin .
[4] For mine iniquities are gone over () mine head : as an heavy burden they are too heavy () for me.
[5] My wounds stink () [and] are corrupt () because of my foolishness .
[6] I am troubled (); I am bowed down () greatly ; I go () mourning () all the day long.
[7] For my loins are filled () with a loathsome () [disease]: and [there is] no soundness in my flesh .
[8] I am feeble () and sore broken (): I have roared () by reason of the disquietness of my heart .
[9] Lord , all my desire [is] before thee; and my groaning is not hid () from thee.
[10] My heart panteth (), my strength faileth () me: as for the light of mine eyes , it also is gone from 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.
[17] For I [am] ready () to halt , and my sorrow [is] continually before me.
[18] For I will declare () mine iniquity ; I will be sorry () for my sin .
[19] But mine enemies () [are] lively , [and] they are strong (): and they that hate () me wrongfully are multiplied ().
[20] They also that render () evil for good are mine adversaries (); because I follow () [the thing that] good [is].
[21] Forsake () me not, O LORD : O my God , be not far () from me.
[22] Make haste () to help me, O Lord my salvation .

Young’s Literal Translation

Psalm 38 (YLT)

[1] Jehovah, in Thy wrath reprove me not, Nor in Thy fury chastise me.
[2] For Thine arrows have come down on me, And Thou lettest down upon me Thy hand.
[3] Soundness is not in my flesh, Because of Thine indignation, Peace is not in my bones because of my sin.
[4] For mine iniquities have passed over my head, As a heavy burden-too heavy for me.
[5] Stunk-become corrupt have my wounds, Because of my folly.
[6] I have been bent down, I have been bowed down-unto excess, All the day I have gone mourning.
[7] For my flanks have been full of drought, And soundness is not in my flesh.
[8] I have been feeble and smitten-unto excess, I have roared from disquietude of heart.
[9] Lord, before Thee is all my desire, And my sighing from Thee hath not been hid.
[10] My heart is panting, my power hath forsaken me, And the light of mine eyes, Even they are not with 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.
[17] For I am ready to halt, And my pain is before me continually.
[18] For mine iniquity I declare, I am sorry for my sin.
[19] And mine enemies are lively, They have been strong, and those hating me without cause, Have been multiplied.
[20] And those paying evil for good accuse me, Because of my pursuing good.
[21] Do not forsake me, O Jehovah, My God, be not far from me,
[22] Haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation!