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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 give 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] 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.

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

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Psalm 38 (BYZ)

[1] [37:1] ψαλμος τω δαυιδ εις αναμνησιν περι σαββατου [37:2] κυριε μη τω θυμω σου ελεγξης με μηδε τη οργη σου παιδευσης με
[2] [37:3] οτι τα βελη σου ενεπαγησαν μοι και επεστηρισας επ εμε την χειρα σου
[3] [37:4] ουκ εστιν ιασις εν τη σαρκι μου απο προσωπου της οργης σου ουκ εστιν ειρηνη τοις οστεοις μου απο προσωπου των αμαρτιων μου
[4] [37:5] οτι αι ανομιαι μου υπερηραν την κεφαλην μου ωσει φορτιον βαρυ εβαρυνθησαν επ εμε
[5] [37:6] προσωζεσαν και εσαπησαν οι μωλωπες μου απο προσωπου της αφροσυνης μου
[6] [37:7] εταλαιπωρησα και κατεκαμφθην εως τελους ολην την ημεραν σκυθρωπαζων επορευομην
[7] [37:8] οτι αι ψυαι μου επλησθησαν εμπαιγμων και ουκ εστιν ιασις εν τη σαρκι μου
[8] [37:9] εκακωθην και εταπεινωθην εως σφοδρα ωρυομην απο στεναγμου της καρδιας μου
[9] [37:10] κυριε εναντιον σου πασα η επιθυμια μου και ο στεναγμος μου απο σου ουκ εκρυβη
[10] [37:11] η καρδια μου εταραχθη εγκατελιπεν με η ισχυς μου και το φως των οφθαλμων μου και αυτο ουκ εστιν μετ εμου
[11] [37:12] οι φιλοι μου και οι πλησιον μου εξ εναντιας μου ηγγισαν και εστησαν και οι εγγιστα μου απο μακροθεν εστησαν
[12] [37:13] και εξεβιασαντο οι ζητουντες την ψυχην μου και οι ζητουντες τα κακα μοι ελαλησαν ματαιοτητας και δολιοτητας ολην την ημεραν εμελετησαν
[13] [37:14] εγω δε ωσει κωφος ουκ ηκουον και ωσει αλαλος ουκ ανοιγων το στομα αυτου
[14] [37:15] και εγενομην ωσει ανθρωπος ουκ ακουων και ουκ εχων εν τω στοματι αυτου ελεγμους
[15] [37:16] οτι επι σοι κυριε ηλπισα συ εισακουση κυριε ο θεος μου
[16] [37:17] οτι ειπα μηποτε επιχαρωσιν μοι οι εχθροι μου και εν τω σαλευθηναι ποδας μου επ εμε εμεγαλορρημονησαν
[17] [37:18] οτι εγω εις μαστιγας ετοιμος και η αλγηδων μου ενωπιον μου δια παντος
[18] [37:19] οτι την ανομιαν μου εγω αναγγελω και μεριμνησω υπερ της αμαρτιας μου
[19] [37:20] οι δε εχθροι μου ζωσιν και κεκραταιωνται υπερ εμε και επληθυνθησαν οι μισουντες με αδικως
[20] [37:21] οι ανταποδιδοντες κακα αντι αγαθων ενδιεβαλλον με επει κατεδιωκον δικαιοσυνην και απερριψαν με τον αγαπητον ωσει νεκρον εβδελυγμενον
[21] [37:22] μη εγκαταλιπης με κυριε ο θεος μου μη αποστης απ εμου
[22] [37:23] προσχες εις την βοηθειαν μου κυριε της σωτηριας μου

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.