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King James Bible

 

King James Bible

Youngs Literal Translation


38:1 O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. A Psalm of David, `To cause to remember.' Jehovah, in Thy wrath reprove me not, Nor in Thy fury chastise me.
38:2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore. For Thine arrows have come down on me, And Thou lettest down upon me Thy hand.
38:3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin. Soundness is not in my flesh, Because of Thine indignation, Peace is not in my bones because of my sin.
38:4 For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me. For mine iniquities have passed over my head, As a heavy burden -- too heavy for me.
38:5 My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness. Stunk -- become corrupt have my wounds, Because of my folly.
38:6 I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long. I have been bent down, I have been bowed down -- unto excess, All the day I have gone mourning.
38:7 For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh. For my flanks have been full of drought, And soundness is not in my flesh.
38:8 I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart. I have been feeble and smitten -- unto excess, I have roared from disquietude of heart.
38:9 Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee. Lord, before Thee `is' all my desire, And my sighing from Thee hath not been hid.
38:10 My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me. My heart `is' panting, my power hath forsaken me, And the light of mine eyes, Even they are not with me.
38:11 My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off. My lovers and my friends over-against my plague stand. And my neighbours afar off have stood.
38:12 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. 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.
38:13 But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth. And I, as deaf, hear not. And as a dumb one who openeth not his mouth.
38:14 Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs. Yea, I am as a man who heareth not, And in his mouth are no reproofs.
38:15 For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God. Because for Thee, O Jehovah, I have waited, Thou dost answer, O Lord my God.
38:16 For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me. When I said, `Lest they rejoice over me, In the slipping of my foot against me they magnified themselves.
38:17 For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me. For I am ready to halt, And my pain `is' before me continually.
38:18 For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin. For mine iniquity I declare, I am sorry for my sin.
38:19 But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied. And mine enemies `are' lively, They have been strong, and those hating me without cause, Have been multiplied.
38:20 They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is. And those paying evil for good accuse me, Because of my pursuing good.
38:21 Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me. Do not forsake me, O Jehovah, My God, be not far from me,
38:22 Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation. Haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation!