Psalms 38
Superscription: a psalm of David to bring to remembrance
The psalmist's prayer in sickness and sin
יְֽהוָה אַל-בְּקֶצְפְּךָ תוֹכִיחֵנִי וּֽבַחֲמָתְךָ תְיַסְּרֵֽנִי׃
O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
כִּֽי-חִצֶּיךָ נִחֲתוּ בִי וַתִּנְחַת עָלַי יָדֶֽךָ׃
For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.
אֵין-מְתֹם בִּבְשָׂרִי מִפְּנֵי זַעְמֶךָ אֵין-שָׁלוֹם בַּעֲצָמַי מִפְּנֵי חַטָּאתִֽי׃
There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.
כִּי עֲוֺנֹתַי עָבְרוּ רֹאשִׁי כְּמַשָּׂא כָבֵד יִכְבְּדוּ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃
For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
הִבְאִישׁוּ נָמַקּוּ חַבּוּרֹתָי מִפְּנֵי אִוַּלְתִּֽי׃
My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.
נַעֲוֵיתִי שַׁחֹתִי עַד-מְאֹד כָּל-הַיּוֹם קֹדֵר הִלָּֽכְתִּי׃
I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.
כִּֽי-כְסָלַי מָלְאוּ נִקְלֶה וְאֵין מְתֹם בִּבְשָׂרִֽי׃
For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh.
נְפוּגוֹתִי וְנִדְכֵּיתִי עַד-מְאֹד שָׁאַגְתִּי מִֽנַּהֲמַת לִבִּֽי׃
I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.
אֲֽדֹנָי נֶגְדְּךָ כָל-תַּאֲוָתִי וְאַנְחָתִי מִמְּךָ לֹא-נִסְתָּֽרָה׃
Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
לִבִּי סְחַרְחַר עֲזָבַנִי כֹחִי וְֽאוֹר-עֵינַי גַּם-הֵם אֵין אִתִּֽי׃
My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.
אֹֽהֲבַי׀ וְרֵעַי מִנֶּגֶד נִגְעִי יַעֲמֹדוּ וּקְרוֹבַי מֵרָחֹק עָמָֽדוּ׃
My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
וַיְנַקְשׁוּ׀ מְבַקְשֵׁי נַפְשִׁי וְדֹרְשֵׁי רָעָתִי דִּבְּרוּ הַוּוֹת וּמִרְמוֹת כָּל-הַיּוֹם יֶהְגּֽוּ׃
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.
וַאֲנִי כְחֵרֵשׁ לֹא אֶשְׁמָע וּכְאִלֵּם לֹא יִפְתַּח-פִּֽיו׃
But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
וָאֱהִי כְּאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹא-שֹׁמֵעַ וְאֵין בְּפִיו תּוֹכָחֽוֹת׃
Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
כִּֽי-לְךָ יְהוָה הוֹחָלְתִּי אַתָּה תַעֲנֶה אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהָֽי׃
For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.
כִּֽי-אָמַרְתִּי פֶּן-יִשְׂמְחוּ-לִי בְּמוֹט רַגְלִי עָלַי הִגְדִּֽילוּ׃
For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
כִּֽי-אֲנִי לְצֶלַע נָכוֹן וּמַכְאוֹבִי נֶגְדִּי תָמִֽיד׃
For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.
כִּֽי-עֲוֹנִי אַגִּיד אֶדְאַג מֵֽחַטָּאתִֽי׃
For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.
וְֽאֹיְבַי חַיִּים עָצֵמוּ וְרַבּוּ שֹׂנְאַי שָֽׁקֶר׃
But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
וּמְשַׁלְּמֵי רָעָה תַּחַת טוֹבָה יִשְׂטְנוּנִי תַּחַת רָֽדְפִי-טֽוֹב׃
They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.
אַל-תַּֽעַזְבֵנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהַי אַל-תִּרְחַק מִמֶּֽנִּי׃
Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.