Psalm 38

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Psalm 38

Prayer of a Suffering Penitent.

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O Lord, ^(A)rebuke me not in Your wrath,
And chasten me not in Your burning anger.

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For Your ^(B)arrows have sunk deep into me,
And ^(C)Your hand has pressed down on me.

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There is ^(D)no soundness in my flesh ^(E)because of Your indignation;
There is no health ^(F)in my bones because of my sin.

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For my ^(G)iniquities are gone over my head;
As a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.

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My ^(a)wounds grow foul and fester
Because of ^(H)my folly.

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I am bent over and ^(I)greatly bowed down;
I ^(J)go mourning all day long.

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For my loins are filled with ^(K)burning,
And there is ^(L)no soundness in my flesh.

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I am ^(M)benumbed and ^(b)badly crushed;
I ^(c)^(N)groan because of the ^(d)agitation of my heart.

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Lord, all ^(O)my desire is ^(e)before You;
And my ^(P)sighing is not hidden from You.

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My heart throbs, ^(Q)my strength fails me;
And the ^(R)light of my eyes, even ^(f)that ^(g)has gone from me.

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My ^(h)^(S)loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague;
And my kinsmen ^(T)stand afar off.

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Those who ^(U)seek my life ^(V)lay snares for me;
And those who ^(W)seek to injure me have ⁽ⁱ⁾threatened destruction,
And they ^(X)devise treachery all day long.

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But I, like a deaf man, do not hear;
And I am like a ^(Y)mute man who does not open his mouth.

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Yes, I am like a man who does not hear,
And in whose mouth are no arguments.

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For ^(Z)I ^(j)hope in You, O Lord;
You ^(AA)will answer, O Lord my God.

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For I said, “May they not rejoice over me,
Who, when my foot slips, ^(AB)would magnify themselves against me.”

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For I am ^(AC)ready to fall,
And ^(AD)my ^(k)sorrow is continually before me.

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For I ^(l)^(AE)confess my iniquity;
I am full of ^(AF)anxiety because of my sin.

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But my ^(AG)enemies are vigorous and ^(m)strong,
And many are those who ^(AH)hate me wrongfully.

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And those who ^(AI)repay evil for good,
They ^(AJ)oppose me, because I follow what is good.

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Do not forsake me, O Lord;
O my God, ^(AK)do not be far from me!

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Make ^(AL)haste to help me,
O Lord, ^(AM)my salvation!

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 38:5: ['Or ', stripes]

b. Psalm 38:8: ['Or ', greatly]

c. Psalm 38:8: ['Lit ', roar]

d. Psalm 38:8: ['Lit ', growling]

e. Psalm 38:9: ['Or known ', to You]

f. Psalm 38:10: ['Lit ', they have]

g. Psalm 38:10: ['Lit ', is not with me]

h. Psalm 38:11: ['Or ', lovers]

i. Psalm 38:12: ['Lit ', spoken]

j. Psalm 38:15: ['Or ', wait for]

k. Psalm 38:17: ['Lit ', pain]

l. Psalm 38:18: ['Or ', declare]

m. Psalm 38:19: ['Or ', numerous]

Cross references:

A. Psalm 38:1: Psalm 6:1

B. Psalm 38:2: Job 6:4

C. Psalm 38:2: Psalm 32:4

D. Psalm 38:3: Isaiah 1:6

E. Psalm 38:3: Psalm 102:10

F. Psalm 38:3: Job 33:19; Psalm 6:2; Psalm 31:10

G. Psalm 38:4: Ezra 9:6; Psalm 40:12

H. Psalm 38:5: Psalm 69:5

I. Psalm 38:6: Psalm 35:14

J. Psalm 38:6: Job 30:28; Psalm 42:9; Psalm 43:2

K. Psalm 38:7: Psalm 102:3

L. Psalm 38:7: Psalm 38:3

M. Psalm 38:8: Lamentations 1:13; Lamentations 2:11; Lamentations 5:17

N. Psalm 38:8: Job 3:24; Psalm 22:1; Psalm 32:3

O. Psalm 38:9: Psalm 10:17

P. Psalm 38:9: Psalm 6:6; Psalm 102:5

Q. Psalm 38:10: Psalm 31:10

R. Psalm 38:10: Psalm 6:7; Psalm 69:3; Psalm 88:9

S. Psalm 38:11: Psalm 31:11; Psalm 88:18

T. Psalm 38:11: Luke 23:49

U. Psalm 38:12: Psalm 54:3

V. Psalm 38:12: Psalm 140:5

W. Psalm 38:12: Psalm 35:4

X. Psalm 38:12: Psalm 35:20

Y. Psalm 38:13: Psalm 39:2; Psalm 39:9

Z. Psalm 38:15: Psalm 39:7

AA. Psalm 38:15: Psalm 17:6

AB. Psalm 38:16: Psalm 35:26

AC. Psalm 38:17: Psalm 35:15

AD. Psalm 38:17: Psalm 13:2

AE. Psalm 38:18: Psalm 32:5

AF. Psalm 38:18: 2 Corinthians 7:9; 2 Corinthians 7:10

AG. Psalm 38:19: Psalm 18:17

AH. Psalm 38:19: Psalm 35:19

AI. Psalm 38:20: Psalm 35:12

AJ. Psalm 38:20: Psalm 109:5; 1 John 3:12

AK. Psalm 38:21: Psalm 22:19; Psalm 35:22

AL. Psalm 38:22: Psalm 40:13; Psalm 40:17

AM. Psalm 38:22: Psalm 27:1