Thematic Bible

Psalm 38:1

A Psalm of David, for a memorial.
O Lord, rebuke me not in Your wrath,
And chasten me not in Your burning anger.

Psalm 38:2

For Your arrows have sunk deep into me,
And Your hand has pressed down on me.

Psalm 38:3

There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your indignation;
There is no health in my bones because of my sin.

Psalm 38:4

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

Psalm 38:5

My wounds grow foul and fester
Because of my folly.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 38:6

I am bent over and greatly bowed down;
I go mourning all day long.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 38:7

For my loins are filled with burning,
And there is no soundness in my flesh.

Psalm 38:8

I am benumbed and badly crushed;
I groan because of the agitation of my heart.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 38:9

Lord, all my desire is before You;
And my sighing is not hidden from You.

Psalm 38:10

My heart throbs, my strength fails me;
And the light of my eyes, even that has gone from me.

Psalm 38:11

My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague;
And my kinsmen stand afar off.

Psalm 38:12

Those who seek my life lay snares for me;
And those who seek to injure me have threatened destruction,
And they devise treachery all day long.

Psalm 38:13

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

Psalm 38:14

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

Psalm 38:15

For I hope in You, O Lord;
You will answer, O Lord my God.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 38:16

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

Psalm 38:17

For I am ready to fall,
And my sorrow is continually before me.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 38:18

For I confess my iniquity;
I am full of anxiety because of my sin.

Psalm 38:19

But my enemies are vigorous and strong,
And many are those who hate me wrongfully.

Psalm 38:20

And those who repay evil for good,
They oppose me, because I follow what is good.

Psalm 38:21

Do not forsake me, O Lord;
O my God, do not be far from me!
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 38:22

Make haste to help me,
O Lord, my salvation!
No Themes for this verse.