Thematic Bible

Psalm 38:1

A Davidic psalm for remembrance.Lord, do not punish me in Your anger
or discipline me in Your wrath.

Psalm 38:2

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

Psalm 38:3

There is no health in my body
because of Your indignation;
there is no strength in my bones
because of my sin.

Psalm 38:4

For my sins have flooded over my head;
they are a burden too heavy for me to bear.

Psalm 38:5

My wounds are foul and festering
because of my foolishness.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 38:6

I am bent over and brought low;
all day long I go around in mourning.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 38:7

For my loins are full of burning pain,
and there is no health in my body.

Psalm 38:8

I am faint and severely crushed;
I groan because of the anguish of my heart.
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Psalm 38:9

Lord, my every desire is known to You;
my sighing is not hidden from You.

Psalm 38:10

My heart races, my strength leaves me,
and even the light of my eyes has faded.

Psalm 38:11

My loved ones and friends stand back from my affliction,
and my relatives stand at a distance.

Psalm 38:12

Those who seek my life set traps,
and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me;
they plot treachery all day long.

Psalm 38:13

I am like a deaf person; I do not hear.
I am like a speechless person
who does not open his mouth.

Psalm 38:14

I am like a man who does not hear
and has no arguments in his mouth.

Psalm 38:15

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

Psalm 38:16

For I said, “Don’t let them rejoice over me—
those who are arrogant toward me when I stumble.”

Psalm 38:17

For I am about to fall,
and my pain is constantly with me.
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Psalm 38:18

So I confess my guilt;
I am anxious because of my sin.

Psalm 38:19

But my enemies are vigorous and powerful;
many hate me for no reason.

Psalm 38:20

Those who repay evil for good
attack me for pursuing good.

Psalm 38:21

Lord, do not abandon me;
my God, do not be far from me.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 38:22

Hurry to help me,
Lord, my Savior.
No Themes for this verse.