<h3>Psalm 38 </h3><h3>A psalm of David. A petition.</h3>38 <poetry><smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, do not rebuke me in your anger <indent>or discipline me in your wrath. </indent> </poetry> 2 <poetry>Your arrows have pierced me, <indent>and your hand has come down on me.</indent> </poetry> 3 <poetry>Because of your wrath there is no health in my body; <indent>there is no soundness in my bones because of my sin.</indent> </poetry> 4 <poetry>My guilt has overwhelmed me <indent>like a burden too heavy to bear. </indent></poetry> 5 <poetry>My wounds fester and are loathsome <indent>because of my sinful folly. </indent> </poetry> 6 <poetry>I am bowed down and brought very low; <indent>all day long I go about mourning. </indent> </poetry> 7 <poetry>My back is filled with searing pain; <indent>there is no health in my body.</indent> </poetry> 8 <poetry>I am feeble and utterly crushed; <indent>I groan in anguish of heart. </indent></poetry> 9 <poetry>All my longings lie open before you, Lord; <indent>my sighing is not hidden from you.</indent> </poetry> 10 <poetry>My heart pounds, my strength fails me; <indent>even the light has gone from my eyes. </indent> </poetry> 11 <poetry>My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds; <indent>my neighbors stay far away.</indent> </poetry> 12 <poetry>Those who want to kill me set their traps, <indent>those who would harm me talk of my ruin; </indent> <indent>all day long they scheme and lie. </indent></poetry> 13 <poetry>I am like the deaf, who cannot hear, <indent>like the mute, who cannot speak;</indent> </poetry> 14 <poetry>I have become like one who does not hear, <indent>whose mouth can offer no reply.</indent> </poetry> 15 <poetry><smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, I wait for you; <indent>you will answer, Lord my God.</indent> </poetry> 16 <poetry>For I said, “Do not let them gloat <indent>or exalt themselves over me when my feet slip.” </indent></poetry> 17 <poetry>For I am about to fall, <indent>and my pain is ever with me.</indent> </poetry> 18 <poetry>I confess my iniquity; <indent>I am troubled by my sin.</indent> </poetry> 19 <poetry>Many have become my enemies without cause ; <indent>those who hate me without reason are numerous.</indent> </poetry> 20 <poetry>Those who repay my good with evil <indent>lodge accusations against me,</indent> <indent>though I seek only to do what is good.</indent></poetry> 21 <poetry><smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, do not forsake me; <indent>do not be far from me, my God.</indent> </poetry> 22 <poetry>Come quickly to help me, <indent>my Lord and my Savior. </indent></poetry>

Psalm 38:1

<smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, do not rebuke me in your anger <indent>or discipline me in your wrath.<cr>1</cr> </indent>

Your arrows<cr>1</cr> have pierced me, <indent>and your hand has come down on me.</indent>

Psalm 38:2

Because of your wrath there is no health<cr>1</cr> in my body; <indent>there is no soundness in my bones<cr>2</cr> because of my sin.</indent>

Psalm 38:3

My guilt has overwhelmed<cr>1</cr> me <indent>like a burden too heavy to bear.<cr>2</cr> </indent><pb/>

Psalm 38:4

My wounds<cr>1</cr> fester and are loathsome<cr>2</cr> <indent>because of my sinful folly.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Psalm 38:5

I am bowed down<cr>1</cr> and brought very low; <indent>all day long I go about mourning.<cr>2</cr> </indent>

Psalm 38:6

My back is filled with searing pain;<cr>1</cr> <indent>there is no health<cr>2</cr> in my body.</indent>

Psalm 38:7

I am feeble and utterly crushed;<cr>1</cr> <indent>I groan<cr>2</cr> in anguish of heart.<cr>3</cr> </indent><pb/>

Psalm 38:8

All my longings<cr>1</cr> lie open before you, Lord; <indent>my sighing<cr>2</cr> is not hidden from you.</indent>

Psalm 38:9

My heart pounds,<cr>1</cr> my strength fails<cr>2</cr> me; <indent>even the light has gone from my eyes.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Psalm 38:10

My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds;<cr>1</cr> <indent>my neighbors stay far away.</indent>

Psalm 38:11

Those who want to kill me set their traps,<cr>1</cr> <indent>those who would harm me talk of my ruin;<cr>2</cr> </indent> <indent>all day long they scheme and lie.<cr>3</cr> </indent><pb/>

Psalm 38:12

I am like the deaf, who cannot hear,<cr>1</cr> <indent>like the mute, who cannot speak;</indent>

Psalm 38:13

I have become like one who does not hear, <indent>whose mouth can offer no reply.</indent>

Psalm 38:14

<smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, I wait<cr>1</cr> for you; <indent>you will answer,<cr>2</cr> Lord my God.</indent>

Psalm 38:15

For I said, “Do not let them gloat<cr>1</cr> <indent>or exalt themselves over me when my feet slip.”<cr>2</cr> </indent><pb/>

Psalm 38:16

For I am about to fall,<cr>1</cr> <indent>and my pain<cr>2</cr> is ever with me.</indent>

Psalm 38:17

I confess my iniquity;<cr>1</cr> <indent>I am troubled by my sin.</indent>

Psalm 38:18

Many have become my enemies<cr>1</cr> without cause<ft>1</ft>; <indent>those who hate me<cr>2</cr> without reason<cr>3</cr> are numerous.</indent>

Psalm 38:19

Those who repay my good with evil<cr>1</cr> <indent>lodge accusations<cr>2</cr> against me,</indent> <indent>though I seek only to do what is good.</indent><pb/>

Psalm 38:20

<smallCap>Lord</smallCap>, do not forsake me;<cr>1</cr> <indent>do not be far<cr>2</cr> from me, my God.</indent>

Psalm 38:21

Come quickly<cr>1</cr> to help me,<cr>2</cr> <indent>my Lord and my Savior.<cr>3</cr> </indent>

Psalm 38:22

 1 Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.    2 Your arrows   have pierced me, and your hand has come down on me.  3 Because of your wrath there is no health   in my body; there is no soundness in my bones   because of my sin.  4 My guilt has overwhelmed   me like a burden too heavy to bear.    5 My wounds   fester and are loathsome   because of my sinful folly.    6 I am bowed down   and brought very low; all day long I go about mourning.    7 My back is filled with searing pain;   there is no health   in my body.  8 I am feeble and utterly crushed;   I groan   in anguish of heart.    9 All my longings   lie open before you, Lord; my sighing   is not hidden from you.  10 My heart pounds,   my strength fails   me; even the light has gone from my eyes.    11 My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds;   my neighbors stay far away.  12 Those who want to kill me set their traps,   those who would harm me talk of my ruin;   all day long they scheme and lie.    13 I am like the deaf, who cannot hear,   like the mute, who cannot speak;  14 I have become like one who does not hear, whose mouth can offer no reply.  15 Lord, I wait   for you; you will answer,   Lord my God.  16 For I said, “Do not let them gloat   or exalt themselves over me when my feet slip.”    17 For I am about to fall,   and my pain   is ever with me.  18 I confess my iniquity;   I am troubled by my sin.  19 Many have become my enemies   without cause ; those who hate me   without reason   are numerous.  20 Those who repay my good with evil   lodge accusations   against me, though I seek only to do what is good.  21 Lord, do not forsake me;   do not be far   from me, my God.  22 Come quickly   to help me,   my Lord and my Savior.  

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