Psalm 38

Holman Christian Standard Bible

³ There is no health in my body
because of Your indignation;
there is no strength^[a] in my bones
because of my sin.^(D)
4 For my sins have flooded over my head;
they are a burden too heavy for me to bear.^(E)
5 My wounds are foul and festering
because of my foolishness.^(F)
6 I am bent over and brought low;
all day long I go around in mourning.^(G)
7 For my loins are full of burning pain,
and there is no health in my body.^(H)
8 I am faint and severely crushed;
I groan because of the anguish of my heart.^(I)

⁹ Lord, my every desire is known to^[b] You;
my sighing is not hidden from You.^(J)
10 My heart races, my strength leaves me,
and even the light of my eyes has faded.^[c](K)
11 My loved ones and friends stand back from my affliction,
and my relatives stand at a distance.^(L)
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.^(M)

¹³ I am like a deaf person; I do not hear.
I am like a speechless person
who does not open his mouth.^(N)
14 I am like a man who does not hear
and has no arguments in his mouth.^(O)
15 I put my hope in You, Lord;
You will answer, Lord my God.^(P)
16 For I said, “Don’t let them rejoice over me—
those who are arrogant toward me when I stumble.”^(Q)
17 For I am about to fall,
and my pain is constantly with me.^(R)
18 So I confess my guilt;
I am anxious because of my sin.^(S)
19 But my enemies are vigorous and powerful;^[d]
many hate me for no reason.^(T)
20 Those who repay evil for good
attack me for pursuing good.^(U)

²¹ Lord, do not abandon me;
my God, do not be far from me.^(V)
22 Hurry to help me,
Lord, my Savior.^(W)