Psalm 38
Amplified Bible
Prayer in Time of Discipline.
A Psalm of David; to bring to remembrance.
38 O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your wrath,
Nor discipline me in Your burning anger.
2
For Your arrows have sunk into me and penetrate deeply,
And Your hand has pressed down on me and greatly disciplined me.
3
There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your indignation;
There is no health in my bones because of my sin.
4
For my iniquities have gone over my head [like the waves of a flood];
As a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.
5
My wounds are loathsome and foul
Because of my foolishness.
6
I am bent over and greatly bowed down;
I go about mourning all day long.
7
For my sides are filled with burning,
And there is no health in my flesh.
8
I am numb and greatly bruised [deadly cold and completely worn out];
I groan because of the disquiet and moaning of my heart.
9
Lord, all my desire is before You;
And my sighing is not hidden from You.
10
My heart throbs violently, my strength fails me;
And as for the light of my eyes, even that has also gone from me.
11
My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague;
And my neighbors stand far away.(A)
12
Those who seek my life lay snares for me,
And those who seek to injure me threaten mischievous things and destruction;
They devise treachery all the day long.
13
But I, like a deaf man, do not hear;
I am like a mute man who does not open his mouth.
14
Yes, I am like a man who does not hear,
In whose mouth are no arguments.
15
For in You, O Lord, I hope;
You will answer, O Lord my God.
16
For I pray, “May they not rejoice over me,
Who, when my foot slips, would boast against me.”
17
For I am ready to fall;
My sorrow is continually before me.
18
For I do confess my guilt and iniquity;
I am filled with anxiety because of my sin.(B)
19
But my [numerous] enemies are vigorous and strong,
And those who hate me without cause are many.
20
They repay evil for good, they attack and try to kill me,
Because I follow what is good.
21
Do not abandon me, O Lord;
O my God, do not be far from me.
22
Make haste to help me,
O Lord, my Salvation.
Salmos 38
Biblia del Jubileo
Salmo de David, digno de memoria.
1 SEÑOR, no me reprendas en tu furor, ni me castigues en tu ira.
2 Porque tus saetas descendieron en mí, y sobre mí ha descendido tu mano.
3 No hay sanidad en mi carne a causa de tu ira; ni hay paz en mis huesos a causa de mi pecado.
4 Porque mis iniquidades han sobrepasado mi cabeza; como carga pesada se han agravado sobre mí.
5 Se pudrieron y se corrompieron mis llagas, a causa de mi locura.
6 Estoy encorvado, estoy humillado en gran manera, ando enlutado todo el día.
7 Porque mis caderas están llenas de ardor, y no hay sanidad en mi carne.
8 Estoy debilitado y molido en gran manera; bramo a causa del alboroto de mi corazón.
9 Señor, delante de ti están todos mis deseos; y mi suspiro no te es oculto.
10 Mi corazón está acongojado, me ha dejado mi vigor; y aun la misma luz de mis ojos no está conmigo.
11 Mis amigos y mis compañeros se quitaron de delante de mi plaga; y mis cercanos se pusieron lejos.
12 ¶ Y los que buscaban mi alma armaron lazos; y los que procuraban mi mal hablaban calamidades, y todo el día meditaban fraudes.
13 Mas yo, como si fuera sordo no oía; y estaba como un mudo, que no abre su boca.
14 Fui pues como un hombre que no oye, y que en su boca no tiene reprensiones.
15 Porque a ti, oh SEÑOR, he esperado; tú responderás, SEÑOR Dios mío.
16 Porque dije: Que no se alegren de mí; ni cuando mi pie resbalare, se engrandezcan sobre mí.
17 Porque yo estoy a punto de claudicar, y mi dolor está delante de mí continuamente.
18 Por tanto denunciaré mi iniquidad; me acongojaré por mi pecado.
19 Porque mis enemigos son vivos y fuertes; y se han aumentado los que me aborrecen sin causa;
20 y pagando mal por bien me son contrarios, por seguir yo lo bueno.
21 No me desampares, oh SEÑOR; Dios mío, no te alejes de mí.
22 Apresúrate a ayudarme, Señor de mi salvación.
Psalm 38
American Standard Version
Prayer of a suffering penitent.
A Psalm of David, [a]to bring to remembrance.
38 O Jehovah, rebuke me not in thy wrath;
Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
2 For thine arrows [b]stick fast in me,
And thy hand [c]presseth me sore.
3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation;
Neither is there any [d]health in my bones because of my sin.
4 For mine iniquities are gone over my head:
As a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
5 My wounds are loathsome and corrupt,
Because of my foolishness.
6 I am [e]pained and bowed down greatly;
I go mourning all the day long.
7 For my loins are filled with burning;
And there is no soundness in my flesh.
8 I am faint and sore bruised:
I have [f]groaned by reason of the disquietness of my heart.
9 Lord, all my desire is before thee;
And my groaning is not hid from thee.
10 My heart throbbeth, my strength faileth me:
As for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.
11 My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague;
And my kinsmen stand afar off.
12 They also that seek after my life lay snares for me;
And they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things,
And meditate deceits all the day long.
13 But I, as a deaf man, hear not;
And I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
14 Yea, I am as a man that heareth not,
And in whose mouth are no [g]reproofs.
15 For in thee, O Jehovah, do I hope:
Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.
16 For I said, Lest they rejoice over me:
When my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
17 For I am ready to fall,
And my sorrow is continually before me.
18 For I will declare mine iniquity;
I will be sorry for my sin.
19 But mine enemies are lively, and are strong;
And they that hate me [h]wrongfully are multiplied.
20 They also that render evil for good
Are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.
21 Forsake me not, O Jehovah:
O my God, be not far from me.
22 Make haste to help me,
O Lord, my salvation.
Footnotes
- Psalm 38:1 Or, to make memorial
- Psalm 38:2 Hebrew lighted on me.
- Psalm 38:2 Hebrew lighted on me.
- Psalm 38:3 Or, rest
- Psalm 38:6 Hebrew bent.
- Psalm 38:8 Hebrew roared.
- Psalm 38:14 Or, arguments
- Psalm 38:19 Hebrew falsely.
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