Psalms 38
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Psalm 38:1
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O LORD, rebuke me not in Your wrath, And chasten me not in Your burning anger.
Psalm 38:2
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For Your arrows have sunk deep into me, And Your hand has pressed down on me.
Psalm 38:3
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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
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For my iniquities are gone over my head; As a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.
Psalm 38:5
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My wounds grow foul {and} fester Because of my folly.
Psalm 38:6
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I am bent over and greatly bowed down; I go mourning all day long.
Psalm 38:7
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For my loins are filled with burning, And there is no soundness in my flesh.
Psalm 38:8
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I am benumbed and badly crushed; I groan because of the agitation of my heart.
Psalm 38:9
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Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You.
Psalm 38:10
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My heart throbs, my strength fails me; And the light of my eyes, even that has gone from me.
Psalm 38:11
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My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague; And my kinsmen stand afar off.
Psalm 38:12
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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
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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
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Yes, I am like a man who does not hear, And in whose mouth are no arguments.
Psalm 38:15
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For I hope in You, O LORD; You will answer, O Lord my God.
Psalm 38:16
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For I said, "May they not rejoice over me, {Who,} when my foot slips, would magnify themselves against me."
Psalm 38:17
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For I am ready to fall, And my (Lit {pain}) sorrow is continually before me.
Psalm 38:18
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For I confess my iniquity; I am full of anxiety because of my sin.
Psalm 38:19
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But my enemies are vigorous {and} (Or {numerous}) strong, And many are those who hate me wrongfully.
Psalm 38:20
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And those who repay evil for good, They oppose me, because I follow what is good.
Psalm 38:21
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Do not forsake me, O LORD; O my God, do not be far from me!
Psalm 38:22
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Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation!
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