Words in italic type have been added for clarity. They are not found in the original Hebrew or Aramaic.

Psalm 38

Prayer in Time of Chastening

A Psalm of David. To bring to remembrance.

Psalm 38:¹ O Lord (yᵊhōvâ), do not rebuke me in Your wrath,
Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure!

Psalm 38:² For Your arrows pierce me deeply,
And Your hand presses me down.

Psalm 38:³ There is no soundness in my flesh
Because of Your anger,
Nor any health in my bones
Because of my sin.

Psalm 38:⁴ For my iniquities have gone over my head;
Like a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

Psalm 38:⁵ My wounds are foul and festering
Because of my foolishness.

Psalm 38:⁶ I am troubled (Lit. bent down), I am bowed down greatly;
I go mourning all the day long.

Psalm 38:⁷ For my loins are full of inflammation,
And there is no soundness in my flesh.

Psalm 38:⁸ I am feeble and severely broken;
I groan because of the turmoil of my heart.

Psalm 38:⁹ Lord (‘ăḏōnāy), all my desire is before You;
And my sighing is not hidden from You.

Psalm 38:¹⁰ My heart pants, my strength fails me;
As for the light of my eyes, it also has gone from me.

Psalm 38:¹¹ My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague,
And my relatives stand afar off.

Psalm 38:¹² Those also who seek my life lay snares for me;
Those who seek my hurt speak of destruction,
And plan deception all the day long.

Psalm 38:¹³ But I, like a deaf man, do not hear;
And I am like a mute who does not open his mouth.
¹⁴ Thus I am like a man who does not hear,
And in whose mouth is no response.

Psalm 38:¹⁵ For in You, O Lord (yᵊhōvâ), I hope (I wait for You);
You will hear (answer), O Lord my God (‘ăḏōnāy ‘ĕlōhîm).

Psalm 38:¹⁶ For I said, “Hear me, lest they rejoice over me,
Lest, when my foot slips, they exalt themselves against me.”

Psalm 38:¹⁷ For I am ready to fall,
And my sorrow is continually before me.

Psalm 38:¹⁸ For I will declare my iniquity;
I will be in anguish (anxiety) over my sin.

Psalm 38:¹⁹ But my enemies are vigorous, and they are strong;
And those who hate me wrongfully have multiplied.

Psalm 38:²⁰ Those also who render evil for good,
They are my adversaries, because I follow what is good.

Psalm 38:²¹ Do not forsake me, O Lord (yᵊhōvâ);
O my God (‘ĕlōhîm), be not far from me!

Psalm 38:²² Make haste to help me,
O Lord (‘ăḏōnāy), my salvation!

• Hebrew for “Salvation”: Strong’s H8668 – tᵊšûʿâ
  From שָׁוַע (H7768) in the sense of יָשַׁע (H3467)
  H7768: To “Cry Out For Help”.
  H3467: “Bring (having) Salvation”
  
• The Hebrew name for Jesus is Yeshua (יֵשׁוּעַ)
  Meaning: “God saves,” “Yahweh saves,” or “salvation”.
  Matthew 1:21 And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”

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