Psalms 38
22 verses
Psalm 38 is a penitential lament expressing remorse for sin and its physical and emotional consequences as divine discipline, exemplifying the theological concerns of Book 2. The psalmist employs vivid imagery and direct address to God, establishing the intimate dialogue between worshiper and the divine that characterizes the psalmic tradition. The theological assertions center on God's character as both judge and redeemer, creating a comprehensive vision of divine justice and mercy integrated with human experience. The psalm reflects on both personal circumstance and communal identity, suggesting that individual faith finds validation through shared experience with the covenant community. The liturgical context indicates this psalm's function in worship where personal piety integrates with communal celebration of God's acts and attributes. The concluding movement typically affirms confidence in God's faithfulness, exemplifying the psalmic pattern of transformation through prayer and remembrance of divine acts throughout history.
VERSES IN THIS CHAPTER
1
O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
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2
For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.
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3
There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.
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For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
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My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.
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6
I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.
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For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh.
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I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.
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Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
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10
My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.
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My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
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12
They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.
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13
But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
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14
Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
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15
For in thee, O Lord, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.
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16
For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
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For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.
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18
For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.
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19
But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
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20
They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.
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21
Forsake me not, O Lord: O my God, be not far from me.
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22
Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.
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