[1] A Psalm. Of David. To keep in memory. [2] \38:1\O Lord, be not bitter
with me in your wrath; let not your hand be on me in the heat of your
passion. [3] \38:2\For your arrows have gone into my flesh, and I am
crushed under the weight of your hand. [4] \38:3\My flesh is wasted because
of your wrath; and there is no peace in my bones because of my sin. [5]
\38:4\For my crimes have gone over my head; they are like a great weight
which is more than my strength. [6] \38:5\My wounds are poisoned and
evil-smelling, because of my foolish behaviour. [7] \38:6\I am troubled, I
am made low; I go weeping all the day. [8] \38:7\For my body is full of
burning; all my flesh is unhealthy. [9] \38:8\I am feeble and crushed down;
I gave a cry like a lion because of the grief in my heart. [10] \38:9\Lord,
all my desire is before you; my sorrow is not kept secret from you. [11]
\38:10\My heart goes out in pain, my strength is wasting away; as for the
light of my eyes, it is gone from me. [12] \38:11\My lovers and my friends
keep away from my disease; my relations keep far away. [13] \38:12\Those
who have a desire to take my life put nets for me; those who are designing
my destruction say evil things against me, all the day their minds are full
of deceit. [14] \38:13\But I kept my ears shut like a man without hearing;
like a man without a voice, never opening his mouth. [15] \38:14\So I was
like a man whose ears are shut, and in whose mouth there are no sharp
words. [16] \38:15\In you, O Lord, is my hope: you will give me an answer,
O Lord, my God. [17] \38:16\I said, Let them not be glad over me; when my
foot is moved, let them not be lifted up with pride against me. [18]
\38:17\My feet are near to falling, and my sorrow is ever before me. [19]
\38:18\I will make clear my wrongdoing, with sorrow in my heart for my sin.
[20] \38:19\But they are strong who have hate for me without cause: those
who are against me falsely are increased in numbers. [21] \38:20\They give
me back evil for good; they are my haters because I go after the thing
which is right. [22] \38:21\Do not give me up, O Lord; O my God, be near to
me. [23] \38:22\Come quickly to give me help, O Lord, my salvation.
