Testaments

Psalms - Chapter 38 - Bible Basic English

  1. A Psalm. Of David. To keep in memory.
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  4. \O Lord, be not bitter with me in your wrath; let not your hand be on me in the heat of your passion.
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  7. \For your arrows have gone into my flesh, and I am crushed under the weight of your hand.
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  10. \My flesh is wasted because of your wrath; and there is no peace in my bones because of my sin.
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  13. \For my crimes have gone over my head; they are like a great weight which is more than my strength.
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  16. \My wounds are poisoned and evil-smelling, because of my foolish behaviour.
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  19. \I am troubled, I am made low; I go weeping all the day.
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  22. \For my body is full of burning; all my flesh is unhealthy.
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  25. \I am feeble and crushed down; I gave a cry like a lion because of the grief in my heart.
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  28. \Lord, all my desire is before you; my sorrow is not kept secret from you.
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  31. \My heart goes out in pain, my strength is wasting away; as for the light of my eyes, it is gone from me.
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  34. \My lovers and my friends keep away from my disease; my relations keep far away.
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  37. \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.
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  40. \But I kept my ears shut like a man without hearing; like a man without a voice, never opening his mouth.
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  43. \So I was like a man whose ears are shut, and in whose mouth there are no sharp words.
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  46. \In you, O Lord, is my hope: you will give me an answer, O Lord, my God.
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  49. \I said, Let them not be glad over me; when my foot is moved, let them not be lifted up with pride against me.
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  52. \My feet are near to falling, and my sorrow is ever before me.
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  55. \I will make clear my wrongdoing, with sorrow in my heart for my sin.
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  58. \But they are strong who have hate for me without cause: those who are against me falsely are increased in numbers.
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  61. \They give me back evil for good; they are my haters because I go after the thing which is right.
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  64. \Do not give me up, O Lord; O my God, be near to me.
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  67. \Come quickly to give me help, O Lord, my salvation.