Psalms 38 : 1 (NCV)
Lord, don't correct me when you are angry. Don't punish me when you are furious.
Psalms 38 : 2 (NCV)
Your arrows have wounded me, and your hand has come down on me.
Psalms 38 : 3 (NCV)
My body is sick from your punishment. Even my bones are not healthy because of my sin.
Psalms 38 : 4 (NCV)
My guilt has overwhelmed me; like a load it weighs me down.
Psalms 38 : 5 (NCV)
My sores stink and become infected because I was foolish.
Psalms 38 : 6 (NCV)
I am bent over and bowed down; I am sad all day long.
Psalms 38 : 7 (NCV)
I am burning with fever, and my whole body is sore.
Psalms 38 : 8 (NCV)
I am weak and faint. I moan from the pain I feel.
Psalms 38 : 9 (NCV)
Lord, you know everything I want; my cries are not hidden from you.
Psalms 38 : 10 (NCV)
My heart pounds, and my strength is gone. I am losing my sight.
Psalms 38 : 11 (NCV)
Because of my wounds, my friends and neighbors avoid me, and my relatives stay far away.
Psalms 38 : 12 (NCV)
Some people set traps to kill me. Those who want to hurt me plan trouble; all day long they think up lies.
Psalms 38 : 13 (NCV)
I am like a deaf man; I cannot hear. Like a mute, I cannot speak.
Psalms 38 : 14 (NCV)
I am like a person who does not hear, who has no answer to give.
Psalms 38 : 15 (NCV)
I trust you, Lord. You will answer, my Lord and God.
Psalms 38 : 16 (NCV)
I said, "Don't let them laugh at me or brag when I am defeated."
Psalms 38 : 17 (NCV)
I am about to die, and I cannot forget my pain.
Psalms 38 : 18 (NCV)
I confess my guilt; I am troubled by my sin.
Psalms 38 : 19 (NCV)
My enemies are strong and healthy, and many hate me for no reason.
Psalms 38 : 20 (NCV)
They repay me with evil for the good I did. They lie about me because I try to do good.
Psalms 38 : 21 (NCV)
Lord, don't leave me; my God, don't go away.
Psalms 38 : 22 (NCV)
Quickly come and help me, my Lord and Savior. For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
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