Psalms 38 : 1 (NLT)
O LORD, don't rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your rage!
Psalms 38 : 2 (NLT)
Your arrows have struck deep, and your blows are crushing me.
Psalms 38 : 3 (NLT)
Because of your anger, my whole body is sick; my health is broken because of my sins.
Psalms 38 : 4 (NLT)
My guilt overwhelms me-- it is a burden too heavy to bear.
Psalms 38 : 5 (NLT)
My wounds fester and stink because of my foolish sins.
Psalms 38 : 6 (NLT)
I am bent over and racked with pain. All day long I walk around filled with grief.
Psalms 38 : 7 (NLT)
A raging fever burns within me, and my health is broken.
Psalms 38 : 8 (NLT)
I am exhausted and completely crushed. My groans come from an anguished heart.
Psalms 38 : 9 (NLT)
You know what I long for, Lord; you hear my every sigh.
Psalms 38 : 10 (NLT)
My heart beats wildly, my strength fails, and I am going blind.
Psalms 38 : 11 (NLT)
My loved ones and friends stay away, fearing my disease. Even my own family stands at a distance.
Psalms 38 : 12 (NLT)
Meanwhile, my enemies lay traps to kill me. Those who wish me harm make plans to ruin me. All day long they plan their treachery.
Psalms 38 : 13 (NLT)
But I am deaf to all their threats. I am silent before them as one who cannot speak.
Psalms 38 : 14 (NLT)
I choose to hear nothing, and I make no reply.
Psalms 38 : 15 (NLT)
For I am waiting for you, O LORD. You must answer for me, O Lord my God.
Psalms 38 : 16 (NLT)
I prayed, "Don't let my enemies gloat over me or rejoice at my downfall."
Psalms 38 : 17 (NLT)
I am on the verge of collapse, facing constant pain.
Psalms 38 : 18 (NLT)
But I confess my sins; I am deeply sorry for what I have done.
Psalms 38 : 19 (NLT)
I have many aggressive enemies; they hate me without reason.
Psalms 38 : 20 (NLT)
They repay me evil for good and oppose me for pursuing good.
Psalms 38 : 21 (NLT)
Do not abandon me, O LORD. Do not stand at a distance, my God.
Psalms 38 : 22 (NLT)
Come quickly to help me, O Lord my savior. For Jeduthun, the choir director: A psalm of David.
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