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38:1  A Psalm of David, for the memorial offering. O Lord, rebuke me not in thy anger, nor chasten me in thy wrath!
38:2  For thy arrows have sunk into me, and thy hand has come down on me.
38:3  There is no soundness in my flesh because of thy indignation; there is no health in my bones because of my sin.
38:4  For my iniquities have gone over my head; they weigh like a burden too heavy for me.
38:5  My wounds grow foul and fester because of my foolishness,
38:6  I am utterly bowed down and prostrate; all the day I go about mourning.
38:7  For my loins are filled with burning, and there is no soundness in my flesh.
38:8  I am utterly spent and crushed; I groan because of the tumult of my heart.
38:9  Lord, all my longing is known to thee, my sighing is not hidden from thee.
38:10  My heart throbs, my strength fails me; and the light of my eyes—it also has gone from me.
38:11  My friends and companions stand aloof from my plague, and my kinsmen stand afar off.
38:12  Those who seek my life lay their snares, those who seek my hurt speak of ruin, and meditate treachery all the day long.
38:13  But I am like a deaf man, I do not hear, like a dumb man who does not open his mouth.
38:14  Yea, I am like a man who does not hear, and in whose mouth are no rebukes.
38:15  But for thee, O Lord, do I wait; it is thou, O Lord my God, who wilt answer.
38:16  For I pray, “Only let them not rejoice over me, who boast against me when my foot slips!”
38:17  For I am ready to fall, and my pain is ever with me.
38:18  I confess my iniquity, I am sorry for my sin.
38:19  Those who are my foes without cause are mighty, and many are those who hate me wrongfully.
38:20  Those who render me evil for good are my adversaries because I follow after good.
38:21  Do not forsake me, O Lord! O my God, be not far from me!
38:22  Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation!