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CHAP. XXXVIII.

Dauid mooueth God to take compassion of his pitifull case.

¹ [A Psalme of Dauid, to bring to remembrance.] O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

Great afflictions.

² For thine arrowes sticke fast in me; and thy hand presseth me sore.

³ There is no soundnesse in my flesh, because of thine anger: neither is there any rest in my bones, because of my sinne.³

⁴ For mine iniquities are gone ouer mine head: as an heauy burden, they are too heauie for me.

⁵ My wounds stinke, and are corrupt: because of my foolishnesse.

⁶ I am troubled, I am bowed downe greatly; I goe mourning all the day long.⁶

⁷ For my loynes are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundnesse in my flesh.

⁸ I am feeble and sore broken; I haue roared by reason of the disquietnesse of my heart.

⁹ Lord, all my desire is before thee: and my groning is not hid from thee.

¹⁰ My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eies, it also is gone from me.¹⁰

¹¹ My louers and my friends stand a loofe from my sore: and my kinsmen stand a farre off.¹¹

¹² They also that seeke after my life, lay snares for me: and they that seeke my hurt, speake mischieuous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

¹³ But I, as a deafe man, heard not; and I was as a dumbe man that openeth not his mouth.

¹⁴ Thus I was as a man that heareth not; and in whose mouth are no reproofes.

¹⁵ For in thee, O Lord, doe I hope: thou wilt heare, O Lord my God.¹⁵

¹⁶ For I said, heare me, least otherwise they should reioyce ouer me: when my foot slippeth, they magnifie themselues against me.

¹⁷ For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.¹⁷

¹⁸ For I will declare mine iniquitie; I will be sory for my sinne.

¹⁹ But mine enemies are liuely, and they are strong: and they that hate mee wrongfully, are multiplied.¹⁹

²⁰ They also that render euill for good, are mine aduersaries: because I follow the thing that good is.

²¹ Forsake me not, O Lord: O my God, be not farre from me.

²² Make haste to helpe mee, O Lord my saluation.²²

Psalms Chapter 38 Sidenote References (from Original 1611 KJV Bible):

³ Heb. peace, or health.
⁶ Hebr. wryed.
¹⁰ Heb. is not with me.
¹¹ Heb. stroke , Or, my neighbours.
¹⁵ Or, thee do I wast for. , Or, answere.
¹⁷ Heb. for haulting.
¹⁹ Heb. being liuing, are strong.
²² Heb. for my helpe.

* Courtesy of Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Pennsylvania