Psalms 38

Prayer of a Suffering Penitent.

1 Psalms 38:1 O LORD, rebuke me not in Your wrath, And chasten me not in Your burning anger. Favorite Save Copy Share

2 Psalms 38:2 For Your arrows have sunk deep into me, And Your hand has pressed down on me. Favorite Save Copy Share

3 Psalms 38:3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your indignation; There is no health in my bones because of my sin. Favorite Save Copy Share

4 Psalms 38:4 For my iniquities are gone over my head; As a heavy burden they weigh too much for me. Favorite Save Copy Share

5 Psalms 38:5 My wounds grow foul and fester Because of my folly. Favorite Save Copy Share

6 Psalms 38:6 I am bent over and greatly bowed down; I go mourning all day long. Favorite Save Copy Share

7 Psalms 38:7 For my loins are filled with burning, And there is no soundness in my flesh. Favorite Save Copy Share

8 Psalms 38:8 I am benumbed and badly crushed; I groan because of the agitation of my heart. Favorite Save Copy Share

9 Psalms 38:9 Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You. Favorite Save Copy Share

10 Psalms 38:10 My heart throbs, my strength fails me; And the light of my eyes, even that has gone from me. Favorite Save Copy Share

11 Psalms 38:11 My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague; And my kinsmen stand afar off. Favorite Save Copy Share

12 Psalms 38:12 Those who seek my life lay snares for me; And those who seek to injure me have threatened destruction, And they devise treachery all day long. Favorite Save Copy Share

13 Psalms 38:13 But I, like a deaf man, do not hear; And I am like a mute man who does not open his mouth. Favorite Save Copy Share

14 Psalms 38:14 Yes, I am like a man who does not hear, And in whose mouth are no arguments. Favorite Save Copy Share

15 Psalms 38:15 For I hope in You, O LORD; You will answer, O Lord my God. Favorite Save Copy Share

16 Psalms 38:16 For I said, “May they not rejoice over me, Who, when my foot slips, would magnify themselves against me.” Favorite Save Copy Share

17 Psalms 38:17 For I am ready to fall, And my sorrow is continually before me. Favorite Save Copy Share

18 Psalms 38:18 For I confess my iniquity; I am full of anxiety because of my sin. Favorite Save Copy Share

19 Psalms 38:19 But my enemies are vigorous and strong, And many are those who hate me wrongfully. Favorite Save Copy Share

20 Psalms 38:20 And those who repay evil for good, They oppose me, because I follow what is good. Favorite Save Copy Share

21 Psalms 38:21 Do not forsake me, O LORD; O my God, do not be far from me! Favorite Save Copy Share

22 Psalms 38:22 Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation! Favorite Save Copy Share