38:1 A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. 
38:1 {A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance.} O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. 

38:2 For thy arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand falleth heavy upon me. 
38:2 For thy arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand falleth heavy upon me. 

38:3 {There is} no soundness in my flesh because of thy anger; neither {is there any} rest in my bones because of my sin. 
38:3 {There is} no soundness in my flesh because of thy anger; neither {is there any} rest in my bones because of my sin. 

38:4 For my iniquities have gone over my head: as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me. 
38:4 For my iniquities have gone over my head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me. 

38:5 My wounds are offensive, {and} are corrupt because of my foolishness. 
38:5 My wounds stink {and} are corrupt because of my foolishness. 

38:6 I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long. 
38:6 I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long. 

38:7 For my loins are filled with a lothsome {disease}: and {there is} no soundness in my flesh. 
38:7 For my loins are filled with a loathsome {disease}: and {there is} no soundness in my flesh. 

38:8 I am feeble and grievously broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart. 
38:8 I am feeble and grievously broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart. 

38:9 LORD, all my desire {is} before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee. 
38:9 Lord, all my desire {is} before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee. 

38:10 My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of my eyes, that also is gone from me. 
38:10 My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of my eyes, that also is gone from me. 

38:11 My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my affliction; and my kinsmen stand afar off. 
38:11 My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my affliction; and my kinsmen stand afar off. 

38:12 They also that seek after my life lay snares {for me}: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long. 
38:12 They also that seek after my life lay snares {for me}: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long. 

38:13 But I, as a deaf {man}, heard not; and {I was} as a dumb man {that} openeth not his mouth. 
38:13 But I, as a deaf {man}, heard not; and {I was} as a dumb man {that} openeth not his mouth. 

38:14 Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth {are} no reproofs. 
38:14 Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth {are} no reproofs. 

38:15 For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O LORD my God. 
38:15 For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God. 

38:16 For I said, {Hear me}, lest {otherwise} they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify {themselves} against me. 
38:16 For I said, {Hear me}, lest {otherwise} they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify {themselves} against me. 

38:17 For I {am} ready to halt, and my sorrow {is} continually before me. 
38:17 For I {am} ready to halt, and my sorrow {is} continually before me. 

38:18 For I will declare my iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin. 
38:18 For I will declare my iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin. 

38:19 But my enemies {are} lively, {and} they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied. 
38:19 But my enemies {are} lively, {and} they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied. 

38:20 They also that render evil for good are my adversaries; because I follow {the thing that is} good. 
38:20 They also that render evil for good are my adversaries; because I follow {the thing that} {is} good. 

38:21 Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me. 
38:21 Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me. 

38:22 Make haste to help me, O LORD my salvation. 
38:22 Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.