Psalm - douay rheims

Chapter 38

¹ Unto the end, for Idithun himself, a canticle of David.
² I said: I will take heed to my ways : that I sin not with my tongue. I have set guard to my mouth, when the sinner stood against me.
³ I was dumb, and was humbled, and kept silence from good things : and my sorrow was renewed.
⁴ My heart grew hot within me : and in my meditation a fire shall flame out.
⁵ I spoke with my tongue : O Lord, make me know my end. And what is the number of my days : that I may know what is wanting to me.
⁶ Behold thou hast made my days measurable : and my substance is as nothing before thee. And indeed all things are vanity : every man living.
⁷ Surely man passeth as an image : yea, and he is disquieted in vain. He storeth up : and he knoweth not for whom he shall gather these things.
⁸ And now what is my hope? is it not the Lord? and my substance is with thee.
⁹ Deliver thou me from all my iniquities : thou hast made me a reproach to the fool.
¹⁰ I was dumb, and I opened not my mouth, because thou hast done it.
¹¹ Remove thy scourges from me. The strength of thy hand hath made me faint in rebukes:
¹² thou hast corrected man for iniquity. And thou hast made his soul to waste away like a spider : surely in vain is any man disquieted.
¹³ Hear my prayer, O Lord, and my supplication : give ear to my tears. Be not silent : for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner as all my fathers were.
¹⁴ O forgive me, that I may be refreshed, before I go hence, and be no more.

Psalm - webster

Chapter 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.
² For thy arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand falleth heavy upon me.
³ There is no soundness in my flesh because of thy anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.
⁴ For my iniquities have gone over my head: as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
⁵ My wounds are offensive, and are corrupt because of my foolishness.
⁶ I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.
⁷ For my loins are filled with a lothsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh.
⁸ I am feeble and grievously broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.
⁹ Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
¹⁰ My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of my eyes, that also is gone from me.
¹¹ My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my affliction; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
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.
¹³ But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
¹⁴ Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
¹⁵ For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.
¹⁶ For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
¹⁷ For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.
¹⁸ For I will declare my iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.
¹⁹ But my enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
²⁰ They also that render evil for good are my adversaries; because I follow the thing that is good.
²¹ Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.
²² Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.

Psalm - world english bible

Chapter 38

¹ don't rebuke me in your wrath, neither chasten me in your hot displeasure.
² your arrows have pierced me, your hand presses hard on me.
³ is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation, neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.
⁴ my iniquities have gone over my head. As a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.
⁵ wounds are loathsome and corrupt, because of my foolishness.
⁶ am pained and bowed down greatly. I go mourning all day long.
⁷ my waist is filled with burning. There is no soundness in my flesh.
⁸ am faint and severely bruised. I have groaned by reason of the anguish of my heart.
⁹ all my desire is before you. My groaning is not hidden from you.
¹⁰ heart throbs. My strength fails me. As for the light of my eyes, it has also left me.
¹¹ lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague. My kinsmen stand far away.
¹² also who seek after my life lay snares. Those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all day long.
¹³ I, as a deaf man, don't hear. I am as a mute man who doesn't open his mouth.
¹⁴ I am as a man who doesn't hear, in whose mouth are no reproofs.
¹⁵ in you, Yahweh, do I hope. You will answer, Lord my God.
¹⁶ I said, "Don't let them gloat over me, or exalt themselves over me when my foot slips."
¹⁷ I am ready to fall. My pain is continually before me.
¹⁸ I will declare my iniquity. I will be sorry for my sin.
¹⁹ my enemies are vigorous and many. Those who hate me without reason are numerous.
²⁰ who also render evil for good are adversaries to me, because I follow what is good.
²¹ forsake me, Yahweh. My God, don't be far from me.
²² to help me, Lord, my salvation. For the Chief Musician. For Jeduthun. A Psalm by David.

Psalm - darby

Chapter 38

¹ {A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance.} Jehovah, rebuke me not in thy wrath; neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
² For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand cometh down upon me.
³ There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation; no peace in my bones, because of my sin.
⁴ For mine iniquities are gone over my head: as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
⁵ My wounds stink, they are corrupt, because of my foolishness.
⁶ I am depressed; I am bowed down beyond measure; I go mourning all the day.
⁷ For my loins are full of burning, and there is no soundness in my flesh.
⁸ I am faint and broken beyond measure; I roar by reason of the agitation of my heart.
⁹ Lord, all my desire is before thee, and my sighing is not hid from thee.
¹⁰ My heart throbbeth, my strength hath left me; and the light of mine eyes, it also is no more with me.
¹¹ My lovers and mine associates stand aloof from my stroke; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
¹² And they that seek after my life lay snares [for me]; and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all the day long.
¹³ But I, as a deaf [man], hear not; and am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
¹⁴ Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
¹⁵ For in thee, Jehovah, do I hope: *thou* wilt answer, O Lord my God.
¹⁶ For I said, Let them not rejoice over me! When my foot slipped, they magnified [themselves] against me.
¹⁷ For I am ready to halt, and my pain is continually before me.
¹⁸ For I will declare mine iniquity, I am grieved for my sin.
¹⁹ But mine enemies are lively, they are strong; and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied:
²⁰ And they that render evil for good are adversaries unto me; because I pursue what is good.
²¹ Forsake me not, Jehovah; O my God, be not far from me.
²² Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation.

Psalm - american standard version

Chapter 38

¹ A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. O Jehovah, rebuke me not in thy wrath; Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
² For thine arrows stick fast in me, And thy hand presseth me sore.
³ There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation; Neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.
⁴ For mine iniquities are gone over my head: As a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
⁵ My wounds are loathsome and corrupt, Because of my foolishness.
⁶ I am pained and bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.
⁷ For my loins are filled with burning; And there is no soundness in my flesh.
⁸ I am faint and sore bruised: I have groaned by reason of the disquietness of my heart.
⁹ Lord, all my desire is before thee; And my groaning is not hid from thee.
¹⁰ My heart throbbeth, my strength faileth me: As for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.
¹¹ My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague; And my kinsmen stand afar off.
¹² They also that seek after my life lay snares [for me]; And they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, And meditate deceits all the day long.
¹³ But I, as a deaf man, hear not; And I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
¹⁴ Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, And in whose mouth are no reproofs.
¹⁵ For in thee, O Jehovah, do I hope: Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.
¹⁶ For I said, Lest they rejoice over me: When my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
¹⁷ For I am ready to fall, And my sorrow is continually before me.
¹⁸ For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.
¹⁹ But mine enemies are lively, [and] are strong; And they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
²⁰ They also that render evil for good Are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.
²¹ Forsake me not, O Jehovah: O my God, be not far from me.
²² Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation.

Psalm - basic english

Chapter 38

¹ <A Psalm. Of David. To keep in memory.> O Lord, be not bitter with me in your wrath; let not your hand be on me in the heat of your passion.
² For your arrows have gone into my flesh, and I am crushed under the weight of your hand.
³ My flesh is wasted because of your wrath; and there is no peace in my bones because of my sin.
⁴ For my crimes have gone over my head; they are like a great weight which is more than my strength.
⁵ My wounds are poisoned and evil-smelling, because of my foolish behaviour.
⁶ I am troubled, I am made low; I go weeping all the day.
⁷ For my body is full of burning; all my flesh is unhealthy.
⁸ I am feeble and crushed down; I gave a cry like a lion because of the grief in my heart.
⁹ Lord, all my desire is before you; my sorrow is not kept secret from you.
¹⁰ My heart goes out in pain, my strength is wasting away; as for the light of my eyes, it is gone from me.
¹¹ My lovers and my friends keep away from my disease; my relations keep far away.
¹² Those who have a desire to take my life put nets for me; those who are designing my destruction say evil things against me, all the day their minds are full of deceit.
¹³ But I kept my ears shut like a man without hearing; like a man without a voice, never opening his mouth.
¹⁴ So I was like a man whose ears are shut, and in whose mouth there are no sharp words.
¹⁵ In you, O Lord, is my hope: you will give me an answer, O Lord, my God.
¹⁶ I said, Let them not be glad over me; when my foot is moved, let them not be lifted up with pride against me.
¹⁷ My feet are near to falling, and my sorrow is ever before me.
¹⁸ I will make clear my wrongdoing, with sorrow in my heart for my sin.
¹⁹ But they are strong who have hate for me without cause: those who are against me falsely are increased in numbers.
²⁰ They give me back evil for good; they are my haters because I go after the thing which is right.
²¹ Do not give me up, O Lord; O my God, be near to me.
²² Come quickly to give me help, O Lord, my salvation.