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