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Psalm 38
New King James Version
Psalm 38
New King James Version
Prayer in Time of Chastening
A Psalm of David. (A)To bring to remembrance.
38 O Lord, do not (B)rebuke me in Your wrath,
Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure!
2 For Your arrows pierce me deeply,
And Your hand presses me down.
3 There is no soundness in my flesh
Because of Your anger,
Nor any health in my bones
Because of my sin.
4 For my iniquities have gone over my head;
Like a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
5 My wounds are foul and festering
Because of my foolishness.
6 I am [a]troubled, I am bowed down greatly;
I go mourning all the day long.
7 For my loins are full of inflammation,
And there is no soundness in my flesh.
8 I am feeble and severely broken;
I groan because of the turmoil of my heart.
9 Lord, all my desire is before You;
And my sighing is not hidden from You.
10 My heart pants, my strength fails me;
As for the light of my eyes, it also has gone from me.
11 My loved ones and my friends (C)stand aloof from my plague,
And my relatives stand afar off.
12 Those also who seek my life lay snares for me;
Those who seek my hurt speak of destruction,
And plan deception all the day long.
13 But I, like a deaf man, do not hear;
And I am like a mute who does not open his mouth.
14 Thus I am like a man who does not hear,
And in whose mouth is no response.
15 For [b]in You, O Lord, (D)I hope;
You will [c]hear, O Lord my God.
16 For I said, “Hear me, lest they rejoice over me,
Lest, when my foot slips, they exalt themselves against me.”
17 (E)For I am ready to fall,
And my sorrow is continually before me.
18 For I will (F)declare my iniquity;
I will be (G)in [d]anguish over my sin.
19 But my enemies are vigorous, and they are strong;
And those who hate me wrongfully have multiplied.
20 Those also (H)who render evil for good,
They are my adversaries, because I follow what is good.
21 Do not forsake me, O Lord;
O my God, (I)be not far from me!
22 Make haste to help me,
O Lord, my salvation!
Footnotes
- Psalm 38:6 Lit. bent down
- Psalm 38:15 I wait for You, O Lord
- Psalm 38:15 answer
- Psalm 38:18 anxiety
Salmo 38
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Salmo 38
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Dalangin ng Taong Dumaranas ng Hirap
38 Panginoon, sa inyong galit, huwag nʼyo akong patuloy na parusahan.
2 Para bang pinalo nʼyo ako at pinana.
3 Dahil sa galit nʼyo sa akin, nanlulupaypay ang aking katawan.
Sumasakit ang buong katawan ko dahil sa aking mga kasalanan.
4 Parang nalulunod na ako sa nag-uumapaw kong kasalanan.
Itoʼy para bang pasanin na hindi ko na makayanan.
5 Dahil sa aking kamangmangan ang aking mga sugat ay namamaga at nangangamoy.
6 Akoʼy namimilipit sa sobrang sakit at lubos ang kalungkutan ko buong araw.
7 Sumasakit ang buo kong katawan,
at bumagsak na rin ang aking kalusugan.
8 Akoʼy pagod na at nanghihina pa,
at dumadaing din ako dahil sa sobrang bigat ng aking kalooban.
9 Panginoon, alam nʼyo ang lahat kong hinahangad,
at naririnig nʼyo ang lahat kong mga daing.
10 Kumakabog ang aking dibdib at nawawalan ako ng lakas;
pati ang ningning ng aking mga mata ay nawala na.
11 Dahil sa aking karamdaman,
akoʼy iniwasan ng aking mga kaibigan, kasamahan,
at maging ng aking mga kamag-anak.
12 Ang mga tao na gustong pumatay sa akin ay naglalagay ng bitag upang akoʼy hulihin.
Ang mga gustong manakit sa akin ay nag-uusap na akoʼy ipahamak.
Buong araw silang nagpaplano ng kataksilan.
13 Ngunit para akong pipi at bingi na hindi nakaririnig at hindi nakapagsasalita.
14 Nagbibingi-bingihan ako at hindi sumasagot sa kanila.
15 Dahil naghihintay pa rin ako sa inyo, Panginoon.
Kayo, Panginoon na aking Dios, sasagutin nʼyo ako.
16 Kayaʼt hinihiling ko sa inyo:
“Huwag nʼyong payagan na matuwa ang aking mga kaaway
o kayaʼy magmalaki kapag akoʼy natumba.”
17 Akoʼy parang babagsak na
sa walang tigil na paghihirap.
18 Kaya inihahayag ko ang aking kasalanan na nagpapahirap sa akin.
19 Tungkol naman sa aking mga kaaway, napakarami at napakalakas nila.
Kinamumuhian nila ako ng walang dahilan.
20 Sa mabuti kong ginawa,
sinusuklian nila ako ng masama.
At kinakalaban nila ako
dahil nagsisikap akong gumawa ng mabuti.
21 Panginoon kong Dios, huwag nʼyo akong pababayaan;
huwag nʼyo akong lalayuan.
22 Panginoon kong Tagapagligtas, agad nʼyo po akong tulungan.
Psalm 38
New International Version
Psalm 38
New International Version
Psalm 38[a]
A psalm of David. A petition.
1 Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger
or discipline me in your wrath.(A)
2 Your arrows(B) have pierced me,
and your hand has come down on me.
3 Because of your wrath there is no health(C) in my body;
there is no soundness in my bones(D) because of my sin.
4 My guilt has overwhelmed(E) me
like a burden too heavy to bear.(F)
5 My wounds(G) fester and are loathsome(H)
because of my sinful folly.(I)
6 I am bowed down(J) and brought very low;
all day long I go about mourning.(K)
7 My back is filled with searing pain;(L)
there is no health(M) in my body.
8 I am feeble and utterly crushed;(N)
I groan(O) in anguish of heart.(P)
9 All my longings(Q) lie open before you, Lord;
my sighing(R) is not hidden from you.
10 My heart pounds,(S) my strength fails(T) me;
even the light has gone from my eyes.(U)
11 My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds;(V)
my neighbors stay far away.
12 Those who want to kill me set their traps,(W)
those who would harm me talk of my ruin;(X)
all day long they scheme and lie.(Y)
13 I am like the deaf, who cannot hear,(Z)
like the mute, who cannot speak;
14 I have become like one who does not hear,
whose mouth can offer no reply.
15 Lord, I wait(AA) for you;
you will answer,(AB) Lord my God.
16 For I said, “Do not let them gloat(AC)
or exalt themselves over me when my feet slip.”(AD)
17 For I am about to fall,(AE)
and my pain(AF) is ever with me.
18 I confess my iniquity;(AG)
I am troubled by my sin.
19 Many have become my enemies(AH) without cause[b];
those who hate me(AI) without reason(AJ) are numerous.
20 Those who repay my good with evil(AK)
lodge accusations(AL) against me,
though I seek only to do what is good.
Footnotes
- Psalm 38:1 In Hebrew texts 38:1-22 is numbered 38:2-23.
- Psalm 38:19 One Dead Sea Scrolls manuscript; Masoretic Text my vigorous enemies
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