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Psaltaren 38
Svenska Folkbibeln
Psaltaren 38
Svenska Folkbibeln
Psalm 38
Den ångerfulles bön
1 En psalm av David. En bön.
2 Herre, straffa mig inte i din vrede,
tukta mig inte i din vredesglöd.
3 Ty dina pilar har träffat mig,
din hand har drabbat mig.
4 Inget helt finns på min kropp
för din vredes skull,
inget friskt finns i mina ben
för min synds skull.
5 Min syndaskuld går mig över huvudet,
den tynger mig som en tung börda.
6 Mina sår stinker och flyter
för min dårskaps skull.
7 Jag går krokig och mycket böjd,
hela dagen går jag sörjande.
8 Mina höfter är fulla av brand,
inget helt finns på min kropp.
9 Jag är maktlös och helt sönderslagen,
jag klagar i mitt hjärtas oro.
10 Herre, du känner all min längtan,
mina suckar är ej dolda för dig.
11 Mitt hjärta slår häftigt,
min kraft har övergivit mig.
Mina ögons ljus, också det är borta.
12 Mina nära och kära håller sig borta från min plåga,
mina närmaste stannar på avstånd.
13 De som står efter mitt liv lägger ut snaror,
de som söker min olycka talar om min undergång.
Hela tiden tänker de på svek.
14 Men jag är lik en döv som inte hör,
lik en stum som inte öppnar sin mun.
15 Jag är lik en man som inte hör,
som ej öppnar sin mun till svar.
16 Men jag väntar på dig, Herre,
du skall svara, Herre, min Gud.
17 Jag tänker: Må de inte få glädjas över mig
eller förhäva sig över mig när min fot vacklar.
18 Ty jag är nära att falla,
jag känner alltid min smärta.
19 Jag bekänner min skuld
och sörjer över min synd.
20 Mina fiender lever och är mäktiga,
många är de som hatar mig utan orsak.
21 De som lönar gott med ont står mig emot
därför att jag strävar efter det goda.
22 Överge mig inte, Herre,
min Gud, var inte långt ifrån mig!
23 Skynda till min hjälp,
Herre, du min frälsning!
Psalm 38
King James Version
Psalm 38
King James Version
38 O Lord, 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 anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.
4 For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
5 My wounds stink 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 loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh.
8 I am feeble and sore 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 mine eyes, it also is gone from me.
11 My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; 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 mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.
19 But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
20 They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.
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 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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