Psalm 38:1-8

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Psalm 38

Prayer of a Suffering Sinner

A Davidic psalm for remembrance.^(A)

¹Lord, do not punish me in Your anger
or discipline me in Your wrath.^(B)
²For Your arrows have sunk into me,
and Your hand has pressed down on me.^(C)

³There is no health in my body
because of Your indignation;
there is no strength^[a] in my bones
because of my sin.^(D)
⁴For my sins have flooded over my head;
they are a burden too heavy for me to bear.^(E)
⁵My wounds are foul and festering
because of my foolishness.^(F)
⁶I am bent over and brought low;
all day long I go around in mourning.^(G)
⁷For my loins are full of burning pain,
and there is no health in my body.^(H)
⁸I am faint and severely crushed;
I groan because of the anguish of my heart.^(I)