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
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.
Salmos 38
Palabra de Dios para Todos
No me castigues, Señor
Canción de David para el día de la conmemoración.
1 SEÑOR, no me reprendas con enojo.
No me corrijas cuando estés muy molesto.
2 Me lanzas tus flechas
y con tu mano me aplastas.
3 Debido a tu enojo obrando en mi cuerpo,
no me siento bien.
Por causa de mi pecado,
mis huesos ya no están sanos.
4 Mi culpa pesa sobre mi cabeza como una enorme carga.
Me estoy hundiendo.
5 A causa de estupidez, mis heridas van de mal en peor.
Se pudren y dan mal olor.
6 Me la paso retorciéndome de dolor
y vivo lamentándome.
7 Siento por dentro la fiebre ocasionada por una pena terrible;
estoy completamente descompuesto.
8 Estoy tan adolorido que ya no doy más
y mi corazón abatido me hace gritar.
9 SEÑOR, tú sabes lo que deseo.
Has escuchado mis lamentos.
10 Mi corazón late exageradamente.
Se me ha acabado la fuerza
y mis ojos han perdido su brillo.[a]
11 Mis amigos y quienes me querían no se acercan a mí por causa de mi enfermedad.
Hasta mis familiares se han alejado de mí.
12 Mis enemigos me tienden trampas
y amenazan con destruirme.
Dicen mentiras de mí todo el tiempo.
13 Pero yo me hago el sordo y los ignoro.
Me hago el mudo y no digo nada.
14 Soy como el que no oye;
no puedo quejarme ni defenderme.
15 SEÑOR, yo espero en ti;
tú, Señor y Dios mío, serás quien responda.
16 No permitas que mis enemigos se alegren con mi caída;
no permitas que canten victoria.
17 Estoy a punto de rendirme;
el dolor no me abandona.
18 Confieso mis culpas,
me duele mi pecado.
19 Mis enemigos son fuertes;
son muchos los que me odian sin causa.
20 Y esos que devuelven mal a cambio del bien siguen atacándome
porque me esfuerzo en hacer el bien.
21 SEÑOR, no me abandones.
Dios mío, no te quedes lejos de mí.
22 Apresúrate a ayudarme.
¡Señor mío, sálvame!
Footnotes
- 38:10 mis ojos han perdido su brillo o me estoy quedando ciego. Textualmente hasta la luz de mis ojos se ha ido.
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