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Psalm 38-40
New American Standard Bible

Prayer of a Suffering Penitent.

A Psalm of David, for a memorial.

38 Lord, (A)do not rebuke me in Your wrath,
And do not punish me in Your burning anger.
2 For Your (B)arrows have sunk deep into me,
And (C)Your hand has pressed down on me.
3 There is (D)no healthy part in my flesh (E)because of Your indignation;
There is no health (F)in my bones because of my sin.
4 For my (G)guilty deeds have gone over my head;
Like a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.
5 My [a]wounds grow foul and fester
Because of (H)my foolishness.
6 I am bent over and (I)greatly bowed down;
I (J)go in mourning all day long.
7 For my [b]sides are filled with (K)burning,
And there is (L)no healthy part in my flesh.
8 I feel (M)faint and [c]badly crushed;
I [d](N)groan because of the [e]agitation of my heart.

9 Lord, all (O)my desire is [f]before You;
And my (P)sighing is not hidden from You.
10 My heart throbs, (Q)my strength fails me;
And the (R)light of my eyes, even [g]that [h]has gone from me.
11 My [i](S)loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague;
And my kinsmen (T)stand far away.
12 Those who (U)seek my life (V)lay snares for me;
And those who (W)seek to injure me have [j]threatened destruction,
And they (X)plot deception all day long.

13 But I, like a person who is deaf, do not hear;
And I am like a (Y)person who cannot speak, who does not open his mouth.
14 Yes, I am like a person who does not hear,
And in whose mouth are no arguments.
15 For (Z)I wait for You, Lord;
You (AA)will answer, Lord my God.
16 For I said, “May they not rejoice over me,
Who, when my foot slips, (AB)would exalt themselves over me.”
17 For I am (AC)ready to fall,
And (AD)my [k]sorrow is continually before me.
18 For I (AE)admit my guilt;
I am full of (AF)anxiety because of my sin.
19 But my (AG)enemies are vigorous and [l]strong,
And those who wrongfully (AH)hate me are many.
20 And those who (AI)repay evil for good,
They (AJ)become my enemies, because I follow what is good.
21 Do not abandon me, Lord;
My God, (AK)do not be far from me!
22 (AL)Hurry to help me,
Lord, (AM)my salvation!

The Futility of Life.

For the music director, for [m]Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

39 I said, “I will (AN)keep watch over my ways
So that I (AO)do not sin with my tongue;
I will keep watch over (AP)my mouth as with a muzzle
While the wicked are in my presence.”
2 I was (AQ)mute [n]and silent,
I [o]refused to say even something good,
And my pain was stirred up.
3 My (AR)heart was hot within me,
While I was musing the fire burned;
Then I spoke with my tongue:
4 “Lord, let me know (AS)my end,
And what is the extent of my days;
Let me know how (AT)transient I am.
5 Behold, You have made (AU)my days like [p]hand widths,
And my (AV)lifetime as nothing in Your sight;
Certainly all mankind standing is [q]a mere (AW)breath. Selah
6 Certainly every person (AX)walks around as [r]a fleeting shadow;
They certainly make an (AY)uproar for nothing;
He (AZ)amasses riches and does not know who will gather them.

7 “And now, Lord, for what do I wait?
My (BA)hope is in You.
8 (BB)Save me from all my wrongdoings;
Do not make me an object of (BC)reproach for the foolish.
9 I have become (BD)mute, I do not open my mouth,
Because it is (BE)You who have done it.
10 (BF)Remove Your plague from me;
Because of (BG)the opposition of Your hand I am [s]perishing.
11 With (BH)rebukes You punish a person for wrongdoing;
You (BI)consume like a moth what is precious to him;
Certainly (BJ)all mankind is mere breath! Selah

12 “(BK)Hear my prayer, Lord, and listen to my cry for help;
Do not be silent (BL)to my tears;
For I am (BM)a stranger with You,
(BN)One who lives abroad, like all my fathers.
13 (BO)Turn Your eyes away from me, that I may become cheerful again
Before I depart and am no more.”

God Sustains His Servant.

For the music director. A Psalm of David.

40 I (BP)waited [t]patiently for the Lord;
And He reached down to me and (BQ)heard my cry.
2 He brought me up out of the (BR)pit of [u]destruction, out of the mud;
And (BS)He set my feet on a rock, (BT)making my footsteps firm.
3 He put a (BU)new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;
Many will (BV)see and fear
And will trust in the Lord.

4 How (BW)blessed is the man who has made the Lord his trust,
And (BX)has not turned to the [v]proud, nor to those who (BY)become involved in falsehood.
5 Many, Lord my God, are (BZ)the wonders which You have done,
And Your (CA)thoughts toward us;
There is no one to compare with You.
If I would declare and speak of them,
They (CB)would be too numerous to count.

6 (CC)You have not desired [w]sacrifice and meal offering;
You have [x]opened my ears;
You have not required burnt offering and sin offering.
7 Then I said, “Behold, I have come;
It is [y]written of me in the scroll of the book.
8 (CD)I delight to do Your will, my God;
(CE)Your Law is within my [z]heart.”

9 I have (CF)proclaimed good news of righteousness in the great congregation;
Behold, I will (CG)not restrain my lips,
Lord, (CH)You know.
10 I have (CI)not hidden Your righteousness within my heart;
I have (CJ)spoken of Your faithfulness and Your salvation;
I have not concealed Your mercy and Your truth from the great congregation.

11 You, Lord, will not withhold Your compassion from me;
[aa]Your (CK)mercy and Your truth will continually watch over me.
12 For evils beyond number have (CL)surrounded me;
My (CM)guilty deeds have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see;
They are (CN)more numerous than the hairs of my head,
And my (CO)heart has [ab]failed me.

13 (CP)Be pleased, Lord, to rescue me;
(CQ)Hurry, Lord, to help me.
14 May those be (CR)ashamed and humiliated together
Who (CS)seek my [ac]life to destroy it;
May those be turned back and dishonored
Who delight [ad]in my hurt.
15 May those (CT)be [ae]appalled because of their shame
Who (CU)say to me, “Aha, aha!”
16 (CV)May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You;
May those who love Your salvation continually (CW)say,
“The Lord be exalted!”
17 But (CX)I am afflicted and needy;
(CY)May the Lord be mindful of me.
You are my help and my savior;
Do not delay, my God.

Notas al pie

  1. Psalm 38:5 Or stripes
  2. Psalm 38:7 Lit loins
  3. Psalm 38:8 Or greatly
  4. Psalm 38:8 Lit roar
  5. Psalm 38:8 Lit growling
  6. Psalm 38:9 Or known to You
  7. Psalm 38:10 Lit they have
  8. Psalm 38:10 Lit is not with me
  9. Psalm 38:11 Or lovers
  10. Psalm 38:12 Lit spoken
  11. Psalm 38:17 Lit pain
  12. Psalm 38:19 Or numerous
  13. Psalm 39 Title 1 Chr 16:41
  14. Psalm 39:2 Lit with silence
  15. Psalm 39:2 Lit was silent from good
  16. Psalm 39:5 I.e., short
  17. Psalm 39:5 Or altogether breath
  18. Psalm 39:6 Lit an image
  19. Psalm 39:10 Or wasting away
  20. Psalm 40:1 Or intently
  21. Psalm 40:2 Lit wasteland; i.e., the underworld
  22. Psalm 40:4 Or enemies
  23. Psalm 40:6 I.e., blood sacrifice
  24. Psalm 40:6 Lit dug; or possibly pierced
  25. Psalm 40:7 Or prescribed for
  26. Psalm 40:8 Lit inner being
  27. Psalm 40:11 Or May...preserve
  28. Psalm 40:12 Lit forsaken
  29. Psalm 40:14 Or soul
  30. Psalm 40:14 Or to injure me
  31. Psalm 40:15 Or desolated
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Psalm 38-40
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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.

21 Lord, do not forsake me;(AM)
    do not be far(AN) from me, my God.
22 Come quickly(AO) to help me,(AP)
    my Lord and my Savior.(AQ)

Psalm 39[c]

For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.

1 I said, “I will watch my ways(AR)
    and keep my tongue from sin;(AS)
I will put a muzzle on my mouth(AT)
    while in the presence of the wicked.”
2 So I remained utterly silent,(AU)
    not even saying anything good.
But my anguish(AV) increased;
3     my heart grew hot(AW) within me.
While I meditated,(AX) the fire(AY) burned;
    then I spoke with my tongue:

4 “Show me, Lord, my life’s end
    and the number of my days;(AZ)
    let me know how fleeting(BA) my life is.(BB)
5 You have made my days(BC) a mere handbreadth;
    the span of my years is as nothing before you.
Everyone is but a breath,(BD)
    even those who seem secure.[d]

6 “Surely everyone goes around(BE) like a mere phantom;(BF)
    in vain they rush about,(BG) heaping up wealth(BH)
    without knowing whose it will finally be.(BI)

7 “But now, Lord, what do I look for?
    My hope is in you.(BJ)
8 Save me(BK) from all my transgressions;(BL)
    do not make me the scorn(BM) of fools.
9 I was silent;(BN) I would not open my mouth,(BO)
    for you are the one who has done this.(BP)
10 Remove your scourge from me;
    I am overcome by the blow(BQ) of your hand.(BR)
11 When you rebuke(BS) and discipline(BT) anyone for their sin,
    you consume(BU) their wealth like a moth(BV)—
    surely everyone is but a breath.(BW)

12 “Hear my prayer, Lord,
    listen to my cry for help;(BX)
    do not be deaf(BY) to my weeping.(BZ)
I dwell with you as a foreigner,(CA)
    a stranger,(CB) as all my ancestors were.(CC)
13 Look away from me, that I may enjoy life again
    before I depart and am no more.”(CD)

Psalm 40[e](CE)

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.

1 I waited patiently(CF) for the Lord;
    he turned to me and heard my cry.(CG)
2 He lifted me out of the slimy pit,(CH)
    out of the mud(CI) and mire;(CJ)
he set my feet(CK) on a rock(CL)
    and gave me a firm place to stand.
3 He put a new song(CM) in my mouth,
    a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear the Lord(CN)
    and put their trust(CO) in him.

4 Blessed is the one(CP)
    who trusts in the Lord,(CQ)
who does not look to the proud,(CR)
    to those who turn aside to false gods.[f](CS)
5 Many, Lord my God,
    are the wonders(CT) you have done,
    the things you planned for us.
None can compare(CU) with you;
    were I to speak and tell of your deeds,
    they would be too many(CV) to declare.

6 Sacrifice and offering you did not desire—(CW)
    but my ears you have opened[g]—(CX)
    burnt offerings(CY) and sin offerings[h] you did not require.
7 Then I said, “Here I am, I have come—
    it is written about me in the scroll.[i](CZ)
8 I desire to do your will,(DA) my God;(DB)
    your law is within my heart.”(DC)

9 I proclaim your saving acts(DD) in the great assembly;(DE)
    I do not seal my lips, Lord,
    as you know.(DF)
10 I do not hide your righteousness in my heart;
    I speak of your faithfulness(DG) and your saving help.
I do not conceal your love and your faithfulness
    from the great assembly.(DH)

11 Do not withhold your mercy(DI) from me, Lord;
    may your love(DJ) and faithfulness(DK) always protect(DL) me.
12 For troubles(DM) without number surround me;
    my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see.(DN)
They are more than the hairs of my head,(DO)
    and my heart fails(DP) within me.
13 Be pleased to save me, Lord;
    come quickly, Lord, to help me.(DQ)

14 May all who want to take my life(DR)
    be put to shame and confusion;(DS)
may all who desire my ruin(DT)
    be turned back in disgrace.
15 May those who say to me, “Aha! Aha!”(DU)
    be appalled at their own shame.
16 But may all who seek you(DV)
    rejoice and be glad(DW) in you;
may those who long for your saving help always say,
    “The Lord is great!”(DX)

17 But as for me, I am poor and needy;(DY)
    may the Lord think(DZ) of me.
You are my help(EA) and my deliverer;(EB)
    you are my God, do not delay.(EC)

Notas al pie

  1. Psalm 38:1 In Hebrew texts 38:1-22 is numbered 38:2-23.
  2. Psalm 38:19 One Dead Sea Scrolls manuscript; Masoretic Text my vigorous enemies
  3. Psalm 39:1 In Hebrew texts 39:1-13 is numbered 39:2-14.
  4. Psalm 39:5 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 11.
  5. Psalm 40:1 In Hebrew texts 40:1-17 is numbered 40:2-18.
  6. Psalm 40:4 Or to lies
  7. Psalm 40:6 Hebrew; some Septuagint manuscripts but a body you have prepared for me
  8. Psalm 40:6 Or purification offerings
  9. Psalm 40:7 Or come / with the scroll written for me
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