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Psalm 38

The Bible in Basic English BBE

1 <A Psalm. Of David. To keep in memory.> O Lord, be not bitter with me in your wrath; let not your hand be on me in the heat of your passion.

2 For your arrows have gone into my flesh, and I am crushed under the weight of your hand.

3 My flesh is wasted because of your wrath; and there is no peace in my bones because of my sin.

4 For my crimes have gone over my head; they are like a great weight which is more than my strength.

5 My wounds are poisoned and evil-smelling, because of my foolish behaviour.

6 I am troubled, I am made low; I go weeping all the day.

7 For my body is full of burning; all my flesh is unhealthy.

8 I am feeble and crushed down; I gave a cry like a lion because of the grief in my heart.

9 Lord, all my desire is before you; my sorrow is not kept secret from you.

10 My heart goes out in pain, my strength is wasting away; as for the light of my eyes, it is gone from me.

11 My lovers and my friends keep away from my disease; my relations keep far away.

12 Those who have a desire to take my life put nets for me; those who are designing my destruction say evil things against me, all the day their minds are full of deceit.

13 But I kept my ears shut like a man without hearing; like a man without a voice, never opening his mouth.

14 So I was like a man whose ears are shut, and in whose mouth there are no sharp words.

15 In you, O Lord, is my hope: you will give me an answer, O Lord, my God.

16 I said, Let them not be glad over me; when my foot is moved, let them not be lifted up with pride against me.

17 My feet are near to falling, and my sorrow is ever before me.

18 I will make clear my wrongdoing, with sorrow in my heart for my sin.

19 But they are strong who have hate for me without cause: those who are against me falsely are increased in numbers.

20 They give me back evil for good; they are my haters because I go after the thing which is right.

21 Do not give me up, O Lord; O my God, be near to me.

22 Come quickly to give me help, O Lord, my salvation.

Good News Translation GNT

1 O Lord, don't punish me in your anger!

2 You have wounded me with your arrows; you have struck me down.

3 Because of your anger, I am in great pain; my whole body is diseased because of my sins.

4 I am drowning in the flood of my sins; they are a burden too heavy to bear.

5 Because I have been foolish, my sores stink and rot.

6 I am bent over, I am crushed; I mourn all day long.

7 I am burning with fever and I am near death.

8 I am worn out and utterly crushed; my heart is troubled, and I groan with pain.

9 O Lord, you know what I long for; you hear all my groans.

10 My heart is pounding, my strength is gone, and my eyes have lost their brightness.

11 My friends and neighbors will not come near me, because of my sores; even my family keeps away from me.

12 Those who want to kill me lay traps for me, and those who want to hurt me threaten to ruin me; they never stop plotting against me.

13 I am like the deaf and cannot hear, like the dumb and cannot speak.

14 I am like those who do not answer, because they cannot hear.

15 But I trust in you, O Lord; and you, O Lord my God, will answer me.

16 Don't let my enemies gloat over my distress; don't let them boast about my downfall!

17 I am about to fall and am in constant pain.

18 I confess my sins; they fill me with anxiety.

19 My enemies are healthy and strong; there are many who hate me for no reason.

20 Those who pay back evil for good are against me because I try to do right.

21 Do not abandon me, O Lord; do not stay away, my God!

22 Help me now, O Lord my savior!