Psalms 38 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 39

¹For the Chief Musician. For Jeduthun. A Psalm by David. I said, “I will watch my ways, so that I don’t sin with my tongue. I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked is before me.”

KJVTo the chief Musician^H5329^(H8764), even to Jeduthun^H3038, A Psalm^H4210 of David^H1732. I said^H559^(H8804), I will take heed^H8104^(H8799) to my ways^H1870, that I sin^H2398^(H8800) not with my tongue^H3956: I will keep^H8104^(H8799) my mouth^H6310 with a bridle^H4269, while the wicked^H7563 is before me.

² I was mute with silence. I held my peace, even from good. My sorrow was stirred.

KJVI was dumb^H481^(H8738) with silence^H1747, I held my peace^H2814^(H8689), even from good^H2896; and my sorrow^H3511 was stirred^H5916^(H8738).

³ My heart was hot within me. While I meditated, the fire burned. I spoke with my tongue:

KJVMy heart^H3820 was hot^H2552^(H8804) within^H7130 me, while I was musing^H1901 the fire^H784 burned^H1197^(H8799): then^H227 spake^H1696^(H8765) I with my tongue^H3956,

⁴ “Yahweh, show me my end, what is the measure of my days. Let me know how frail I am.

KJVLORD^H3068, make me to know^H3045^(H8685) mine end^H7093, and the measure^H4060 of my days^H3117, what it is; that I may know^H3045^(H8799) how frail^H2310 I am.

⁵ Behold, you have made my days hand widths. My lifetime is as nothing before you. Surely every man stands as a breath.” Selah.

KJVBehold, thou hast made^H5414^(H8804) my days^H3117 as an handbreadth^H2947; and mine age^H2465 is as nothing before thee: verily every^H3605 man^H120 at his best state^H5324^(H8737) is altogether^H3605 vanity^H1892. Selah^H5542.

⁶ “Surely every man walks like a shadow. Surely they busy themselves in vain. He heaps up, and doesn’t know who shall gather.

KJVSurely every man^H376 walketh^H1980^(H8691) in a vain shew^H6754: surely they are disquieted^H1993^(H8799) in vain^H1892: he heapeth up^H6651^(H8799) riches, and knoweth^H3045^(H8799) not who shall gather^H622^(H8802) them.

⁷ Now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in you.

KJVAnd now, Lord^H136, what wait^H6960^(H8765) I for? my hope^H8431 is in thee.

⁸ Deliver me from all my transgressions. Don’t make me the reproach of the foolish.

KJVDeliver^H5337^(H8685) me from all my transgressions^H6588: make^H7760^(H8799) me not the reproach^H2781 of the foolish^H5036.

⁹ I was mute. I didn’t open my mouth, because you did it.

KJVI was dumb^H481^(H8738), I opened^H6605^(H8799) not my mouth^H6310; because thou didst^H6213^(H8804) it.

¹⁰ Remove your scourge away from me. I am overcome by the blow of your hand.

KJVRemove^H5493 thy stroke^H5061 away^H5493^(H8685) from me: I am consumed^H3615^(H8804) by the blow^H8409 of thine hand^H3027.

¹¹ When you rebuke and correct man for iniquity, you consume his wealth like a moth. Surely every man is but a breath.” Selah.

KJVWhen thou with rebukes^H8433 dost correct^H3256^(H8765) man^H376 for iniquity^H5771, thou makest his beauty^H2530^(H8803) to consume away^H4529^(H8686) like a moth^H6211: surely every man^H120 is vanity^H1892. Selah^H5542.

¹² “Hear my prayer, Yahweh, and give ear to my cry. Don’t be silent at my tears. For I am a stranger with you, a foreigner, as all my fathers were.

KJVHear^H8085^(H8798) my prayer^H8605, O LORD^H3068, and give ear^H238^(H8685) unto my cry^H7775; hold not thy peace^H2790^(H8799) at my tears^H1832: for I am a stranger^H1616 with thee, and a sojourner^H8453, as all my fathers^H1 were.

¹³ Oh spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go away and exist no more.”

KJVO spare^H8159^(H8685) me, that I may recover strength^H1082^(H8686), before I go hence^H3212^(H8799), and be no more.

WEB·Psalms 38

¹A Psalm by David, for a memorial. Yahweh, don’t rebuke me in your wrath, neither chasten me in your hot displeasure.

KJVA Psalm^H4210 of David^H1732, to bring to remembrance^H2142^(H8687). O LORD^H3068, rebuke^H3198^(H8686) me not in thy wrath^H7110: neither chasten^H3256^(H8762) me in thy hot displeasure^H2534.

² For your arrows have pierced me, your hand presses hard on me.

KJVFor thine arrows^H2671 stick fast^H5181^(H8738) in me, and thy hand^H3027 presseth me sore^H5181^(H8799).

³ There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation, neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.

KJVThere is no soundness^H4974 in my flesh^H1320 because^H6440 of thine anger^H2195; neither is there any rest^H7965 in my bones^H6106 because^H6440 of my sin^H2403.

⁴ For my iniquities have gone over my head. As a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.

KJVFor mine iniquities^H5771 are gone over^H5674^(H8804) mine head^H7218: as an heavy^H3515 burden^H4853 they are too heavy^H3513^(H8799) for me.

⁵ My wounds are loathsome and corrupt because of my foolishness.

KJVMy wounds^H2250 stink^H887^(H8689) and are corrupt^H4743^(H8738) because^H6440 of my foolishness^H200.

⁶ I am in pain and bowed down greatly. I go mourning all day long.

KJVI am troubled^H5753^(H8738); I am bowed down^H7817^(H8804) greatly^H3966; I go^H1980^(H8765) mourning^H6937^(H8802) all the day^H3117 long.

⁷ For my waist is filled with burning. There is no soundness in my flesh.

KJVFor my loins^H3689 are filled^H4390^(H8804) with a loathsome^H7033^(H8737) disease: and there is no soundness^H4974 in my flesh^H1320.

⁸ I am faint and severely bruised. I have groaned by reason of the anguish of my heart.

KJVI am feeble^H6313^(H8738) and sore^H3966 broken^H1794^(H8738): I have roared^H7580^(H8804) by reason of the disquietness^H5100 of my heart^H3820.

⁹ Lord, all my desire is before you. My groaning is not hidden from you.

KJVLord^H136, all my desire^H8378 is before thee; and my groaning^H585 is not hid^H5641^(H8738) from thee.

¹⁰ My heart throbs. My strength fails me. As for the light of my eyes, it has also left me.

KJVMy heart^H3820 panteth^H5503^(H8773), my strength^H3581 faileth^H5800^(H8804) me: as for the light^H216 of mine eyes^H5869, it^H1992 also is gone^H369 from me.

¹¹ My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague. My kinsmen stand far away.

KJVMy lovers^H157^(H8802) and my friends^H7453 stand^H5975^(H8799) aloof from^H5048 my sore^H5061; and my kinsmen^H7138 stand^H5975^(H8804) afar off^H7350.

¹² They also who seek after my life lay snares. Those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all day long.

KJVThey also that seek^H1245^(H8764) after my life^H5315 lay snares^H5367^(H8762) for me: and they that seek^H1875^(H8802) my hurt^H7451 speak^H1696^(H8765) mischievous things^H1942, and imagine^H1897^(H8799) deceits^H4820 all the day^H3117 long.

¹³ But I, as a deaf man, don’t hear. I am as a mute man who doesn’t open his mouth.

KJVBut I, as a deaf^H2795 man, heard^H8085^(H8799) not; and I was as a dumb man^H483 that openeth^H6605^(H8799) not his mouth^H6310.

¹⁴ Yes, I am as a man who doesn’t hear, in whose mouth are no reproofs.

KJVThus I was as a man^H376 that heareth^H8085^(H8802) not, and in whose mouth^H6310 are no reproofs^H8433.

¹⁵ For I hope in you, Yahweh. You will answer, Lord my God.

KJVFor in thee, O LORD^H3068, do I hope^H3176^(H8689): thou wilt hear^H6030^(H8799), O Lord^H136 my God^H430.

¹⁶ For I said, “Don’t let them gloat over me, or exalt themselves over me when my foot slips.”

KJVFor I said^H559^(H8804), Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice^H8055^(H8799) over me: when my foot^H7272 slippeth^H4131^(H8800), they magnify^H1431^(H8689) themselves against me.

¹⁷ For I am ready to fall. My pain is continually before me.

KJVFor I am ready^H3559^(H8737) to halt^H6761, and my sorrow^H4341 is continually^H8548 before me.

¹⁸ For I will declare my iniquity. I will be sorry for my sin.

KJVFor I will declare^H5046^(H8686) mine iniquity^H5771; I will be sorry^H1672^(H8799) for my sin^H2403.

¹⁹ But my enemies are vigorous and many. Those who hate me without reason are numerous.

KJVBut mine enemies^H341^(H8802) are lively^H2416, and they are strong^H6105^(H8804): and they that hate^H8130^(H8802) me wrongfully^H8267 are multiplied^H7231^(H8804).

²⁰ They who give evil for good are also adversaries to me, because I follow what is good.

KJVThey also that render^H7999^(H8764) evil^H7451 for good^H2896 are mine adversaries^H7853^(H8799); because I follow^H7291^(H8800) the thing that good^H2896 is.

²¹ Don’t forsake me, Yahweh. My God, don’t be far from me.

KJVForsake^H5800^(H8799) me not, O LORD^H3068: O my God^H430, be not far^H7368^(H8799) from me.

²² Hurry to help me, Lord, my salvation.

KJVMake haste^H2363^(H8798) to help^H5833 me, O Lord^H136 my salvation^H8668.

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