Psalm 38
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1O LORD, don’t rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your rage!1A Davidic psalm for remembrance. LORD, do not punish me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.
2Your arrows have struck deep, and your blows are crushing me.2For Your arrows have sunk into me, and Your hand has pressed down on me.
3Because of your anger, my whole body is sick; my health is broken because of my sins.3There is no health in my body because of Your indignation; there is no strength in my bones because of my sin.
4My guilt overwhelms me— it is a burden too heavy to bear.4For my sins have flooded over my head; they are a burden too heavy for me to bear.
5My wounds fester and stink because of my foolish sins.5My wounds are foul and festering because of my foolishness.
6I am bent over and racked with pain. All day long I walk around filled with grief.6I am bent over and brought low; all day long I go around in mourning.
7A raging fever burns within me, and my health is broken.7For my loins are full of burning pain, and there is no health in my body.
8I am exhausted and completely crushed. My groans come from an anguished heart.8I am faint and severely crushed; I groan because of the anguish of my heart.
9You know what I long for, Lord; you hear my every sigh.9Lord, my every desire is known to You; my sighing is not hidden from You.
10My heart beats wildly, my strength fails, and I am going blind.10My heart races, my strength leaves me, and even the light of my eyes has faded.
11My loved ones and friends stay away, fearing my disease. Even my own family stands at a distance.11My loved ones and friends stand back from my affliction, and my relatives stand at a distance.
12Meanwhile, my enemies lay traps to kill me. Those who wish me harm make plans to ruin me. All day long they plan their treachery.12Those who seek my life set traps, and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me; they plot treachery all day long.
13But I am deaf to all their threats. I am silent before them as one who cannot speak.13I am like a deaf person; I do not hear. I am like a speechless person who does not open his mouth.
14I choose to hear nothing, and I make no reply.14I am like a man who does not hear and has no arguments in his mouth.
15For I am waiting for you, O LORD. You must answer for me, O Lord my God.15I put my hope in You, LORD; You will answer, Lord my God.
16I prayed, “Don’t let my enemies gloat over me or rejoice at my downfall.”16For I said, "Don't let them rejoice over me-- those who are arrogant toward me when I stumble."
17I am on the verge of collapse, facing constant pain.17For I am about to fall, and my pain is constantly with me.
18But I confess my sins; I am deeply sorry for what I have done.18So I confess my guilt; I am anxious because of my sin.
19I have many aggressive enemies; they hate me without reason.19But my enemies are vigorous and powerful; many hate me for no reason.
20They repay me evil for good and oppose me for pursuing good.20Those who repay evil for good attack me for pursuing good.
21Do not abandon me, O LORD. Do not stand at a distance, my God.21 LORD, do not abandon me; my God, do not be far from me.
22Come quickly to help me, O Lord my savior.22Hurry to help me, Lord, my Savior.
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