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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Psalm 38 Brenton's Septuagint Translation</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/psalms/38.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/psalms/38-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">Brenton</a> > Psalm 38</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/37.htm" title="Psalm 37">◄</a> Psalm 38 <a href="../psalms/39.htm" title="Psalm 39">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Brenton's Septuagint Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/psalms/38-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Do Not Rebuke Me in Your Anger<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span><font color=blue>(37:1)</font> A Psalm of David for remembrance concerning the Sabbath-day. O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath, neither chasten me in thine anger.<p> <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span><font color=blue>(37:2)</font> For thy weapons are fixed in me, and thou hast pressed thy hand heavily upon me.<p> <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span><font color=blue>(37:3)</font> For there is no health in my flesh because of thine anger; there is no peace to my bones because of my sins.<p> <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span><font color=blue>(37:4)</font> For my transgressions have gone over mine head: they have pressed heavily upon me like a weighty burden.<p> <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span><font color=blue>(37:5)</font> My bruises have become noisome and corrupt, because of my foolishness.<p> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span><font color=blue>(37:6)</font> I have been wretched and bowed down continually: I went with a mourning countenance all the day.<p> <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span><font color=blue>(37:7)</font> For my soul is filled with mockings; and there is no health in my flesh.<p> <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span><font color=blue>(37:8)</font> I have been afflicted and brought down exceedingly: I have roared for the groaning of my heart.<p> <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span><font color=blue>(37:9)</font> But all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hidden from thee.<p> <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span><font color=blue>(37:10)</font> My heart is troubled, my strength has failed me; and the light of mine eyes is not with me.<p> <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span><font color=blue>(37:11)</font> My friends and my neighbours drew near before me, and stood still; and my nearest of kin stood afar off.<p> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span><font color=blue>(37:12)</font> While they pressed hard upon me that sought my soul: and they that sought my hurt spoke vanities, and devised deceits all the day.<p> <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span><font color=blue>(37:13)</font> But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and was as a dumb man not opening his mouth.<p> <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span><font color=blue>(37:14)</font> And I was as a man that hears not, and who has no reproofs in his mouth.<p> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span><font color=blue>(37:15)</font> For I hoped in thee, O Lord: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.<p> <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span><font color=blue>(37:16)</font> For I said, Lest mine enemies rejoice against me: for when my feet were moved, they spoke boastingly against me.<p> <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span><font color=blue>(37:17)</font> For I am ready for plagues, and my grief is continually before me.<p> <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span><font color=blue>(37:18)</font> For I will declare mine iniquity, and be distressed for my sin.<p> <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span><font color=blue>(37:19)</font> But mine enemies live, and are mightier than I: and they that hate me unjustly are multiplied.<p> <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span><font color=blue>(37:20)</font> They that reward evil for good slandered me; because I followed righteousness.<p> <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span><font color=blue>(37:21)</font> Forsake me not, O Lord my God: depart not from me.<p> <A name=""></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/38-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span><font color=blue>(37:22)</font> Draw nigh to my help, O Lord of my salvation.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The English translation of The Septuagint by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton (1851)<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../psalms/37.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 37"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 37" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../psalms/39.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 39"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 39" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>