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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">New Living Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nlt/esv/psalms/38.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="d">A psalm of David, asking God to remember him.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/38-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>O LORD, don’t rebuke me in your anger</p><p class="line2">or discipline me in your rage!</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/38-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Your arrows have struck deep,</p><p class="line2">and your blows are crushing me.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/38-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Because of your anger, my whole body is sick;</p><p class="line2">my health is broken because of my sins.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/38-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>My guilt overwhelms me—</p><p class="line2">it is a burden too heavy to bear.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/38-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>My wounds fester and stink</p><p class="line2">because of my foolish sins.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/38-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>I am bent over and racked with pain.</p><p class="line2">All day long I walk around filled with grief.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/38-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>A raging fever burns within me,</p><p class="line2">and my health is broken.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/38-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>I am exhausted and completely crushed.</p><p class="line2">My groans come from an anguished heart.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/38-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>You know what I long for, Lord;</p><p class="line2">you hear my every sigh.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/38-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>My heart beats wildly, my strength fails,</p><p class="line2">and I am going blind.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/38-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>My loved ones and friends stay away, fearing my disease.</p><p class="line2">Even my own family stands at a distance.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/38-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Meanwhile, my enemies lay traps to kill me.</p><p class="line2">Those who wish me harm make plans to ruin me.</p><p class="line2">All day long they plan their treachery.</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/38-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>But I am deaf to all their threats.</p><p class="line2">I am silent before them as one who cannot speak.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/38-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>I choose to hear nothing,</p><p class="line2">and I make no reply.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/38-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>For I am waiting for you, O LORD.</p><p class="line2">You must answer for me, O Lord my God.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/38-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>I prayed, “Don’t let my enemies gloat over me</p><p class="line2">or rejoice at my downfall.”</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/38-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>I am on the verge of collapse,</p><p class="line2">facing constant pain.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/38-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>But I confess my sins;</p><p class="line2">I am deeply sorry for what I have done.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/38-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>I have many aggressive enemies;</p><p class="line2">they hate me without reason.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/38-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>They repay me evil for good</p><p class="line2">and oppose me for pursuing good.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/38-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Do not abandon me, O LORD.</p><p class="line2">Do not stand at a distance, my God.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a 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