PsalmsJudaism / Hebrew BibleAccepted ScriptureBiblical Hebrew / AramaicSharePsalms 38ASV - EnglishMoreVersion - 9 availableWorld English BibleKing James VersionAmerican Standard VersionDarby BibleYoung's Literal TranslationWebster BibleGeneva BibleDouay-Rheims ChallonerReina-Valera 1909WEBKJVASVDarbyYLTWebsterGenevaDouayRV1909LanguageEnglishEspañol‹Psalms 1Psalms 2Psalms 3Psalms 4Psalms 5Psalms 6Psalms 7Psalms 8Psalms 9Psalms 10Psalms 11Psalms 12Psalms 13Psalms 14Psalms 15Psalms 16Psalms 17Psalms 18Psalms 19Psalms 20Psalms 21Psalms 22Psalms 23Psalms 24Psalms 25Psalms 26Psalms 27Psalms 28Psalms 29Psalms 30Psalms 31Psalms 32Psalms 33Psalms 34Psalms 35Psalms 36Psalms 37Psalms 38Psalms 39Psalms 40Psalms 41Psalms 42Psalms 43Psalms 44Psalms 45Psalms 46Psalms 47Psalms 48Psalms 49Psalms 50Psalms 51Psalms 52Psalms 53Psalms 54Psalms 55Psalms 56Psalms 57Psalms 58Psalms 59Psalms 60Psalms 61Psalms 62Psalms 63Psalms 64Psalms 65Psalms 66Psalms 67Psalms 68Psalms 69Psalms 70Psalms 71Psalms 72Psalms 73Psalms 74Psalms 75Psalms 76Psalms 77Psalms 78Psalms 79Psalms 80Psalms 81Psalms 82Psalms 83Psalms 84Psalms 85Psalms 86Psalms 87Psalms 88Psalms 89Psalms 90Psalms 91Psalms 92Psalms 93Psalms 94Psalms 95Psalms 96Psalms 97Psalms 98Psalms 99Psalms 100Psalms 101Psalms 102Psalms 103Psalms 104Psalms 105Psalms 106Psalms 107Psalms 108Psalms 109Psalms 110Psalms 111Psalms 112Psalms 113Psalms 114Psalms 115Psalms 116Psalms 117Psalms 118Psalms 119Psalms 120Psalms 121Psalms 122Psalms 123Psalms 124Psalms 125Psalms 126Psalms 127Psalms 128Psalms 129Psalms 130Psalms 131Psalms 132Psalms 133Psalms 134Psalms 135Psalms 136Psalms 137Psalms 138Psalms 139Psalms 140Psalms 141Psalms 142Psalms 143Psalms 144Psalms 145Psalms 146Psalms 147Psalms 148Psalms 149Psalms 150›Psalms 38ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter1O Jehovah, rebuke me not in thy wrath; Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. 2For thine arrows stick fast in me, And thy hand presseth me sore. 3There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation; Neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin. 4For mine iniquities are gone over my head: As a heavy burden they are too heavy for me. 5My wounds are loathsome and corrupt, Because of my foolishness. 6I am pained and bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long. 7For my loins are filled with burning; And there is no soundness in my flesh. 8I am faint and sore bruised: I have groaned by reason of the disquietness of my heart. 9Lord, all my desire is before thee; And my groaning is not hid from thee. 10My heart throbbeth, my strength faileth me: As for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me. 11My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague; And my kinsmen stand afar off. 12They also that seek after my life lay snares for me; And they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, And meditate deceits all the day long. 13But I, as a deaf man, hear not; And I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth. 14Yea, I am as a man that heareth not, And in whose mouth are no reproofs. 15For in thee, O Jehovah, do I hope: Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God. 16For I said, Lest they rejoice over me: When my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me. 17For I am ready to fall, And my sorrow is continually before me. 18For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin. 19But mine enemies are lively, and are strong; And they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied. 20They also that render evil for good Are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good. 21Forsake me not, O Jehovah: O my God, be not far from me. 22Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation. ‹Previous chapterPsalms 37Next chapterPsalms 39›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.VersionsPsalms 38 across 9 versionsShow all 9WEB - World English BibleKJV - King James VersionASV - American Standard VersionDarby - Darby BibleYLT - Young's Literal TranslationWebster - Webster BibleGeneva - Geneva BibleDouay - Douay-Rheims ChallonerRV1909 - Reina-Valera 1909Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. Public Domain