Psalm 3876
A psalm of David, written to get God’s attention.77
38:1 O Lord, do not continue to rebuke me in your anger!
Do not continue to punish me in your raging fury!1
38:2 For your arrows pierce2 me,
and your hand presses me down.3
38:3 My whole body is sick because of your judgment;4
I am deprived of health because of my sin.5
38:4 For my sins overwhelm me;6
like a heavy load, they are too much for me to bear.
38:5 My wounds7 are infected and starting to smell,8
because of my foolish sins.9
38:6 I am dazed10 and completely humiliated;11
all day long I walk around mourning.
38:7 For I am overcome with shame12
and my whole body is sick.13
38:8 I am numb with pain and severely battered;14
I groan loudly because of the anxiety I feel.15
38:9 O Lord, you understand my heart’s desire;16
my groaning is not hidden from you.
my strength leaves me;
I can hardly see.17
38:11 Because of my condition,18 even my friends and acquaintances keep their distance;19
my neighbors stand far away.20
38:12 Those who seek my life try to entrap me;21
those who want to harm me speak destructive words;
all day long they say deceitful things.
38:13 But I am like a deaf man—I hear nothing;
I am like a mute who cannot speak.22
38:14 I am like a man who cannot hear
and is incapable of arguing his defense.23
38:15 Yet24 I wait for you, O Lord!
You will respond, O Lord, my God!
38:16 I have prayed for deliverance, because otherwise they will gloat over me;25
when my foot slips they will arrogantly taunt me.26
38:17 For I am about to stumble,
and I am in constant pain.27
38:18 Yes,28 I confess my wrongdoing,
and I am concerned about my sins.
38:19 But those who are my enemies for no reason are numerous;29
those who hate me without cause outnumber me.30
38:20 They repay me evil for the good I have done;
though I have tried to do good to them, they hurl accusations at me.31
38:21 Do not abandon me, O Lord!
My God, do not remain far away from me!
38:22 Hurry and help me,32 O Lord, my deliverer!
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