Psalm 38
1 O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
1 Put me not to rebuke, O | Lord, • in thine | anger; ||
neither | chasten me • in thy | 3 heavy dis- | pleasure: ||
2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.
2 For thine | 3 arrows stick | fast • in me, ||
3 and | thy hand | 3 presseth me | sore. ||
3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.
3 There is no health in my flesh, be- | cause of • thy dis- | pleasure; ||
neither is there any rest in my | bones, by | reason • of my | sin. ||
4 For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
4 For my wickednesses are gone | 3 over my | head, ||
and are like a sore | burden, • too | heavy for • me to | bear. ||
5 My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.
5 My wounds stink, and are cor- | rupt, • through my | foolish•ness. ||
6 I am brought into so great trouble and misery, * that I go | mourning | all the • day | long. ||
6 I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.
7 For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh.
7 For my loins are filled with a | sore dis- | ease, ||
and there is no | whole part | in my | body. ||
8 I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.
8 I am | feeble and • sore | smitten; ||
I have roared for the very dis- | quiet•ness | of my | heart. ||
9 Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
9 Lord, thou knowest | all • my de- | sire; ||
and my | groaning | is not | hid from • thee. ||
10 My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.
10 My heart panteth, my | strength hath | failed me, ||
and the | light of • mine | eyes is | gone • from me. ||
11 My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
11 My lovers and my neighbours did stand looking up- | on my | trouble, ||
and my | kinsmen | stood a•far | off. ||
12 They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.
12 They also that sought after my | life laid | snares • for me; ||
and they that went about to do me evil talked of wickedness, * and im- | agined de•ceit | all the • day | long. ||
13 But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
13 As for me, I was like a 3 deaf | man, and | heard not; ||
and as one that is dumb, who | doth not | 3 open his | mouth. ||
14 Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
14 I became even as a | man that | heareth • not, ||
and in whose | mouth are | no re- | proofs. ||
15 For in thee, O Lord, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.
15 For in thee, O Lord, have I | put my | trust; ||
thou shalt | answer for • me, O | Lord my | God. ||
16 For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
16 I have required that they, even mine enemies, | should not | triumph • over me; ||
for when my foot slipt, they re- | joiced | 3 greatly a- | gainst me. ||
17 For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.
17 And I truly am | set • in the | plague, ||
and my heaviness is | ever | in my | sight. ||
18 For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.
18 For I will con- | fess my | wicked•ness, ||
and be | sorry | for my | sin. ||
19 But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
19 But mine enemies | live, • and are | mighty; ||
and they that hate me | wrongful•ly are | 3 many in | number. ||
20 They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.
20 They also that reward evil for | good • are a- | gainst me; ||
because I | 3 follow the | thing that | good is. ||
21 Forsake me not, O Lord: O my God, be not far from me.
21 Forsake me not, O Lord my God; * | 3 be not thou | far • from me. ||
22 Haste thee to help me, O Lord | God of | my sal- | vation. ||
22 Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.
About the Pointing
The text of the Coverdale Psalter follows the 1928 American Book of Common Prayer. The pointing, suitably adapted, is taken from Charles Macpherson, Edward C. Bairstow, and Percy C. Buck, The English Psalter (Novello & Co., 1925).