1.8 KiB
Psalm 38Prayer of a Suffering Sinner
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Lord, do not punish me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.
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For your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand has pressed down on me.
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There is no soundness in my body because of your indignation; there is no health in my bones because of my sin.
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For my iniquities have flooded over my head; they are a burden too heavy for me to bear.
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My wounds are foul and festering because of my foolishness.
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I am bent over and brought very low; all day long I go around in mourning.
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For my insides are full of burning pain, and there is no soundness in my body.
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I am faint and severely crushed; I groan because of the anguish of my heart.
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Lord, my every desire is in front of you; my sighing is not hidden from you.
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My heart races, my strength leaves me, and even the light of my eyes has faded.
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My loved ones and friends stand back from my affliction, and my relatives stand at a distance.
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Those who intend to kill me set traps, and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me; they plot treachery all day long.
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I am like a deaf person; I do not hear.
I am like a speechless person who does not open his mouth.
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I am like a man who does not hear and has no arguments in his mouth.
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For I put my hope in you, Lord; you will answer me, my Lord, my God.
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For I said, "Don't let them rejoice over me-- those who are arrogant toward me when I stumble."
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For I am about to fall, and my pain is constantly with me.
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So I confess my iniquity; I am anxious because of my sin.
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But my enemies are vigorous and powerful; many hate me for no reason.
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Those who repay evil for good attack me for pursuing good.
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Lord, do not abandon me; my God, do not be far from me.
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Hurry to help me, my Lord, my salvation.