Psalms 3823 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence.38:1מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד לְהַזְכִּֽיר׃A Psalm of David, to make memorial.38:2יְֽהוָה אַל־בְּקֶצְפְּךָ תוֹכִיחֵנִי וּֽבַחֲמָתְךָ תְיַסְּרֵֽנִי׃O LORD, rebuke me not in Thine anger; neither chasten me in Thy wrath.38:3כִּֽי־חִצֶּיךָ נִחֲתוּ בִי וַתִּנְחַת עָלַי יָדֶֽךָ׃For Thine arrows are gone deep into me, and Thy hand is come down upon me.38:4אֵין־מְתֹם בִּבְשָׂרִי מִפְּנֵי זַעְמֶךָ אֵין־שָׁלוֹם בַּעֲצָמַי מִפְּנֵי חַטָּאתִֽי׃There is no soundness in my flesh because of Thine indignation; neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.38:5כִּי עֲוֺנֹתַי עָבְרוּ רֹאשִׁי כְּמַשָּׂא כָבֵד יִכְבְּדוּ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃For mine iniquities are gone over my head; as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.38:6הִבְאִישׁוּ נָמַקּוּ חַבּוּרֹתָי מִפְּנֵי אִוַּלְתִּֽי׃My wounds are noisome, they fester, because of my foolishness.38:7נַעֲוֵיתִי שַׁחֹתִי עַד־מְאֹד כָּל־הַיּוֹם קֹדֵר הִלָּֽכְתִּי׃I am bent and bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day.38:8כִּֽי־כְסָלַי מָלְאוּ נִקְלֶה וְאֵין מְתֹם בִּבְשָׂרִֽי׃For my loins are filled with burning; and there is no soundness in my flesh.38:9נְפוּגוֹתִי וְנִדְכֵּיתִי עַד־מְאֹד שָׁאַגְתִּי מִֽנַּהֲמַת לִבִּֽי׃I am benumbed and sore crushed; I groan by reason of the moaning of my heart.38:10אֲֽדֹנָי נֶגְדְּךָ כָל־תַּאֲוָתִי וְאַנְחָתִי מִמְּךָ לֹא־נִסְתָּֽרָה׃Lord, all my desire is before Thee; and my sighing is not hid from Thee.38:11לִבִּי סְחַרְחַר עֲזָבַנִי כֹחִי וְֽאוֹר־עֵינַי גַּם־הֵם אֵין אִתִּֽי׃My heart fluttereth, my strength faileth me; as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.38:12אֹֽהֲבַי ׀ וְרֵעַי מִנֶּגֶד נִגְעִי יַעֲמֹדוּ וּקְרוֹבַי מֵרָחֹק עָמָֽדוּ׃My friends and my companions stand aloof from my plague; and my kinsmen stand afar off.38:13וַיְנַקְשׁוּ ׀ מְבַקְשֵׁי נַפְשִׁי וְדֹרְשֵׁי רָעָתִי דִּבְּרוּ הַוּוֹת וּמִרְמוֹת כָּל־הַיּוֹם יֶהְגּֽוּ׃They also that seek after my life lay snares for me; and they that seek my hurt speak crafty devices, and utter deceits all the day.38:14וַאֲנִי כְחֵרֵשׁ לֹא אֶשְׁמָע וּכְאִלֵּם לֹא יִפְתַּח־פִּֽיו׃But I am as a deaf man, I hear not; and I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.38:15וָאֱהִי כְּאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹא־שֹׁמֵעַ וְאֵין בְּפִיו תּוֹכָחֽוֹת׃Yea, I am become as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no arguments.38:16כִּֽי־לְךָ יְהוָה הוֹחָלְתִּי אַתָּה תַעֲנֶה אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהָֽי׃For in Thee, O LORD, do I hope; Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.38:17כִּֽי־אָמַרְתִּי פֶּן־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִי בְּמוֹט רַגְלִי עָלַי הִגְדִּֽילוּ׃For I said: 'Lest they rejoice over me; when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.'38:18כִּֽי־אֲנִי לְצֶלַע נָכוֹן וּמַכְאוֹבִי נֶגְדִּי תָמִֽיד׃For I am ready to halt, and my pain is continually before me.38:19כִּֽי־עֲוֺנִי אַגִּיד אֶדְאַג מֵֽחַטָּאתִֽי׃For I do declare mine iniquity; I am full of care because of my sin.38:20וְֽאֹיְבַי חַיִּים עָצֵמוּ וְרַבּוּ שֹׂנְאַי שָֽׁקֶר׃But mine enemies are strong in health; and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.38:21וּמְשַׁלְּמֵי רָעָה תַּחַת טוֹבָה יִשְׂטְנוּנִי תַּחַת רָֽדְפִי־טֽוֹב׃They also that repay evil for good are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.38:22אַל־תַּֽעַזְבֵנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהַי אַל־תִּרְחַק מִמֶּֽנִּי׃Forsake me not, O LORD; O my God, be not far from me.38:23חוּשָׁה לְעֶזְרָתִי אֲדֹנָי תְּשׁוּעָתִֽי׃Make haste to help me, O LORD, my salvation.← previousPsalms 37next →Psalms 39↑ back to PsalmsThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/38/