38:1

מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד לְהַזְכִּיר׃

A Psalm of David, to make memorial.

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38:2

יְהוָה אַל־בְּקֶצְפְּךָ תוֹכִיחֵנִי וּבַחֲמָתְךָ תְיַסְּרֵנִי׃

O LORD, rebuke me not in Thine anger; neither chasten me in Thy wrath.

38:3

כִּי־חִצֶּיךָ נִחֲתוּ בִי וַתִּנְחַת עָלַי יָדֶךָ׃

For Thine arrows are gone deep into me, and Thy hand is come down upon me.

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38:4

אֵין־מְתֹם בִּבְשָׂרִי מִפְּנֵי זַעְמֶךָ אֵין־שָׁלוֹם בַּעֲצָמַי מִפְּנֵי חַטָּאתִי׃

There is no soundness in my flesh because of Thine indignation; neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.

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38:5

כִּי עֲוֺנֹתַי עָבְרוּ רֹאשִׁי כְּמַשָּׂא כָבֵד יִכְבְּדוּ מִמֶּנִּי׃

For mine iniquities are gone over my head; as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

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38:6

הִבְאִישׁוּ נָמַקּוּ חַבּוּרֹתָי מִפְּנֵי אִוַּלְתִּי׃

My wounds are noisome, they fester, because of my foolishness.

38:7

נַעֲוֵיתִי שַׁחֹתִי עַד־מְאֹד כָּל־הַיּוֹם קֹדֵר הִלָּכְתִּי׃

I am bent and bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day.

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38:8

כִּי־כְסָלַי מָלְאוּ נִקְלֶה וְאֵין מְתֹם בִּבְשָׂרִי׃

For my loins are filled with burning; and there is no soundness in my flesh.

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38:9

נְפוּגוֹתִי וְנִדְכֵּיתִי עַד־מְאֹד שָׁאַגְתִּי מִנַּהֲמַת לִבִּי׃

I am benumbed and sore crushed; I groan by reason of the moaning of my heart.

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38:10

אֲ‍דֹנָי נֶגְדְּךָ כָל־תַּאֲוָתִי וְאַנְחָתִי מִמְּךָ לֹא־נִסְתָּרָה׃

Lord, all my desire is before Thee; and my sighing is not hid from Thee.

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38:11

לִבִּי סְחַרְחַר עֲזָבַנִי כֹחִי וְאוֹר־עֵינַי גַּם־הֵם אֵין אִתִּי׃

My heart fluttereth, my strength faileth me; as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.

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38:12

אֹהֲבַי וְרֵעַי מִנֶּגֶד נִגְעִי יַעֲמֹדוּ וּקְרוֹבַי מֵרָחֹק עָמָדוּ׃

My friends and my companions stand aloof from my plague; and my kinsmen stand afar off.

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38:13

וַיְנַקְשׁוּ מְבַקְשֵׁי נַפְשִׁי וְדֹרְשֵׁי רָעָתִי דִּבְּרוּ הַוּוֹת וּמִרְמוֹת כָּל־הַיּוֹם יֶהְגּוּ׃

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.

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38:14

וַאֲנִי כְחֵרֵשׁ לֹא אֶשְׁמָע וּכְאִלֵּם לֹא יִפְתַּח־פִּיו׃

But I am as a deaf man, I hear not; and I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

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38:15

וָאֱהִי כְּאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹא־שֹׁמֵעַ וְאֵין בְּפִיו תּוֹכָחוֹת׃

Yea, I am become as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no arguments.

38:16

כִּי־לְךָ יְהוָה הוֹחָלְתִּי אַתָּה תַעֲנֶה אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהָי׃

For in Thee, O LORD, do I hope; Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.

38:17

כִּי־אָמַרְתִּי פֶּן־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִי בְּמוֹט רַגְלִי עָלַי הִגְדִּילוּ׃

For I said: 'Lest they rejoice over me; when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.'

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38:18

כִּי־אֲנִי לְצֶלַע נָכוֹן וּמַכְאוֹבִי נֶגְדִּי תָמִיד׃

For I am ready to halt, and my pain is continually before me.

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38:19

כִּי־עֲוֺנִי אַגִּיד אֶדְאַג מֵחַטָּאתִי׃

For I do declare mine iniquity; I am full of care because of my sin.

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38:20

וְאֹיְבַי חַיִּים עָצֵמוּ וְרַבּוּ שֹׂנְאַי שָׁקֶר׃

But mine enemies are strong in health; and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.

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38:21

וּמְשַׁלְּמֵי רָעָה תַּחַת טוֹבָה יִשְׂטְנוּנִי תַּחַת רדופי־[רָדְפִי־] טוֹב׃

They also that repay evil for good are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.

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38:22

אַל־תַּעַזְבֵנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהַי אַל־תִּרְחַק מִמֶּנִּי׃

Forsake me not, O LORD; O my God, be not far from me.

38:23

חוּשָׁה לְעֶזְרָתִי אֲדֹנָי תְּשׁוּעָתִי׃

Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation.