Psalms 38:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 38:1

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Prayer in Time of Chastening

A Psalm of David. To bring to remembrance.

1 O Lord, do not ^arebuke me in Your wrath,
Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure!

2 For Your arrows pierce me deeply,
And Your hand presses me down.

3 There is no soundness in my flesh
Because of Your anger,
Nor any health in my bones
Because of my sin.

4 For my iniquities have gone over my head;
Like a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

5 My wounds are foul and festering
Because of my foolishness.

6 I am¹ troubled, I am bowed down greatly;
I go mourning all the day long.

7 For my loins are full of inflammation,
And there is no soundness in my flesh.

8 I am feeble and severely broken;
I groan because of the turmoil of my heart.

9 Lord, all my desire is before You;
And my sighing is not hidden from You.

10 My heart pants, my strength fails me;
As for the light of my eyes, it also has gone from me.

11 My loved ones and my friends ^astand aloof from my plague,
And my relatives stand afar off.

12 Those also who seek my life lay snares for me;
Those who seek my hurt speak of destruction,
And plan deception all the day long.

13 But I, like a deaf man, do not hear;
And I am like a mute who does not open his mouth.

14 Thus I am like a man who does not hear,
And in whose mouth is no response.

15 For¹ in You, O Lord, ^aI hope;
You will¹ hear, O Lord my God.

16 For I said, “Hear me, lest they rejoice over me,
Lest, when my foot slips, they exalt themselves against me.”

17 ^aFor I am ready to fall,
And my sorrow is continually before me.

18 For I will ^adeclare my iniquity;
I will be ^bin anguish over my sin.

19 But my enemies are vigorous, and they are strong;
And those who hate me wrongfully have multiplied.

20 Those also ^awho render evil for good,
They are my adversaries, because I follow what is good.

21 Do not forsake me, O Lord;
O my God, ^abe not far from me!

22 Make haste to help me,
O Lord, my salvation!

Verse Comparison: Psalms 38:1

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American Standard Version
O Jehovah, rebuke me not in thy wrath; Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

Amplified® Bible
O LORD, rebuke me not in Your wrath, neither chasten me in Your hot displeasure.

Contemporary English Version
(A psalm by David to be used when an offering is made.) When you are angry, LORD, please don't punish me or even correct me.

Darby English Version
{A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance.} Jehovah, rebuke me not in thy wrath; neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

Good News Bible
O LORD, don't punish me in your anger!

King James Version
O lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

New American Standard Bible
O LORD, rebuke me not in Your wrath, And chasten me not in Your burning anger.

New International Version
O LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger
or discipline me in your wrath.

New King James Version
O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your wrath,
Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure!

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
O LORD, rebuke me not in Your wrath, and chasten me not in Your burning anger.

Revised Standard Version
A Psalm of David, for the memorial offering. O LORD, rebuke me not in thy anger, nor chasten me in thy wrath!

Young's Literal Translation
A Psalm of David, `To cause to remember.' Jehovah, in Thy wrath reprove me not, Nor in Thy fury chastise me.

New English Translation
O Lord, do not continue to rebuke me in your anger! Do not continue to punish me in your raging fury!¹

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