Ps 38

AA Psalm by David, for a memorial. Yahweh, don’t rebuke me in your wrath, neither chasten me in your hot displeasure. (MT 38:2; LXX 37:1; LXX 37:2; Rahlfs 37:1; Rahlfs 37:2) מִזְמ֖וֹר לְדָוִ֣ד לְהַזְכִּֽיר׃ 2For your arrows have pierced me, your hand presses hard on me. (MT 38:3; LXX 37:3; Rahlfs 37:3) יְֽהוָ֗ה אַל־בְּקֶצְפְּךָ֥ תוֹכִיחֵ֑נִי וּֽבַחֲמָתְךָ֥ תְיַסְּרֵֽנִי׃ 3There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation, neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin. (MT 38:4; LXX 37:4; Rahlfs 37:4) כִּֽי־חִ֭צֶּיךָ נִ֣חֲתוּ בִ֑י וַתִּנְחַ֖ת עָלַ֣י יָדֶֽךָ׃ 4For my iniquities have gone over my head. As a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me. (MT 38:5; LXX 37:5; Rahlfs 37:5) אֵין־מְתֹ֣ם בִּ֭בְשָׂרִי מִפְּנֵ֣י זַעְמֶ֑ךָ אֵין־שָׁל֥וֹם בַּ֝עֲצָמַ֗י מִפְּנֵ֥י חַטָּאתִֽי׃ 5My wounds are loathsome and corrupt because of my foolishness. (MT 38:6; LXX 37:6; Rahlfs 37:6) כִּ֣י עֲ֭וֺנֹתַי עָבְר֣וּ רֹאשִׁ֑י כְּמַשָּׂ֥א כָ֝בֵ֗ד יִכְבְּד֥וּ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ 6I am in pain and bowed down greatly. I go mourning all day long. (MT 38:7; LXX 37:7; Rahlfs 37:7) הִבְאִ֣ישׁוּ נָ֭מַקּוּ חַבּוּרֹתָ֑י מִ֝פְּנֵ֗י אִוַּלְתִּֽי׃ 7For my waist is filled with burning. There is no soundness in my flesh. (MT 38:8; LXX 37:8; Rahlfs 37:8) נַעֲוֵ֣יתִי שַׁחֹ֣תִי עַד־מְאֹ֑ד כָּל־הַ֝יּ֗וֹם קֹדֵ֥ר הִלָּֽכְתִּי׃ 8I am faint and severely bruised. I have groaned by reason of the anguish of my heart. (MT 38:9; LXX 37:9; Rahlfs 37:9) כִּֽי־כְ֭סָלַי מָלְא֣וּ נִקְלֶ֑ה וְאֵ֥ין מְ֝תֹ֗ם בִּבְשָׂרִֽי׃ 9Lord, all my desire is before you. My groaning is not hidden from you. (MT 38:10; LXX 37:10; Rahlfs 37:10) נְפוּג֣וֹתִי וְנִדְכֵּ֣יתִי עַד־מְאֹ֑ד שָׁ֝אַ֗גְתִּי מִֽנַּהֲמַ֥ת לִבִּֽי׃ 10My heart throbs. My strength fails me. As for the light of my eyes, it has also left me. (MT 38:11; LXX 37:11; Rahlfs 37:11) אֲֽדֹנָי נֶגְדְּךָ֥ כָל־תַּאֲוָתִ֑י וְ֝אַנְחָתִ֗י מִמְּךָ֥ לֹא־נִסְתָּֽרָה׃ 11My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague. My kinsmen stand far away. (MT 38:12; LXX 37:12; Rahlfs 37:12) לִבִּ֣י סְ֭חַרְחַר עֲזָבַ֣נִי כֹחִ֑י וְֽאוֹר־עֵינַ֥י גַּם־הֵ֝֗ם אֵ֣ין אִתִּֽי׃ 12They also who seek after my life lay snares. Those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all day long. (MT 38:13; LXX 37:13; Rahlfs 37:13) אֹֽהֲבַ֨י ׀ וְרֵעַ֗י מִנֶּ֣גֶד נִגְעִ֣י יַעֲמֹ֑דוּ וּ֝קְרוֹבַ֗י מֵרָחֹ֥ק עָמָֽדוּ׃ 13But I, as a deaf man, don’t hear. I am as a mute man who doesn’t open his mouth. (MT 38:14; LXX 37:14; Rahlfs 37:14) וַיְנַקְשׁ֤וּ ׀ מְבַקְשֵׁ֬י נַפְשִׁ֗י וְדֹרְשֵׁ֣י רָ֭עָתִי דִּבְּר֣וּ הַוּ֑וֹת וּ֝מִרְמ֗וֹת כָּל־הַיּ֥וֹם יֶהְגּֽוּ׃ 14Yes, I am as a man who doesn’t hear, in whose mouth are no reproofs. (MT 38:15; LXX 37:15; Rahlfs 37:15) וַאֲנִ֣י כְ֭חֵרֵשׁ לֹ֣א אֶשְׁמָ֑ע וּ֝כְאִלֵּ֗ם לֹ֣א יִפְתַּח־פִּֽיו׃ 15For I hope in you, Yahweh. You will answer, Lord my God. (MT 38:16; LXX 37:16; Rahlfs 37:16) וָאֱהִ֗י כְּ֭אִישׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־שֹׁמֵ֑עַ וְאֵ֥ין בְּ֝פִ֗יו תּוֹכָחֽוֹת׃ 16For I said, “Don’t let them gloat over me, or exalt themselves over me when my foot slips.” (MT 38:17; LXX 37:17; Rahlfs 37:17) כִּֽי־לְךָ֣ יְהוָ֣ה הוֹחָ֑לְתִּי אַתָּ֥ה תַ֝עֲנֶ֗ה אֲדֹנָ֥י אֱלֹהָֽי׃ 17For I am ready to fall. My pain is continually before me. (MT 38:18; LXX 37:18; Rahlfs 37:18) כִּֽי־אָ֭מַרְתִּי פֶּן־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִ֑י בְּמ֥וֹט רַ֝גְלִ֗י עָלַ֥י הִגְדִּֽילוּ׃ 18For I will declare my iniquity. I will be sorry for my sin. (MT 38:19; LXX 37:19; Rahlfs 37:19) כִּֽי־אֲ֭נִי לְצֶ֣לַע נָכ֑וֹן וּמַכְאוֹבִ֖י נֶגְדִּ֣י תָמִֽיד׃ 19But my enemies are vigorous and many. Those who hate me without reason are numerous. (MT 38:20; LXX 37:20; Rahlfs 37:20) כִּֽי־עֲוֺנִ֥י אַגִּ֑יד אֶ֝דְאַ֗ג מֵֽחַטָּאתִֽי׃ 20They who give evil for good are also adversaries to me, because I follow what is good. (MT 38:21; LXX 37:21; Rahlfs 37:21) וְֽ֭אֹיְבַי חַיִּ֣ים עָצֵ֑מוּ וְרַבּ֖וּ שֹׂנְאַ֣י שָֽׁקֶר׃ 21Don’t forsake me, Yahweh. My God, don’t be far from me. (MT 38:22; LXX 37:22; Rahlfs 37:22) וּמְשַׁלְּמֵ֣י רָ֭עָה תַּ֣חַת טוֹבָ֑ה יִ֝שְׂטְנ֗וּנִי תַּ֣חַת רדופי־טֽוֹב׃ 22Hurry to help me, Lord, my salvation. (MT 38:23; LXX 37:23; Rahlfs 37:23) אַל־תַּֽעַזְבֵ֥נִי יְהוָ֑ה אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י אַל־תִּרְחַ֥ק מִמֶּֽנִּי׃