Psalms 38
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
1 Ref <A Psalm. Of David. To keep in memory.> O Lord, be not bitter with me in your wrath; let not your hand be on me in the heat of your passion.
2 Ref For your arrows have gone into my flesh, and I am crushed under the weight of your hand.
3 Ref My flesh is wasted because of your wrath; and there is no peace in my bones because of my sin.
4 Ref For my crimes have gone over my head; they are like a great weight which is more than my strength.
5 Ref My wounds are poisoned and evil-smelling, because of my foolish behaviour.
6 Ref I am troubled, I am made low; I go weeping all the day.
7 Ref For my body is full of burning; all my flesh is unhealthy.
8 Ref I am feeble and crushed down; I gave a cry like a lion because of the grief in my heart.
9 Ref Lord, all my desire is before you; my sorrow is not kept secret from you.
10 Ref My heart goes out in pain, my strength is wasting away; as for the light of my eyes, it is gone from me.
11 Ref My lovers and my friends keep away from my disease; my relations keep far away.
12 Ref Those who have a desire to take my life put nets for me; those who are designing my destruction say evil things against me, all the day their minds are full of deceit.
13 Ref But I kept my ears shut like a man without hearing; like a man without a voice, never opening his mouth.
14 Ref So I was like a man whose ears are shut, and in whose mouth there are no sharp words.
15 Ref In you, O Lord, is my hope: you will give me an answer, O Lord, my God.
16 Ref I said, Let them not be glad over me; when my foot is moved, let them not be lifted up with pride against me.
17 Ref My feet are near to falling, and my sorrow is ever before me.
18 Ref I will make clear my wrongdoing, with sorrow in my heart for my sin.
19 Ref But they are strong who have hate for me without cause: those who are against me falsely are increased in numbers.
20 Ref They give me back evil for good; they are my haters because I go after the thing which is right.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
1 Ref A Psalm of David, `To cause to remember.' Jehovah, in Thy wrath reprove me not, Nor in Thy fury chastise me.
2 Ref For Thine arrows have come down on me, And Thou lettest down upon me Thy hand.
3 Ref Soundness is not in my flesh, Because of Thine indignation, Peace is not in my bones because of my sin.
4 Ref For mine iniquities have passed over my head, As a heavy burden -- too heavy for me.
5 Ref Stunk -- become corrupt have my wounds, Because of my folly.
6 Ref I have been bent down, I have been bowed down -- unto excess, All the day I have gone mourning.
7 Ref For my flanks have been full of drought, And soundness is not in my flesh.
8 Ref I have been feeble and smitten -- unto excess, I have roared from disquietude of heart.
9 Ref Lord, before Thee `is' all my desire, And my sighing from Thee hath not been hid.
10 Ref My heart `is' panting, my power hath forsaken me, And the light of mine eyes, Even they are not with me.
11 Ref My lovers and my friends over-against my plague stand. And my neighbours afar off have stood.
12 Ref And those seeking my soul lay a snare, And those seeking my evil Have spoken mischievous things, And they do deceits meditate all the day.
13 Ref And I, as deaf, hear not. And as a dumb one who openeth not his mouth.
14 Ref Yea, I am as a man who heareth not, And in his mouth are no reproofs.
15 Ref Because for Thee, O Jehovah, I have waited, Thou dost answer, O Lord my God.
16 Ref When I said, `Lest they rejoice over me, In the slipping of my foot against me they magnified themselves.
17 Ref For I am ready to halt, And my pain `is' before me continually.
18 Ref For mine iniquity I declare, I am sorry for my sin.
19 Ref And mine enemies `are' lively, They have been strong, and those hating me without cause, Have been multiplied.
20 Ref And those paying evil for good accuse me, Because of my pursuing good.
21 Ref Do not forsake me, O Jehovah, My God, be not far from me,
World English Bible (WEB)
1 Ref > Yahweh, don't rebuke me in your wrath, Neither chasten me in your hot displeasure.
2 Ref For your arrows have pierced me, Your hand presses hard on me.
3 Ref There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation, Neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.
4 Ref For my iniquities have gone over my head. As a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.
5 Ref My wounds are loathsome and corrupt, Because of my foolishness.
6 Ref I am pained and bowed down greatly. I go mourning all day long.
7 Ref For my loins are filled with burning. There is no soundness in my flesh.
8 Ref I am faint and severely bruised. I have groaned by reason of the anguish of my heart.
9 Ref Lord, all my desire is before you. My groaning is not hidden from you.
10 Ref My heart throbs. My strength fails me. As for the light of my eyes, it has also left me.
11 Ref My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague. My kinsmen stand far away.
12 Ref They also who seek after my life lay snares. Those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things, And meditate deceits all day long.
13 Ref But I, as a deaf man, don't hear. I am as a mute man who doesn't open his mouth.
14 Ref Yes, I am as a man who doesn't hear, In whose mouth are no reproofs.
15 Ref For in you, Yahweh, do I hope. You will answer, Lord my God.
16 Ref For I said, "Don't let them gloat over me, Or exalt themselves over me when my foot slips."
17 Ref For I am ready to fall. My pain is continually before me.
18 Ref For I will declare my iniquity. I will be sorry for my sin.
19 Ref But my enemies are vigorous and many. Those who hate me without reason are numerous.
20 Ref They who also render evil for good are adversaries to me, Because I follow what is good.
21 Ref Don't forsake me, Yahweh. My God, don't be far from me.
