시편 38

Prayer of a sick and guilty sufferer

¹A psalm of David. For remembrance. ²LORD, if you must rebuke me, let it not be in anger; if you discipline me, let it not be in fury. ³Your arrows have driven deep into me; your hand weighs down on me. ⁴Nothing in my body is healthy, because of your fury; nothing in my bones is whole, because of my sin. ⁵My sins have closed over my head; like a heavy load, they weigh more than I can bear. ⁶My sores are foul and rotting, all because of my own foolishness. ⁷I am bent over, bowed down completely; I spend the whole day going about in grief. ⁸A burning fever fills my sides, and nothing in my body is well. ⁹I have gone numb and am crushed to the core; my heart groans, and I cry out aloud. ¹⁰Lord, you see everything I long for; not one of my sighs escapes you. ¹¹My heart races; my strength has deserted me; the light of my eyes, that too is gone. ¹²My friends and companions keep away from my sickness; even my own family stands at a distance. ¹³Those who want my life set traps; those who want to hurt me speak of destroying me and mutter lies all day long. ¹⁴But I act as if I were deaf and hear nothing, as if I were mute and could not open my mouth. ¹⁵I have turned into someone who hears nothing and has no answer to give. ¹⁶LORD, my hope is fixed on you; you are the one who will answer, Lord my God. ¹⁷For I said, “Do not let them enjoy my fall; when my foot slips, they lord it over me.” ¹⁸I am on the edge of collapse, and my pain never leaves my sight. ¹⁹I openly admit my guilt; my sin weighs on me with dread. ²⁰Meanwhile my enemies are full of life and strength; many hate me for no good reason.^{a 21}Those who return evil for kindness act as my accusers, because I go after what is good. ²²Do not abandon me, LORD; my God, do not stay far from me. ²³Be quick to help me, Lord, my salvation.