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Prayer of a Suffering Penitent.
A Psalm of David, for a memorial.
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| Psalm 38:1 |
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O LORD, rebuke me not in Your wrath, And chasten
me not in Your burning anger. |
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| Psalm 38:2 |
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For Your arrows have sunk deep into me, And
Your hand has pressed down on me. |
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| Psalm 38:3 |
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There is no soundness in my flesh because of
Your indignation; There is no health in my bones because of my sin. |
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| Psalm 38:4 |
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For my iniquities are gone over my head; As
a heavy burden they weigh too much for me. |
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| Psalm 38:5 |
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My wounds grow foul and fester Because of my
folly. |
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| Psalm 38:6 |
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I am bent over and greatly bowed down; I go
mourning all day long. |
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| Psalm 38:7 |
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For my loins are filled with burning, And there
is no soundness in my flesh. |
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| Psalm 38:8 |
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I am benumbed and badly crushed; I groan because
of the agitation of my heart. |
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| Psalm 38:9 |
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Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing
is not hidden from You. |
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| Psalm 38:10 |
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My heart throbs, my strength fails me; And the
light of my eyes, even that has gone from me. |
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| Psalm 38:11 |
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My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from
my plague; And my kinsmen stand afar off. |
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| Psalm 38:12 |
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Those who seek my life lay snares for me; And
those who seek to injure me have threatened destruction, And they devise treachery
all day long. |
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| Psalm 38:13 |
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But I, like a deaf man, do not hear; And I am
like a mute man who does not open his mouth. |
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| Psalm 38:14 |
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Yes, I am like a man who does not hear, And
in whose mouth are no arguments. |
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| Psalm 38:15 |
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For I hope in You, O LORD; You will answer,
O Lord my God. |
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| Psalm 38:16 |
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For I said, "May they not rejoice over me, Who,
when my foot slips, would magnify themselves against me." |
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| Psalm 38:17 |
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For I am ready to fall, And my sorrow is continually
before me. |
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| Psalm 38:18 |
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For I confess my iniquity; I am full of anxiety
because of my sin. |
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| Psalm 38:19 |
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But my enemies are vigorous and strong, And
many are those who hate me wrongfully. |
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| Psalm 38:20 |
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And those who repay evil for good, They oppose
me, because I follow what is good. |
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| Psalm 38:21 |
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Do not forsake me, O LORD; O my God, do not
be far from me! |
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| Psalm 38:22 |
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Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation! |
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