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Psalms 38

Holman Christian Standard Bible, 2009 (HCSB)

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¹ ⓐ LORD, do not punish me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath. ⓑ

² For Your arrows have sunk into me, and Your hand has pressed down on me. ⓒ

³ There is no health in my body because of Your indignation; there is no strength [1] in my bones because of my sin. ⓓ

⁴ For my sins have flooded over my head; they are a burden too heavy for me to bear. ⓔ

⁵ My wounds are foul and festering because of my foolishness. ⓕ

⁶ I am bent over and brought low; all day long I go around in mourning. ⓖ

⁷ For my loins are full of burning pain, and there is no health in my body. ⓗ

⁸ I am faint and severely crushed; I groan because of the anguish of my heart. ⓘ

⁹ Lord, my every desire is known to [2] You; my sighing is not hidden from You. ⓙ

¹⁰ My heart races, my strength leaves me, and even the light of my eyes has faded. [3] ⓚ

¹¹ My loved ones and friends stand back from my affliction, and my relatives stand at a distance. ⓛ

¹² Those who seek my life set traps, and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me; they plot treachery all day long. ⓜ

¹³ I am like a deaf person; I do not hear. I am like a speechless person who does not open his mouth. ⓝ

¹⁴ I am like a man who does not hear and has no arguments in his mouth. ⓞ

¹⁵ I put my hope in You, LORD; You will answer, Lord my God. ⓟ

¹⁶ For I said, “Don’t let them rejoice over me — those who are arrogant toward me when I stumble.” ⓠ

¹⁷ For I am about to fall, and my pain is constantly with me. ⓡ

¹⁸ So I confess my guilt; I am anxious because of my sin. ⓢ

¹⁹ But my enemies are vigorous and powerful; [4] many hate me for no reason. ⓣ

²⁰ Those who repay evil for good attack me for pursuing good. ⓤ

²¹ LORD, do not abandon me; my God, do not be far from me. ⓥ

²² Hurry to help me, Lord, my Savior. ⓦ

#	HCSB
1	ⓐ LORD, do not punish me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath. ⓑ
2	For Your arrows have sunk into me, and Your hand has pressed down on me. ⓒ
3	There is no health in my body because of Your indignation; there is no strength [1] in my bones because of my sin. ⓓ
4	For my sins have flooded over my head; they are a burden too heavy for me to bear. ⓔ
5	My wounds are foul and festering because of my foolishness. ⓕ
6	I am bent over and brought low; all day long I go around in mourning. ⓖ
7	For my loins are full of burning pain, and there is no health in my body. ⓗ
8	I am faint and severely crushed; I groan because of the anguish of my heart. ⓘ
9	Lord, my every desire is known to [2] You; my sighing is not hidden from You. ⓙ
10	My heart races, my strength leaves me, and even the light of my eyes has faded. [3] ⓚ
11	My loved ones and friends stand back from my affliction, and my relatives stand at a distance. ⓛ
12	Those who seek my life set traps, and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me; they plot treachery all day long. ⓜ
13	I am like a deaf person; I do not hear. I am like a speechless person who does not open his mouth. ⓝ
14	I am like a man who does not hear and has no arguments in his mouth. ⓞ
15	I put my hope in You, LORD; You will answer, Lord my God. ⓟ
16	For I said, “Don’t let them rejoice over me — those who are arrogant toward me when I stumble.” ⓠ
17	For I am about to fall, and my pain is constantly with me. ⓡ
18	So I confess my guilt; I am anxious because of my sin. ⓢ
19	But my enemies are vigorous and powerful; [4] many hate me for no reason. ⓣ
20	Those who repay evil for good attack me for pursuing good. ⓤ
21	LORD, do not abandon me; my God, do not be far from me. ⓥ
22	Hurry to help me, Lord, my Savior. ⓦ

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^{Psalms 38:19 [61]} One Dead Sea Scrolls manuscript; Masoretic Text my vigorous enemies

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