Psalms 38

Verse 1

WEB A Psalm by David, for a memorial. Yahweh, don’t rebuke me in your wrath, neither chasten me in your hot displeasure.

KJV A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

TSK to bring: ps 70:1; rebuke: ps 6:1, ps 88:7,15,16, isa 27:8, isa 54:8, jer 10:24, jer 30:11, hab 3:2, heb 12:5-11; hot: de 9:19

Verse 2

WEB For your arrows have pierced me, your hand presses hard on me.

KJV For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.

TSK thine: ps 21:12, ps 64:7, job 6:4, la 3:12; thy hand: ps 32:4, ps 39:10,11, de 2:15, ru 1:13, 1sa 5:6,11, 1sa 6:9

Verse 3

WEB There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation, neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.

KJV There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.

TSK soundness: ps 31:9, 2ch 26:19, job 2:7,8, job 33:19-22, isa 1:5,6; neither: ps 6:2, ps 51:8, ps 102:3,5; because: ps 51:8, ps 90:7,8, la 3:40-42

Verse 4

WEB For my iniquities have gone over my head. As a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.

KJV For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

TSK mine: ps 40:12, ezr 9:6; as an: le 7:18, isa 53:11, la 1:14, mt 11:28, 1pe 2:24

Verse 5

WEB My wounds are loathsome and corrupt, because of my foolishness.

KJV My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.

TSK My wounds: ps 38:7, ps 32:3, isa 1:5,6, jer 8:22

Verse 6

WEB I am pained and bowed down greatly. I go mourning all day long.

KJV I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.

TSK bowed: ps 35:14, ps 42:5, ps 57:6, ps 145:14; mourning: ps 6:6, ps 31:10, ps 42:9, ps 43:2, ps 88:9, job 30:28, isa 38:14

Verse 7

WEB For my waist is filled with burning. There is no soundness in my flesh.

KJV For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh.

TSK my loins: ps 41:8, 2ch 21:18,19, job 7:5, job 30:18, ac 12:23

Verse 8

WEB I am faint and severely bruised. I have groaned by reason of the anguish of my heart.

KJV I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.

TSK roared: ps 22:1,2, ps 32:3, job 3:24, job 30:28, isa 59:11

Verse 9

WEB Lord, all my desire is before you. My groaning is not hidden from you.

KJV Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.

TSK groaning: ps 102:5,20, joh 1:48, ro 8:22,23,26,27, 2co 5:2

Verse 10

WEB My heart throbs. My strength fails me. As for the light of my eyes, it has also left me.

KJV My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.

TSK heart: ps 42:1, ps 119:81-83, ps 143:4-7, isa 21:4; the light: ps 6:7, ps 69:3, ps 88:9, ps 119:123, 1sa 14:27-29, la 2:11, la 5:16,17

Verse 11

WEB My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague. My kinsmen stand far away.

KJV My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.

TSK lovers: ps 31:11, job 6:21-23, job 19:13-17, mt 26:56, joh 16:32; stand: lu 10:31,32; sore: lu 22:54, lu 23:49

Verse 12

WEB They also who seek after my life lay snares. Those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all day long.

KJV They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

TSK lay snares: ps 10:9, ps 64:2-5, ps 119:110, ps 140:5, ps 141:9, 2sa 17:1-3, lu 20:19,20; speak: ps 35:20, ps 62:3,4, 2sa 16:7,8, lu 20:21,22

Verse 13

WEB But I, as a deaf man, don’t hear. I am as a mute man who doesn’t open his mouth.

KJV But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

TSK But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.: ps 39:2,9, 2sa 16:10-12, isa 53:7, 1pe 2:23

Verse 14

WEB Yes, I am as a man who doesn’t hear, in whose mouth are no reproofs.

KJV Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

TSK that heareth: am 5:13, mic 7:5, mr 15:3-5, joh 8:6

Verse 15

WEB For in you, Yahweh, do I hope. You will answer, Lord my God.

KJV For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.

TSK do: ps 39:7, ps 123:1-3; hear: ps 138:3

Verse 16

WEB For I said, “Don’t let them gloat over me, or exalt themselves over me when my foot slips.”

KJV For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

TSK For I said: ps 13:3,4, ps 35:24-26; foot: ps 94:18, de 32:35; magnify: ps 35:26

Verse 17

WEB For I am ready to fall. My pain is continually before me.

KJV For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.

TSK to halt: ps 35:15, mic 4:6,7; sorrow: ps 38:6, ps 6:6, ps 77:2,3, isa 53:3-5

Verse 18

WEB For I will declare my iniquity. I will be sorry for my sin.

KJV For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.

TSK For: ps 32:5, ps 51:3, job 31:33, job 33:27, pr 28:13; sorry: 2co 7:7-11

Verse 19

WEB But my enemies are vigorous and many. Those who hate me without reason are numerous.

KJV But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.

TSK But: ps 3:1, ps 25:19, ps 56:1,2, ps 59:1-3; they that: ps 35:19, ps 69:4, mt 10:22, joh 15:18-25, ac 4:25-28

Verse 20

WEB They who also render evil for good are adversaries to me, because I follow what is good.

KJV They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.

TSK render: ps 7:4, ps 35:12, ps 109:3-5, 1sa 19:4-6, 1sa 23:5,12, 1sa 25:16,21, jer 18:20; because: mt 5:10, joh 10:32, 1pe 3:13,17,18, 1pe 4:14-16, 1jo 3:12

Verse 21

WEB Don’t forsake me, Yahweh. My God, don’t be far from me.

KJV Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.

TSK O my God: ps 22:1,11,19,24, ps 35:21,22

Verse 22

WEB Hurry to help me, Lord, my salvation.

KJV Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.

TSK Make: ps 40:13,17, ps 70:1,5, ps 71:12, ps 141:1; O Lord: ps 27:1, ps 62:2,6, isa 12:2