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Psalm 38

1 Dauid lying ſicke of ſome grieuous diſeaſe, acknowledgeth him ſelf to be chaſtiſed of the Lord for his ſinnes, & therefore praieth God to turne away his wrath. 5 He vttereth the greatnes of his grief by manie wordes & circumſtances, as wounded with the arrowes of Gods ire, forſaken of his friends, euil intreated of his enemies. 22 But in the end with firme confidence he commendeth his cauſe to God, & hopeth for ſpedie helpe at his hand.
¶ A Pſalme of Dauid for remembrance.
1.OLord, rebuke me not in thine angre, nether chaſtiſe me in thy wrath.
2.For thine arrowes haue light vpon me, and thine hand lyeth vpon me.
3.There is nothing ſounde in my fleſh, becauſe of thine angre: nether is there reſt in my bones becauſe of my ſinne.
4.For mine iniquities are gone ouer mine head, & as a weightie burden they are to heauie for me.
5.My woundes are putrified, and corrupt becauſe of my fooliſhnes.
6.I am bowed, and croked very ſore: I go mourning all the daye.
7.For my reines are ful of burning, & there is nothing ſounde in my fleſh.
8.I am weakened and ſore broken: I roare for the verie grief of mine heart.
9.Lord, I powre my whole deſire before thee, and my ſighing is not hid from thee.
10.Mine heart panteth: my ſtrength faileth me, and the light of mine eyes, euen thei are not mine owne.
11.My louers and my friends ſtand aſide from my plague, and my kinſmen ſtand a farre of.
12.They alſo, that ſeke after my life, laye ſnares, and they that go about to do me euil, talke wicked things and imagine deceite continually.
13.But I as a deafe man heard not, and am as a dumme man, which openeth not his mouth.
14.Thus am I as a man, that heareth not, & in whoſe mouth are no reprofes.
15.For on thee, ô Lord, do I waite: thou wilt heare me, my Lord, my God.
16.For I ſaid, Heare me, leſt they reioyce ouer me: for when my fote ſlippeth, they extoll them ſelues againſt me.
17.Surely I am ready to halte, and my ſorow is euer before me.
18.When I declare my peine, & am ſorie for my ſinne,
19.Then mine enemies are aliue & are mightie, and they that hate me wrongfully are manie.
20.They alſo, that rewarde euil for good, are mine aduerſaries, becauſe I followe goodnes.
21.Forſake me not, ô Lord: be not thou farre from me, my God.
22.Haſte thee to helpe me, ô my Lord, my ſaluation.

Notes

1:a.
To put him ſelf & others in minde of Gods chaſtiſement for ſinne.
1:b.
He deſireth not to be exẽpted frõ Gods rod, but that he wolde ſo moderate his hand, that he might be able to beare it.
2:c.
Thy ſickenes, wherewith thou haſt viſited me.
3:d.
Dauid acknowledgeth God to be iuſte in his puniſhments becauſe his ſins had deſerued muche more.
4:e.
He cõfeſſeth his ſins, Gods iuſtice, & maketh prayer his refuge.
5:f.
That rather gaue place to mine owne luſtes, then to the wil of God
6:".
Or, blacke, as one that is diſfigured & aſſumed with ſinnes.
8:g.
This exãple warneth vs neuer to diſpaire, but the torment neuer ſo great but alwaies to crie vnto God with ſure truſt for deliuerance.
10:".
Ebr. is vnquiet, or, is toſſed to & fro, meaning that he was deſtitute of all helpe & counſel.
10:h.
My ſight faileth me for verie ſorowe.
11:i.
Partely for feare, and partely for pride they denied all duetie and friendſhip.
13:k.
For I can haue no audiẽce before mẽ. and therefore paciently waite for the helpe of God.
16:l.
That is, if they ſe yt thou ſuccour me not in time, they wil mocke & triumph, as thogh thou hadeſt forſaken me
17:m.
I am without hope to recouer my ſtrength
19:n.
In my greateſt miſerie they moſt reioyce
20:o.
He had rather haue the hatred of all ye worlde, thẽ to faile in anie parte of his duetie to Godward
22:p.
Which art the autor of my ſaluation: & this declareth that he prayed wt ſure hope of deliuerance.