Psalm 38
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A Psalm of David, for remembrance. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath. Begin Abide·
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For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me. Begin Abide·
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There is no soundness in my body because of Your anger; there is no rest in my bones because of my sin. Begin Abide·
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For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear. Begin Abide·
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My wounds are foul and festering because of my sinful folly. Begin Abide·
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I am bent and brought low; all day long I go about mourning. Begin Abide·
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For my loins are full of burning pain, and no soundness remains in my body. Begin Abide·
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I am numb and badly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart. Begin Abide·
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O Lord, my every desire is before You; my groaning is not hidden from You. Begin Abide·
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My heart pounds, my strength fails, and even the light of my eyes has faded. Begin Abide·
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My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance. Begin Abide·
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Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long. Begin Abide·
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But like a deaf man, I do not hear; and like a mute man, I do not open my mouth. Begin Abide·
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I am like a man who cannot hear, whose mouth offers no reply. Begin Abide·
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I wait for You, O LORD; You will answer, O Lord my God. Begin Abide·
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For I said, “Let them not gloat over me—those who taunt me when my foot slips.” Begin Abide·
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For I am ready to fall, and my pain is ever with me. Begin Abide·
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Yes, I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin. Begin Abide·
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Many are my enemies without cause, and many hate me without reason. Begin Abide·
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Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good. Begin Abide·
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Do not forsake me, O LORD; be not far from me, O my God. Begin Abide·
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Come quickly to help me, O Lord my Savior. Begin Abide·