Psalms 37

¹A Psalm of David, in recordation of the sabbath.

²Lord rebuke me not in thy fury: nor chastise me in wrath.

³Because thy arrows are fast sticked in me: and thou hast fastened thy hand upon me.

⁴There is no health in my flesh at the face of thy wrath: my bones have no peace at the face of my sins.

⁵Because mine iniquities are gone over my head: and as a heavy burden are become heavy upon me.

⁶My scars are putrefied and corrupted, because of my foolishness.

⁷I am become miserable, and am made crooked even to the end: I went sorrowful all the day.

⁸Because my loins are filled with illusions: and there is no health in my flesh.

⁹I am afflicted and am humbled exceedingly: I roared for the groaning of my heart.

¹⁰Lord before thee is all my desire: and my groaning is not hid from thee.

¹¹My heart is troubled, my strength hath forsaken me: and the light of mine eyes, and the same is not with me.

¹²My friends, and my neighbours have approached, & stood against me. And they that were near me, stood far off:

¹³and they did violence which sought my soul. And they that sought me evils spake vanities: and meditated guiles all the day.

¹⁴But I as one deaf did not hear: and as one dumb not opening his mouth.

¹⁵And I became as a man not hearing: and not having reproofs in his mouth.

¹⁶Because in thee, o Lord have I hoped, thou wilt hear me, o Lord my God.

¹⁷Because I said: Lest sometime mine enemies rejoice over me, and whilst my feet are moved, they spake great things upon me.

¹⁸Because I am ready for scourges: and my sorrow is in my sight always:

¹⁹Because I will declare my iniquity: and I will think for my sin.

²⁰But mine enemies live, and are confirmed over me: and they are multiplied that hate me unjustly.

²¹They that repay evil things for good, detracted from me: because I followed goodness.

²²Forsake me not, o Lord my God, depart not from me.

²³Attend unto my help, o Lord the God of my salvation.