Psalms 38

mizmor ledavid lehazkir

A psalm of David. Lehazkir.

Adonai al-beqetspekha tokhikheni uvakhamatekha teyassereni

O ETERNAL One, do not punish me in wrath; do not chastise me in fury.

ki-khitsekha nikhatu vi vattinkhat alay yadekha

For Your arrows have struck me; Your blows have fallen upon me.

en-metom bivsari mippene zamekha en-shalom ba'atsamay mippene khattati

There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your rage, no wholeness in my bones because of my sin.

ki avonotay averu roshi kemassa khaved yikhbedu mimmenni

For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are like a heavy burden, more than I can bear.

hivishu namaqqu khabburotay mippene ivvalti

My wounds stink and fester because of my folly.

na'aveti shakhoti ad-me'od kol-hayyom qoder hillakheti

I am all bent and bowed; I walk about in gloom all day long.

ki-khesalay male'u niqleh ve'en metom bivsari

For my sinews are full of fever; there is no soundness in my flesh.

nefugoti venidketi ad-me'od sha'agti minnahamat libbi

I am all benumbed and crushed; I roar because of the turmoil in my mind.

adonay negdekha khol-ta'avati ve'ankhati mimmekha lo-nistarah

O my Sovereign, You are aware of all my entreaties; my groaning is not hidden from You.

libbi sekharkhar azavani khokhi ve'or-enay gam-hem en itti

My mind reels; my strength fails me; my eyes too have lost their luster.

ohavay vere'ay minneged nigi ya'amodu uqerovay merakhoq amadu

My friends and companions stand back from my affliction; my kin stand far off.

vayenaqshu mevaqshe nafshi vedoreshe ra'ati dibberu havvot umirmot kol-hayyom yehgu

Those who seek my life lay traps; those who wish me harm speak malice; they utter deceit all the time.

va'ani khekheresh lo eshma ukhe'illem lo yiftakh-piv

But I am like the deaf, unhearing, like the mute who cannot speak up;

va'ehi ke'ish asher lo-shomea ve'en befiv tokhakhot

I am like one who does not hear, whose mouth has no retort.

ki-lekha Adonai hokhaleti attah ta'aneh adonay elohay

But I wait for You, O ETERNAL One; You will answer, O my Sovereign, my God.

ki-amarti pen-yismekhu-li bemot ragli alay higdilu

For I fear they will rejoice over me; when my foot gives way they will vaunt themselves against me.

ki-ani letsela nakhon umakhovi negdi tamid

For I am on the verge of collapse; my pain is always with me.

ki-avoni aggid edag mekhattati

I acknowledge my iniquity; I am fearful over my sin;

ve'oyevay khayyim atsemu verabbu sone'ay shaqer

for my mortal enemies are numerous; my treacherous foes are many.

umeshalleme ra'ah takhat tovah yistenuni takhat (rdvfy) [rodfi-]tov

Those who repay evil for good harass me for pursuing good.

al-ta'azveni Adonai elohay al-tirkhaq mimmenni

Do not abandon me, O ETERNAL One; my God, be not far from me;

khushah le'ezrati adonay teshu'ati

hasten to my aid, O my Sovereign, my deliverance.