O lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
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Psalms 38
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For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.
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There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.
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For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
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My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.
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I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.
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For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh.
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I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.
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Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
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My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.
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My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
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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.
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But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
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Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
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For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.
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For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
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For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.
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For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.
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But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
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They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.
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Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.
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Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.
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Psalms 38 Study & Commentary
Psalm 38 is a heavy penitential psalm. David describes his physical suffering and emotional turmoil as a result of his sin, pleading for God not to forsake him.
CONTEMPORARY APPLICATIONS
1. The Burden of Sin: Sin is described as a "heavy burden" too heavy to bear (v. 4). Only confession and God’s grace can lift the weight of guilt.2. Honesty in Suffering: David is "troubled" and "bowed down greatly" (v. 6). The Bible allows us to be raw and honest about the pain our own choices cause.
3. Fleeing to the Savior: David ends with "Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation" (v. 22). The goal of guilt is to drive us to the Lord.
