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Psalm 38 – King James Version (KJV)

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Prayer of a Suffering Penitent.

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Psa 38:1 - [[A Psalm^H4210 of David,^H1732 to bring to remembrance.]]^H2142 O LORD,^H3068 rebuke me^H3198 not^H408 in thy wrath:^H7110 neither^H2534^➔ chasten me^H3256 in thy hot displeasure.^➔^H2534

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Psa 38:2 - For^H3588 thine arrows^H2671 stick fast^H5181 in me, and^H5181^➔ thy hand^H3027 presseth^➔^H5181^➔ me^H5921 sore.^➔^H5181

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Psa 38:3 - There is no^H369 soundness^H4974 in my flesh^H1320 because^H6440 of thine anger;^H2195 neither^H369 is there any rest^H7965 in my bones^H6106 because^H6440 of my sin.^H2403

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Psa 38:4 - For^H3588 mine iniquities^H5771 are gone over^H5674 mine head:^H7218 as an^H4853^➔ heavy^H3515 burden^➔^H4853 they are too heavy^H3513 for me.^H4480

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Psa 38:5 - My wounds^H2250 stink^H887 and are corrupt^H4743 because^H6440 of my foolishness.^H200

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Psa 38:6 - I am troubled;^H5753 I am bowed down^H7817 greatly;^H3966 I go^H1980 mourning^H6937 all^H3605 the day long.^H3117

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Psa 38:7 - For^H3588 my loins^H3689 are filled^H4390 with a loathsome^H7033 disease: and^H369^➔ there is no^➔^H369 soundness^H4974 in my flesh.^H1320

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Psa 38:8 - I am feeble^H6313 and^H1794^➔ sore^H3966 broken:^➔^H1794 I have roared^H7580 by reason of the disquietness^H5100 of my heart.^H3820

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Psa 38:9 - Lord,^H136 all^H3605 my desire^H8378 is before thee;^H5048 and my groaning^H585 is^H5641^➔ not^H3808 hid^➔^H5641 from thee.^H4480

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Psa 38:10 - My heart^H3820 panteth,^H5503 my strength^H3581 faileth me:^H5800 as for the light^H216 of mine eyes,^H5869 it^H1992 also^H1571 is gone^H369 from me.^H854

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Psa 38:11 - My lovers^H157 and my friends^H7453 stand^H5975 aloof from^H5048 my sore;^H5061 and my kinsmen^H7138 stand^H5975 afar off.^H7350

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Psa 38:12 - They also^H5367^➔ that seek after^H1245 my life^H5315 lay snares^➔^H5367 for me: and they that seek^H1875 my hurt^H7451 speak^H1696 mischievous things,^H1942 and^H4820^➔ imagine^H1897 deceits^➔^H4820 all^H3605 the day long.^H3117

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Psa 38:13 - But I,^H589 as a deaf^H2795 man, heard^H8085 not;^H3808 and^H483^➔ I was as a dumb man^➔^H483 that openeth^H6605 not^H3808 his mouth.^H6310

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Psa 38:14 - Thus I was^H1961 as a man^H376 that^H834 heareth^H8085 not,^H3808 and^H369^➔ in whose mouth^H6310 are no^➔^H369 reproofs.^H8433

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Psa 38:15 - For^H3588 in thee, O LORD,^H3068 do I hope:^H3176 thou^H859 wilt hear,^H6030 O Lord^H136 my God.^H430

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Psa 38:16 - For^H3588 I said,^H559 Hear me, lest^H6435 otherwise they should rejoice^H8055 over me:^H589 when^H4131^➔ my foot^H7272 slippeth,^➔^H4131 they magnify^H1431 themselves against me.^H5921

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Psa 38:17 - For^H3588 I^H589 am ready^H3559 to halt,^H6761 and my sorrow^H4341 is continually^H8548 before me.^H5048

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Psa 38:18 - For^H3588 I will declare^H5046 mine iniquity;^H5771 I will be sorry^H1672 for my sin.^H2403

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Psa 38:19 - But mine enemies^H341 are lively,^H2416 and they are strong:^H6105 and^H7231^➔ they that hate me^H8130 wrongfully^H8267 are multiplied.^➔^H7231

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Psa 38:20 - They also that render^H7999 evil^H7451 for^H8478 good^H2896 are mine adversaries;^H7853 because^H8478 I follow^H7291 the thing that good^H2896 is.

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Psa 38:21 - Forsake me^H5800 not,^H408 O LORD:^H3068 O my God,^H430 be^H7368^➔ not^H408 far^➔^H7368 from me.^H4480

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Psa 38:22 - Make haste^H2363 to help me,^H5833 O Lord^H136 my salvation.^H8668

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