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Psalms 38

22 aligned verses; 22 with wording or punctuation differences .

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Verse KJV King James Version YLT Young's Literal Translation
O lord , rebuke me not in thy wrath : neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure .
A Psalm of David , `To cause to remember.' Jehovah, in Thy wrath reprove me not, Nor in Thy fury chastise me .
For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore .
For Thine arrows have come down on me, And Thou lettest down upon me Thy hand.
There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.
Soundness is not in my flesh , Because of Thine indignation, Peace is not in my bones because of my sin.
For mine iniquities are gone over mine head : as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
For mine iniquities have passed over my head , As a heavy burden -- too heavy for me.
My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness .
Stunk -- become corrupt have my wounds , Because of my folly .
I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long .
I have been bent down, I have been bowed down -- unto excess, All the day I have gone mourning .
For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh.
For my flanks have been full of drought, And soundness is not in my flesh.
I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.
I have been feeble and smitten -- unto excess, I have roared from disquietude of heart.
Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
Lord, before Thee `is' all my desire , And my sighing from Thee hath not been hid .
My heart panteth , my strength faileth me : as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.
My heart `is' panting , my power hath forsaken me , And the light of mine eyes, Even they are not with me.
My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
My lovers and my friends over-against my plague stand. And my neighbours afar off have stood .
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 .
And those seeking my soul lay a snare, And those seeking my evil Have spoken mischievous things, And they do deceits meditate all the day.
But I, as a deaf man , heard not ; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
And I, as deaf, hear not . And as a dumb one who openeth not his mouth.
Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
Yea, I am as a man who heareth not, And in his mouth are no reproofs.
For in thee, O LORD , do I hope: thou wilt hear , O Lord my God.
Because for Thee, O Jehovah , I have waited, Thou dost answer , O Lord my God.
For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me : when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
When I said, ` Lest they rejoice over me , In the slipping of my foot against me they magnified themselves .
For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.
For I am ready to halt, And my pain ` is ' before me continually .
For I will declare mine iniquity ; I will be sorry for my sin.
For mine iniquity I declare, I am sorry for my sin.
But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong : and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
And mine enemies ` are ' lively, They have been strong , and those hating me without cause, Have been multiplied.
They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is .
And those paying evil for good accuse me, Because of my pursuing good.
Forsake me not , O LORD: O my God, be not far from me .
Do not forsake me, O Jehovah, My God, be not far from me ,
Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation .
Haste to help me, O Lord , my salvation !

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