{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/drb/psalms/38","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-31T07:06:21.653Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":38,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":37,"nextChapter":39,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":22},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"A psalm for David, for a remembrance of the sabbath. Rebuke me not, O Lord, in thy indignation; nor chastise me in thy wrath. "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"For thy arrows are fastened in me : and thy hand hath been strong upon me. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"There is no health in my flesh, because of thy wrath : there is no peace for my bones, because of my sins. "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"For my iniquities are gone over my head : and as a heavy burden are become heavy upon me. "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"My sores are putrified and corrupted, because of my foolishness. "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"I am become miserable, and am bowed down even to the end : I walked sorrowful all the day long. "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"For my loins are filled with illusions; and there is no health in my flesh. "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"I am afflicted and humbled exceedingly : I roared with the groaning of my heart. "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Lord, all my desire is before thee, and my groaning is not hidden from thee. "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"My heart is troubled, my strength hath left me, and the light of my eyes itself is not with me. "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"My friends and my neighbours have drawn near, and stood against me. And they that were near me stood afar off : "},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"And they that sought my soul used violence. And they that sought evils to me spoke vain things, and studied deceits all the day long. "},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"But I, as a deaf man, heard not : and as a dumb man not opening his mouth. "},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And I became as a man that heareth not : and that hath no reproofs in his mouth. "},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"For in thee, O Lord, have I hoped : thou wilt hear me, O Lord my God. "},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"For I said: Lest at any time my enemies rejoice over me : and whilst my feet are moved, they speak great things against me. "},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"For I am ready for scourges : and my sorrow is continually before me. "},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"For I will declare my inequity : and I will think for my sin. "},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"But my enemies live, and are stronger that I : and they hate me wrongfully are multiplied. "},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"They that render evil for good, have detracted me, because I followed goodness. "},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"Forsake me not, O Lord my God : do not thou depart from me. "},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"Attend unto my help, O Lord, the God of my salvation. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 38 (DRB)","markdown":"[Psalms 38](https://primebible.com/drb/psalms/38)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/psalms/38 (accessed 2026-05-31)."}}