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38:1 A psalm <04210> of David <01732>, written to get <02142> God’s attention <02142>. O Lord <03068>, do not <0408> continue to rebuke <03198> me in your anger <07110>! Do not continue to punish <03256> me in your raging fury <02534>! 38:2 For <03588> your arrows <02671> pierce <05181> me, and your hand <03027> presses <05181> me down <05181>. 38:3 My whole <0369> body <01320> is sick <04974> because <06440> of your judgment <02195>; I am deprived <0369> of health <06106> <07965> because <06440> of my sin <02403>. 38:4 For <03588> my sins <05771> overwhelm <07218> <05674> me; like a heavy <03515> load <04853>, they are too <04480> much <03513> for me to bear. 38:5 My wounds <02250> are infected <0887> and starting to smell <04743>, because <06440> of my foolish sins <0200>. 38:6 I am dazed <05753> and completely <03966> humiliated <07817>; all <03605> day <03117> long I walk around <01980> mourning <06937>. 38:7 For <03588> I am overcome <04390> with shame <07033> and my whole body <01320> is sick <04974> <0369>. 38:8 I am numb with pain <06313> and severely <03966> battered <01794>; I groan loudly <07580> because of the anxiety <05100> I feel <03820>. 38:9 O Lord <0136>, you understand <05048> my heart’s desire <08378>; my groaning <0585> is not <03808> hidden <05641> from <04480> you. 38:10 My heart <03820> beats quickly <05503>; my strength <03581> leaves <05800> me; I can hardly <0369> see <05869> <0216>. 38:11 Because of my condition <05061>, even my friends <07453> and acquaintances <07138> keep <05975> their distance <05975>; my neighbors stand <05975> far away <07350>. 38:12 Those who seek <01875> my life <05315> try to entrap <05367> me; those who want <01245> to harm <07451> me speak <01696> destructive <01942> words; all <03605> day <03117> long they say <01897> deceitful <04820> things. 38:13 But I <0589> am like a deaf <02795> man– I hear <08085> nothing <03808>; I am like a mute <0483> who cannot <03808> speak <06310> <06605>. 38:14 I am <01961> like a man <0376> who <0834> cannot <03808> hear <08085> and is incapable <0369> of arguing <06310> his defense <08433>. 38:15 Yet <03588> I wait <03176> for you, O Lord <03069>! You <0859> will respond <06030>, O Lord <0136>, my God <0430>! 38:16 I have prayed for deliverance <0559>, because <03588> otherwise <06435> they will gloat over <08055> me; when my foot <07272> slips <04131> they will arrogantly taunt <01431> me. 38:17 For <03588> I <0589> am about <03559> to stumble <06761>, and I am in <05048> constant <08548> pain <04341>. 38:18 Yes <03588>, I confess <05046> my wrongdoing <05771>, and I am concerned <01672> about my sins <02403>. 38:19 But those who are my enemies <0341> for no reason are numerous <06105>; those who hate <08130> me without cause <08267> outnumber <07231> me. 38:20 They repay <07999> me evil <07451> for <08478> the good <02896> I have done <07291>; though I have tried to do good <07291> to them, they hurl accusations <07853> at <08478> me. 38:21 Do not <0408> abandon <05800> me, O Lord <03068>! My God <0430>, do not <0408> remain far away <07368> from <04480> me! 38:22 Hurry <02363> and help <05833> me, O Lord <0136>, my deliverer <08668>!

• Psa 38:1-22 -- Psalm 38

• SICK; SICKNESS

  [isbe] SICK; SICKNESS - sik, sik'-nes (chalah (Gen 48:1, etc.), choli (Dt 28:61, etc.), tachalu' (Dt 29:21, etc.), machalah (Ex 23:25, etc.), daweh (Lev 15:33, etc.), 'anash (2 Sam 12:15, etc.); astheneo (Mt 10:8, etc.;. compare 2 ...
  

• PSALMS, BOOK OF

  [isbe] PSALMS, BOOK OF - samz, (tehillim, "praises," cepher tehillim, "book of praises"; Psalmoi, Psalterion): I. INTRODUCTORY TOPICS 1. Title 2. Place in the Canon 3. Number of Psalms 4. Titles in the Hebrew Text II. AUTHORSHIP AN...
  

• Conscience

  [nave] CONSCIENCE. Job 15:21, 24; Job 27:6; Prov. 20:12; Matt. 6:22, 23; Luke 11:33 [Matt. 5:15, 16.] Luke 11:34 [Matt. 6:22.] Luke 11:35, 36; Acts 23:1; Acts 24:16; Rom. 2:14, 15; Rom. 7:15-23; Rom. 9:1; Rom. 14:1-23; 1 Cor. 8:7,...
  

• Afflictions and Adversities

  [nave] AFFLICTIONS AND ADVERSITIES. List of Sub-Topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Benefits of; Benefits of, Illustrated; Consolation in; Deliverance from; Design of; Despondency in; Dispe...
  

• David

  [nave] DAVID 1. King of Israel. Genealogy of, Ruth 4:18-22; 1 Sam. 16:11; 17:12; 1 Chr. 2:3-15; Matt. 1:1-6; Luke 3:31-38. A shepherd, 1 Sam. 16:11. Kills a lion and a bear, 1 Sam. 17:34-36. Anointed king, while a youth, by the ...
  

• Conviction

  [nave] CONVICTION. Of Sin Gen. 4:13; Deut. 28:65-67; Job 40:4, 5; Psa. 31:10; Psa. 38:1-22; Psa. 51:1-4, 7-17; Isa. 6:5; Lam. 1:20; Ezek. 7:16-18, 25, 26; Ezek. 33:10; Mic. 7:17; Luke 5:8; Acts 2:37; Acts 9:6; Acts 16:29, 30; Rom...
  

• BRING

  [isbe] BRING - dasha' = "to sprout," "spring" (Gen 1:11 the King James Version); sharats = "to wriggle," "swarm" (Gen 1:20 f; 9:7; Ex 8:3); yaladh = "to bear," "beget" (Gen 3:16; 2 Ki 19:3; Job 15:35; 39:1,2; "what a day may bring ...
  

• Prayer

  [nave] PRAYER. Index of Sub-topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Answer to, Promised; Answered, Instances of Answered; Confession in; Importunity in, Instances of Importunity in; Intercessor...
  

• Remorse

  [nave] REMORSE. Psa. 31:10; Psa. 38:2-6; Psa. 51:1-4, 7-17; Prov. 1:25-27; Prov. 5:7-13; Prov. 28:1; Isa. 2:19 v. 21.; Isa. 6:5; Isa. 57:20, 21 Isa. 48:22. Lam. 1:20; Ezek. 7:16-18, 25, 26; Ezek. 33:10; Luke 13:28; Acts 2:37; Acts...
  

• Repentance

  [nave] REPENTANCE Attributed to God, Gen. 6:6, 7; Ex. 32:14; Deut. 32:36; Judg. 2:18; 1 Sam. 15:11, 29, 35; 2 Sam. 24:16; 1 Chr. 21:15; Psa. 106:45; 110:4; 135:14; Jer. 15:6; 18:8, 10; 26:3; 42:10; Joel 2:13; Amos 7:3, 6; Jonah 3:9...
  

• Sin

  [nave] SIN. Index of Sub-Topics Miscellany of Minor Sub-Topics; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to, Defining, and Illustrating; Confession of; Consequences of, Entailed Upon Children; Conviction of; Forgiveness of; Fruits of; Kn...
  

• Faith

  [nave] FAITH. 2 Sam. 22:31; Psa. 5:11; Psa. 7:1; Psa. 9:9, 10; Psa. 18:30; Psa. 32:10; Psa. 33:18, 19; Psa. 34:8, 22 vs. 1-8;; Psa. 2:12. Psa. 36:7; Psa. 40:4; Psa. 64:10; Psa. 78:7 vs. 5-7.; Psa. 84:5, 12; Psa. 112:5, 7, 8; Psa. ...
  

• Malice

  [nave] MALICE. Gen. 3:15; Lev. 19:14, 17, 18; Deut. 27:17, 18; Deut. 32:32, 33; 2 Kin. 6:21, 22; Job 31:29, 30; Psa. 4:2; Psa. 7:14-16 Job 15:35. Psa. 10:7-10, 14; Psa. 21:11; Psa. 22:7, 8; Psa. 35:15, 16, 19-21; Psa. 38:16, 19; P...
  

• Meekness

  [nave] MEEKNESS. Psa. 22:26; Psa. 25:9; Psa. 37:11; Psa. 76:8, 9; Psa. 147:6; Psa. 149:4; Prov. 14:29; Prov. 15:1, 18; Prov. 16:32; Prov. 17:1; Prov. 19:11; Prov. 20:3; Prov. 25:15; Prov. 29:8; Eccl. 7:8; Eccl. 10:4; Isa. 11:4; Is...
  

• Selfishness

  [nave] SELFISHNESS. Gen. 4:9; Num. 32:6; Psa. 38:11; Prov. 11:26; Prov. 18:17; Prov. 24:11, 12; Prov. 28:27; Ezek. 34:18; Mic. 3:11; Hag. 1:4, 9, 10; Zech. 7:6; Mal. 1:10; Matt. 19:21, 22; Luke 6:32-34; Rom. 14:15; Rom. 15:1-3; 1 ...
  

• Deceit

  [nave] DECEIT Is a lie, Psa. 119:118. The tongue an instrument of, Rom. 3:13. Comes from the heart, Mark 7:22. Characteristic of the heart, Jer. 17:9. God abhors, Psa. 5:6. Forbidden, Prov. 24:28; 1 Pet. 3:10. Christ was perf...
  

• Slander

  [nave] SLANDER Comes from the evil heart, Luke 6:45. Often arises from hatred, Psa. 109:3. Idleness leads to, 1 Tim. 5:13. The wicked addicted to, Psa. 50:20. Hypocrites addicted to, Prov. 11:9. A characteristic of the devil, ...
  

• War

  [nave] WAR Divine approval of, 2 Sam. 22:35. Civil, Judg. 12:1-6; 20; 2 Sam. 2:12-31; 3:1; 20; 1 Kin. 14:30; 16:21; Isa. 19:2; forbidden, 2 Chr. 11:4; averted, Josh. 22:11-34. Enemy harangued by general of opposing side, 2 Kin. 1...
  

• Disease

  [nave] DISEASE Sent from God, Lev. 14:34. As judgments, Psa. 107:17; Isa. 3:17. Instances of Upon the Egyptians, See: Plagues; upon Nabal, 1 Sam. 25:38; David's child, 2 Sam. 12:15; Gehazi, 2 Kin. 5:27; Jeroboam, 2 Chr. 13:20; J...
  

• Persecution

  [nave] PERSECUTION See also Intolerance; Bigotry. Of Jesus Gen. 3:15; Psa. 2:1-5; Psa. 22:1, 2, 6-8, 11-21; Psa. 69:7-9, 20, 21, 26 vs. 1-21.; Psa. 109:25; Isa. 49:7; Isa. 50:6; Isa. 52:14; Isa. 53:2-5, 7-10; Mic. 5:1; Matt. 2:13...
  

• Psalms 38: Prayer in Illness and Need

  

• 'Ku Ingin Menghayati [KJ.158]

  1. 'Ku ingin menghayati sengsara Tuhanku. Semoga kudapati, ya Yesus, rahmatMu! Beban kesalahanku membuatku lelah; Berilah hidup baru, ya Yesus, tolonglah!	Mzm 38:5, 19
  2. O ingat akan daku yang hilang tersesat; bertimbunlah dosaku yang menekan berat. JalanMu kulalaikan, hidupku bercela; Engkau penuh kebaikan, ya Yesus, tolonglah!	Mzm 51
  3. Waktu yang Kauberikan terbuang olehku; tidak kuperhatikan nasihat sabdaMu. Jiwaku menderita dan berkeluh-kesah; O Sumber sukacita, ya Yesus, tolonglah!
  4. Kiranya kausembuhkan hatiku yang sedih, sudilah menghapuskan dosaku yang keji. 'Ku rindu akan hidup yang suci mulia; hentikanlah tangisku, ya Yesus, tolonglah!	1 Yoh 1:9
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• [Psa 38:1] Amidst Thy Wrath Remember Love

  Amidst Thy wrath remember love, Restore Thy servant, Lord; Nor let a Father’s chastening prove Like an avenger’s sword. Thine arrows stick within my heart, My flesh is sorely pressed; Between the sorrow and the smart, My spirit finds no rest. My sins a heavy load appear, And o’er my head are gone; Too heavy they for me to bear, Too hard for me t’atone. My thoughts are like a troubled sea, My head still bending down; And I go mourning all the day, Beneath my Father’s frown. Lord, I am weak and broken sore, None of my powers are whole: The inward anguish makes me roar, The anguish of my soul. All my desire to Thee is known, Thine eye counts every tear; And every sigh, and every groan, Is noticed by Thine ear. Thou art my God, my only hope; My God will hear my cry; My God will bear my spirit up, When Satan bids me die. My foot is ever apt to slide, My foes rejoice to see’t; They raise their pleasure and their pride When they supplant my feet. But I’ll confess my guilt to Thee, And grieve for all my sin; I’ll mourn how weak my graces be, And beg support divine. My God, forgive my follies past, And be for ever nigh; O Lord of my salvation, haste, Before Thy servant die.

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  source: Cyberhymnal

• [Psa 38:1] In Thy Wrath And Hot Displeasure

  In Thy wrath and hot displeasure, Chasten not Thy servant, Lord; Let Thy mercy, without measure, Help and peace to me afford. Heavy is my tribulation, Sore my punishment has been; Broken by Thine indignation, I am troubled by my sin. With my burden of transgression Heavy laden, overborne, Humbled low I make confession, For my folly now I mourn. Weak and wounded, I implore Thee: Lord, to me Thy mercy show; All my prayer is now before Thee, All my trouble Thou dost know. Darkness gathers, foes assail me. But I answer not a word; All my friends desert and fail me, Only Thou my cry hast heard. Lord, in Thee I am confiding; Thou wilt answer when I call, Lest my foes, the good deriding, Triumph in Thy servant’s fall. I am prone to halt and stumble, Grief and sorrow dwell within, Shame and guilt my spirit humble, I am sorry for my sin. Foes about my soul are closing, Full of hatred, false and strong; Choosing good, I find opposing All who love and do the wrong. Lord, my God, do not forsake me, Let me know that Thou art near, Under Thy protection take me, As my Savior now appear.

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  source: Cyberhymnal

• [Psa 38:4] Alas, My God, My Sins Are Great

  Alas! my God! my sins are great, My conscience doth upbraid me; And now I find that at my strait No man hath power to aid me. And fled I hence, in my despair, In some lone spot to hide me, My griefs would still be with me there, Thy hand still hold and guide me. Nay, Thee I seek—I merit naught, Yet pity and restore me; Be not Thy wrath, just God, my lot, Thy Son hath suffered for me. If pain and woe must follow sin, Then be my path still rougher, Here spare me not; if Heaven I win, On earth I gladly suffer. But curb my heart, forgive my guilt, Make Thou my patience firmer, For they must miss the good Thou wilt, Who at Thy teachings murmur. Then deal with me as seems Thee best, Thy grace will help me bear it, If but at last I see Thy rest, And with my Savior share it.

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  source: Cyberhymnal

• [Psa 38:4] O The Darkness, O The Sorrow

  O the darkness, O the sorrow, O the misery of sin! When will dawn the promised morrow That shall bring deliverance in? One there was ordained to languish, Guiltless, in Gethsemane; One there was Who died in anguish Innocent, on Calvary. Jesus was the Burden-bearer, God’s own Son the Sacrifice; Of the griefs of man the Sharer, Of his soul the Ransom-price. ’Tis the Christ, the Ever-living, Ever-loving, Ever-blest, By the Comforter still giving Pardon, holiness, and rest. Can the love so freely given, Can the blood so freely shed, Fail to draw the earth to Heaven, Fail to bring alive its dead? Rise, O children of the Father, Stand, ye brothers of the Son, In unyielding ranks together Till the crown of Christ be won; Till the lands of sin and sorrow, Darker than the ancient night, Shall behold the promised morrow Beam on them with saving light.

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  source: Cyberhymnal

• [Psa 38:22] Help Me, O Lord

  Help me, O Lord, the God of my salvation; I have no hope, no refuge but in Thee; Help me to make this perfect consecration, In life or death Thine evermore to be. Help me, O Lord, to keep my pledge unbroken; Guard Thou my ways, my thoughts, my tongue, my heart; Help me to trust the word which Thou hast spoken, That from Thy paths my feet may ne’er depart. Help me, O Lord, when sore temptations press me; O lift the clouds that hide Thee from my sight; Help me, O Lord, when anxious cares distress me, To look beyond, where all is calm and bright. Help me, O Lord, my strength is only weakness; Thine, Thine the power by which alone I live; Help me each day, to bear the cross with meekness, Till Thou at last the promised crown shalt give.

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  source: Cyberhymnal

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