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The Prayer of a Sufferer[a]

38 O Lord, don't punish me in your anger!
You have wounded me with your arrows;
    you have struck me down.

Because of your anger, I am in great pain;
    my whole body is diseased because of my sins.

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  1. Psalm 38:1 HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David; a lament.

Psalm 38[a]

A psalm of David. A petition.

Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger
    or discipline me in your wrath.(A)
Your arrows(B) have pierced me,
    and your hand has come down on me.
Because of your wrath there is no health(C) in my body;
    there is no soundness in my bones(D) because of my sin.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 38:1 In Hebrew texts 38:1-22 is numbered 38:2-23.