Psalm 37

The Sixth Kathisma

¹ A Psalm of David for remembrance concerning the Sabbath day.

² O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath,

neither chasten me in thine anger.

³ For thy weapons are fixed in me,

and thou hast pressed thy hand heavily upon me.

⁴ For there is no health in my flesh because of thine anger;

there is no peace to my bones because of my sins.

⁵ For my transgressions have gone over my head:

they have pressed heavily upon me like a weighty burden.

⁶ My bruises have become noisome and corrupt,

because of my foolishness.

⁷ I have been wretched and bowed down continually:

I went with a mourning countenance all the day.

⁸ For my soul is filled with mockings;

and there is no health in my flesh.

⁹ I have been afflicted and brought down exceedingly:

I have roared for the groaning of my heart.

¹⁰ But all my desire is before thee;

and my groaning is not hidden from thee.

¹¹ My heart is troubled, my strength hath failed me;

and the light of mine eyes is not with me.

¹² My friends and my neighbours drew near before me, and stood still;

and my nearest of kin stood afar off.

¹³ While they pressed hard upon me that sought my soul:

and they that sought my hurt spake vanities,

and devised deceits all the day.

¹⁴ But I, as a deaf man, heard not;

and was as a dumb man not opening his mouth.

¹⁵ And I was as a man that heareth not,

and who hath no reproofs in his mouth.

¹⁶ For I hoped in thee, O Lord:

thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.

¹⁷ For I said, Lest mine enemies rejoice against me:

for when my feet were moved, they spake boastingly against me.

¹⁸ For I am ready for ^[1]plagues,

and my grief is continually before me.

¹⁹ For I will declare mine iniquity,

and be distressed for my sin.

²⁰ But mine enemies live, and are mightier than I:

and they that hate me unjustly are multiplied.

²¹ They that reward evil for good slandered me;

because I followed righteousness.

²² Forsake me not, O Lord my God:

depart not from me.

²³ Draw nigh to my help, O Lord of my salvation.