Psalm 6

Domine, ne in furore

O Lord, rebuke me not in thine indignation *

neither chasten me in thy displeasure.

Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am weak *

O Lord, heal me, for my bones are vexed.

My soul also is sore troubled *

but, Lord, how long wilt thou punish me?

Turn thee, O Lord, and deliver my soul *

O save me for thy mercy’s sake.

For in death no man remembereth thee *

and who will give thee thanks in the pit?

I am weary of my groaning; every night wash I my bed *

and water my couch with my tears.

My beauty is gone for very trouble *

and worn away because of all mine enemies.

Away from me, all ye that work vanity *

for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping.

The Lord hath heard my petition *

the Lord will receive my prayer.

All mine enemies shall be confounded, and sore vexed *

they shall be turned back, and put to shame suddenly.

Psalm 32

Beati, quorum

Blessed is he whose unrighteousness is forgiven *

and whose sin is covered.

Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth no sin *

and in whose spirit there is no guile.

For while I held my tongue *

my bones consumed away through my daily complaining.

For thy hand is heavy upon me day and night *

and my moisture is like the drought in summer.

I will acknowledge my sin unto thee *

and mine unrighteousness have I not hid.

I said, I will confess my sins unto the Lord *

and so thou forgavest the wickedness of my sin.

For this shall every one that is godly make his prayer unto thee, in a time when thou mayest be found *

but in the great water-floods they shall not come nigh him.

Thou art a place to hide me in, thou shalt preserve me from trouble *

thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance.

I will inform thee, and teach thee in the way wherein thou shalt go *

and I will guide thee with mine eye.

Be ye not like to horse and mule, which have no understanding *

whose mouths must be held with bit and bridle, lest they fall upon thee.

Great plagues remain for the ungodly *

but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord, mercy embraceth him on every side.

Be glad, O ye righteous, and rejoice in the Lord *

and be joyful, all ye that are true of heart.

Psalm 38

Domine, ne in furore

Put me not to rebuke, O Lord, in thine anger *

neither chasten me in thy heavy displeasure.

For thine arrows stick fast in me *

and thy hand presseth me sore.

There is no health in my flesh, because of thy displeasure *

neither is there any rest in my bones, by reason of my sin.

For my wickednesses are gone over my head *

and are like a sore burden, too heavy for me to bear.

My wounds stink, and are corrupt *

through my foolishness.

I am brought into so great trouble and misery *

that I go mourning all the day long.

For my loins are filled with a sore disease *

and there is no whole part in my body.

I am feeble, and sore smitten *

I have roared for the very disquietness of my heart.

Lord, thou knowest all my desire *

and my groaning is not hid from thee.

My heart panteth, my strength hath failed me *

and the sight of mine eyes is gone from me.

My lovers and my neighbours did stand looking upon my trouble *

and my kinsmen stood afar off.

They also that sought after my life laid snares for me *

and they that went about to do me evil talked of wickedness, and imagined deceit all the day long.

As for me, I was like a deaf man, and heard not *

and as one that is dumb, who doth not open his mouth.

I became even as a man that heareth not *

and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

For in thee, O Lord, have I put my trust *

thou shalt answer for me, O Lord my God.

I have required that they, even mine enemies, should not triumph over me *

for when my foot slipped, they rejoiced greatly against me.

And I, truly, am set in the plague *

and my heaviness is ever in my sight.

For I will confess my wickedness *

and be sorry for my sin.

But mine enemies live, and are mighty *

and they that hate me wrongfully are many in number.

They also that reward evil for good are against me *

because I follow the thing that good is.

Forsake me not, O Lord my God *

be not thou far from me.

Haste thee to help me *

O Lord God of my salvation.