Psalm 38 - You Will Answer by Damon Groen O LORD, do not rebuke me Nor chasten me in wrath For Your arrows have sunk in me And heavy is Your hand There is no strength left in me Because of Your jealous rage There is no health in my bones Because of my sins They have piled over my head Like a heavy burden they’ve become too much for me to take My wounds, they reek and fester From going my own way I bow my all before You All day my spirit grieves For this pain within is burning There is no strength in me I’m weak and I am crushed, Lord I groan from deep inside O Lord, you know my longing And I know that when I cry You will answer You will answer My heart is pounding in me No strength is left within Even the light of my eyes Is quickly growing dim Even my friends and family Are no longer by my side Those who hate me seek to trap me They plan for my demise Like a deaf man, I can’t hear Like a mute man who can’t say a word Forsaken and ostracized I am like one who can’t hear In whose mouth is no reply I bow my all before You All day my spirit grieves For this pain within is burning There is no strength in me I’m weak and I am crushed, Lord I groan from deep inside O Lord, you know my longing And I know that when I cry You will answer You will answer All my hope is in You, Yahweh Adonai Elohai, it is You who will answer For I have prayed, “Don’t give the victory To my enemies, who rejoice when my foot slips” For I am ready to fall And my sorrow will not leave I confess my sin before You It’s taken all my peace For my enemies are mighty Many hate me without cause They repay me evil for good For I stand for righteousness Do not forsake me, LORD Oh my God, do not be remote and far away Oh, hurry to my help, Lord You are the God who saves I bow my all before You All day my spirit grieves For this pain within is burning There is no strength in me I’m weak and I am crushed, Lord I groan from deep inside O Lord, you know my longing And I know that when I cry You will answer You will answer You will answer You will answer