Psalm 38 Psalm read. Reading Psalms in various life situations

In the Psalter, in the book of praises, there are 150 inspired psalms and a special 151 psalm.

There are 15 psalms - songs of degrees, from 119 to 133; penitential 7 psalms: 6, 31, 37, 50, 101, 129, 142.

Each psalm, at the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, sings of the mysteries of God, good deeds, providence for the world and man, love, and especially about the coming of Christ the Savior to earth, His most pure passion, mercy to man, the resurrection, the creation of the Church and the Kingdom of God - Heavenly Jerusalem.

Each psalm has a main idea
On this basis, all psalms can be divided into groups:

Glorification of the properties of God: 8, 17, 18, 23, 28, 33, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 65, 75, 76, 92, 94, 95, 96, 98, 103, 110, 112, 113, 133, 138, 141, 144, 148, 150

Thanks be to God for his blessings to God's chosen people: 45, 47, 64, 65, 67, 75, 80, 84, 97, 104, 123, 125, 128, 134, 135, 149

Thanks be to God for good deeds to the good: 22, 33, 35, 90, 99, 102, 111, 117, 120, 144, 145

Celebrating God's goodness toward individuals: 9, 17, 21, 29, 39, 74, 102, 107, 115, 117, 137, 143

Asking God for forgiveness of sins: 6, 24, 31, 37, 50, 101, 129, 142

Trust in God in troubled spirit: 3, 12, 15, 21, 26, 30, 53, 55, 56, 60, 61, 68,70, 76, 85, 87

Appeal to God in deep sorrow: 4, 5, 10, 27, 40, 54, 58, 63, 69, 108, 119, 136, 139, 140, 142

Petition for God's help: 7, 16, 19, 25, 34, 43, 59, 66, 73, 78, 79, 82, 88, 93, 101, 121, 128, 131, 143

For good luck - 89-131-9

To find the right job - 73-51-62 (if the work is dangerous for you and your safety, then what you want will not be obtained.)

For respect and honor at work, read psalms - 76,39,10,3

To make your wishes come true - 1,126,22,99

To the aid of wealthy patrons - 84,69,39,10

Find a job- 49,37,31,83

Retribution for mercy - 17,32,49,111

To get hired(before or after the interview) - 83.53.28.1

For a happy woman's lot - 99,126,130,33

Getting rid of money difficulties - 18,1,133,6

Amulet of family life and happiness from witchcraft- 6,111,128,2

Breaking out of the vicious circle - 75,30,29,4

For monetary well-being - 3,27,49,52

For happiness in family life - 26,22,99,126

So that everyone in your family has a job - 88,126,17,31

From longing and sadness - 94,127,48,141

Change of fate (use in special cases!!! At the beginning, specify the request, what exactly and in what direction you want to change) - 2,50,39,148

To make your aspirations come true - 45,95,39,111

To achieve the goal - 84,6,20,49

From misfortunes and troubles - 4, 60, 39, 67.m

To overcome adversity - 84,43,70,5

Cleaning and protection - 3, 27, 90, 150.

To remove damage - 93, 114, 3, 8.

The most powerful psalms:


3 Psalm
Psalm 24
Psalm 26
Psalm 36
Psalm 37
Psalm 39
Psalm 90
17 Kathisma

Psalms for every need:

Psalm 80 - from poverty (read 24 times!)
Psalm 2 - to work
Psalm 112 - from getting rid of debts
Psalm 22 - to calm children
Psalm 126 - to eradicate enmity between loved ones
Psalm 102 - deliverance from all diseases
Psalm 27 - for nervous diseases
Psalm 133 - from all danger
Psalm 101 - out of despondency
Psalm 125 - for migraines, headaches
Psalm 58 - for those speechless
Psalm 44 - for heart and kidney diseases
Psalm 37 - for toothache
Psalm 95 - to improve hearing
Psalm 123 - from pride
Psalm 116 and 126 - to preserve love and harmony in the family


Psalm 108 - prayer-curse. It contains the wish “Let his children be orphans, and his wife a widow.” Psalm 109 is David's prayer to the Lord, asking for vengeance on his enemies who are mercilessly persecuting him. This psalm is replete with curses, mainly directed at one of David's sworn enemies. Many people offer prayers for the death of their enemies. But not all of these prayers reach God. In addition, often evil thoughts directed against someone turn against the person praying. This means that in heaven those prayers that should be heard are heard. This psalm is similar to the cabalistic ritual of Pulse de Nura.

Opening Prayers:

"Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Lord Eternal Heavenly Father, You said with Your most pure lips that nothing can be done without You. I ask for your help! I begin every business with You, for Your glory and the salvation of my soul. And now, and forever, and forever and ever. Amen."

“Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of truth, Who is everywhere and fulfills everything, Treasure of good things and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Good One, our souls.”

"Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal, have mercy on us"(3 times)

“All-Holy Trinity, God and Creator of the whole world, hasten and direct my heart, begin with reason and finish the good works of these God-inspired books, even the Holy Spirit will regurgitate the mouth of David, which I now want to say, I, unworthy, understanding my ignorance, falling down and praying to Ty , and asking for help from You: Lord, guide my mind and strengthen my heart, not about the words of the mouth of this cold, but about the mind of those who say to rejoice, and prepare to do good deeds, even as I learn, and I say: let me be enlightened by good deeds, to Judge of the right hand of Thy country I will be a partaker with all Thy chosen ones. And now, O Master, bless, and sigh from my heart and sing with my tongue, saying to my face:

Come, let us worship our King God.

Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ, our King God.

Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ Himself, our King and our God."

“Our Father, who art in heaven! Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, as it is in heaven and on earth. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we also forgive the debtor ours and do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil."(3 times)

Closing prayers:

“Heavenly King, Comforter, Soul of truth, Who is everywhere and fulfills everything, Treasure of good things and Giver of life, come and dwell in us, and cleanse us from all filth, and save, O Good One, our souls.”

“Give thanks to Thy unworthy servants, O Lord, for Thy great good deeds upon us; we glorify Thee, bless, thank Thee, sing and magnify Thy compassion, and slavishly cry out to Thy love: O our Benefactor, glory to Thee. servants of indecency, having been vouchsafed, O Master, we earnestly flow to You with thanksgiving, and we glorify You as the Benefactor and Creator, crying out: Glory to You, All-Bountiful God. Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen."

"Theotokos, Christian Helper, Your servants, having acquired Your intercession, cry out to You in gratitude: Rejoice, Most Pure Virgin Mother of God, and always deliver us from all our troubles with Your prayers, One who will soon intercede. We thank Thee, Lord our God, for all Thy good deeds, even from the first age to the present, in us, Thy unworthy servants (names), who were, known and unknown, about those revealed and unmanifested, even those who were in deed and in word: who loved us as and you have deigned to give Thy Only Begotten Son for us, making us worthy to be worthy of Thy love. Grant with Your word wisdom and with Your fear inhale strength from Your power, and whether we have sinned willingly or unwillingly, forgive and not impute it, and keep our soul holy, and present it to Thy Throne, having a clear conscience, and the end is worthy of Thy love for mankind; and remember, O Lord, all who call upon Thy name in truth, remember all who desire good or evil against us: for all are men, and every man is in vain; We also pray to You, Lord, grant us Your great mercy."

"Cathedral of Saints Angel and Archangel, with all heavenly powers He sings to You and says: Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of hosts, heaven and earth are filled with Your glory. Hosanna in the highest, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest. Save me, Who art thou King on high, save me and sanctify me, Source of sanctification; For from You all creation is strengthened, To You countless warriors sing the Trisagion hymn. Unworthy of You, who sits in the unapproachable light, of whom all things are terrified, I pray: enlighten my mind, cleanse my heart, and open my lips, so that I may worthily sing to You: Holy, Holy, Holy art thou, Lord, always, now, and ever and to endless ages of ages. Amen."

“Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, prayers for the sake of Thy Most Pure Mother, our reverend and God-bearing fathers and all the saints, have mercy on us. Amen.”

The psalm was assigned to Idithum, one of the choir leaders under David, for singing. The psalm was written by David. Due to the close similarity of its content with the content, it can be considered written on the same occasion and at the same time as the first, that is, at the beginning of Absalom's uprising, when, along with the consciousness of his sin before God, David could expect death from his enemies.

Lord, I will and have kept silence before my wicked enemies. But this silence caused my thoughts to concentrate on my situation, and I began to fear: shouldn’t my life end very soon? (2–6). I see the insignificance of man before You, Lord, and my hope is only in You (7-8). Forgive my iniquities and deliver me from my enemies. Stop punishing me with your reproofs, but hear my cry for mercy, do not punish me with disasters until death, but stop them (9-14).

. I said, I will take heed to my ways, lest I sin with my tongue; I will bridle my mouth while the wicked is before me.

. I was dumb and voiceless and silent even about good; and my grief increased.

David, stricken with illness (see), which he looked at as a deserved consequence of his sin, decides not to respond to all the unjust accusations that were brought against him by his enemies (see) "How long is the wicked before me" until the wrath of God, allowing this wicked one to dominate him, ceases. David, with submission to Divine Providence, decides to remain silent even when he could talk about the “good” that he did and that his enemies forgot, trying to find only bad in him.

. My heart was inflamed within me; a fire was kindled in my thoughts; I began to speak with my tongue:

"The heart was on fire", “A fire was kindled in my thoughts”– David was tormented by burning, restless fears about the outcome of his illness.

. tell me, Lord, my death and the number of my days, what it is, so that I know what my age is.

. Behold, You have given me days How spans and my age are like nothing before You. Truly, every living person is complete vanity.

. Truly, man walks like a ghost; in vain he fusses, collects and does not know who will get it.

David's awareness of his sin was so deep, his illness so strong, that he was convinced of his imminent death. Obviously, his life remained in the amount of a “span”, the width of his hand, i.e. about 7 centimeters. David means by this expression that he has a very insignificant number of days left to live.

The entire duration human life perfect nothing before God; it is like a ghost, a shadow that quickly disappears, and all human activity aimed at acquiring and strengthening one’s wealth is in vain, useless and pitiful. With this sermon about the insignificance of life, David pronounced a condemnation of his past activities: he did not find anything valuable behind them, and therefore looks with fear at the outcome of life.

. And now what should I expect, Lord? my hope is in You.

What else, Lord, if not rejection, can I expect from You at my death? I recognize my sin and my guilt before You, but I cannot make amends for it in my own time, therefore all my hope is in You, Your mercy and condescension towards me.

. Deliver me from all my iniquities, do not hand me over to the reproach of a madman.

Forgive me my iniquities, cleanse me of them and do not let the wicked (“insane”) triumph over me.

. I have become dumb, I do not open my mouth; because You did it.

. Turn away Thy blows from me; I disappear from Thy smiting hand.

David depicts his complete submission to the will of God and the suffering sent to him.

. If You punish a person for his crimes with reproofs, then his beauty will crumble like a moth. So, every man is vanity!

“The beauty... of a person... will crumble... from... exposure y God." By reproof of God we mean not only reproof by word, but also by sending external punishments upon a person according to his sins. Man constantly sins before God and by his behavior is capable of causing His strong anger. If God treated man only as his strict Judge, then none of the people would resist His truth and everyone would have to perish.

. Hear, O Lord, my prayer and listen to my cry; do not be silent to my tears, for I am a stranger with You And a stranger, like all my fathers.

Man is preserved by the mercy and condescension of God towards him, and David prays to Him for this condescension towards himself. “For I am a stranger with You And stranger." The earthly life of a person is a wandering, that is, it is temporary. Real life begins after the end of the earthly life. As a wanderer, each person is subject to dangers from his sinful passions and attachments to earthly interests and getting lost on his way. On the part of God, we need for a person, guidance on this path and condescension to the weaknesses of the wanderer. David found such guidance in his misfortunes and the illness he experienced, which revealed his guilt to him. But for David to correct his path, accusatory guidance is not enough: he needs the condescension and mercy of God.

. Depart from me, that I may refresh myself before I go away and be no more.

David prays to God to grant him this mercy: "Get away from me so that I can refresh myself", that is, do not kill me in my illness, stop my suffering and thereby give me the opportunity to “reinforce”, take care of my moral rebirth and atonement for my sin. This prayer of David is identical with the prayer of Job ().

38:1,2 To the head of the choir, Idiphum. Psalm of David.
2 I said, I will take heed to my ways, lest I sin with my tongue; I will bridle my mouth while the wicked is before me.
David instructs himself to take special care to ensure that he does not sin, at least with his lips. And since it is very difficult to hold back your tongue during a conversation that has already begun, David decided to remain silent and not open his mouth under any circumstances.

38:3 I was dumb and voiceless, and was silent [even] about good things; and my grief increased.
As a result, an excess happened: he did not even talk about useful things, and stopped talking with God, and this made him even more upset: not speaking evil is not enough for a servant of God. He desperately needs to speak kindly.

38:4,5 My heart was inflamed within me; a fire was kindled in my thoughts; I began to speak with my tongue: 5 Tell me, O Lord, my end and the number of my days, what it is, so that I may know what my age is.
It is clear that David’s vow of silence had to end: a heart filled with the desire to speak will burst if this desire is restrained. David prayed to God in a desire to extract from Him the number of his days in order to find out how long all these human torments would continue for him?
As we can see, asking yourself questions about the meaning of life is normal for a reasonable person.

38:6-8 Behold, You have given me days [as] spans, and my age as nothing before You. Truly, every living person is complete vanity.
7 Indeed, man walks like a ghost; in vain he fusses, collects and does not know who will get it.
8 And now what should I expect, Lord? my hope is in You.

David understands how all human days are vain and meaningless if you don’t know what to do with yourself during these days. Therefore, he asks God about his destiny and hopes that God will help him find his place under His sun.
If a person does not have enough to eat, drink and sleep in life, then there is hope that he is also poor in spirit. And if a poor person in spirit asks for spiritual food from God and from the Bible (not from the philosophers of this world and not from other “gods”), then there is a chance to find meaning in life and not to suffer from the vanity and uselessness of the days of his life.

38:9,10 Deliver me from all my iniquities, do not hand me over to the reproach of a madman.
10 I have become dumb, I do not open my mouth; because You did it.
David complains to God that he doesn’t even have the words to properly express all his experiences. He is so ashamed of himself that all strength to live has disappeared: and this is how man made God. If his conscience had not tormented him, there would have been no chance to discover and correct his evil ways.

38:11,12 Turn away Thy blows from me; I disappear from Thy smiting hand.
12 If You punish a person for his crimes with reproofs, his beauty will crumble like a moth. So, every man is vanity!
David explains his condition to God: of course, he has something to be ashamed of every day. Well, a person cannot take a step without doing something. But if God pointed out every mistake to us, then man would self-destruct, because to live, man needs to think about himself, that he is worth at least something in the eyes of God. It is impossible for a person to live with the thought that I am a complete nonentity.

38:13,14 Hear, O Lord, my prayer and listen to my cry; do not be silent to my tears, for I am a stranger with You [and] a stranger, like all my fathers.
14 Depart from me, that I may refresh myself before I go away and be no more.
Therefore, David begs God to help him strengthen himself and not become completely unstuck from many troubles, for David knows that he is superfluous at this celebration of life in the conditions of the prosperity of the wicked, he just needs, as a wanderer and temporary resident of this land, to simply endure his earthly life to the end. way and not go crazy from the many internal and external daily blows, and not fall so low that you are unable to rise.

As we see, all of David’s thoughts were connected with God, God was so real and close to him.

How many of his servants engage in such self-analysis of their lives and their actions? We have someone to follow as an example in this.

PSALMTER, Psalm 38 To the director of the choir, Idithum. Psalm of David.

I said, I will take heed to my ways, lest I sin with my tongue; I will bridle my mouth while the wicked is before me. I was dumb and voiceless, and was silent even about good things; and my grief increased. My heart was inflamed within me; a fire was kindled in my thoughts; I began to speak with my tongue: tell me, Lord, my death and the number of my days, what it is, so that I may know what my age is. Behold, You have given me days as inches, and my life as nothing before You. Truly, every living person is complete vanity. Truly, man walks like a ghost; in vain he fusses, collects and does not know who will get it. And now what should I expect, Lord? my hope is in You. Deliver me from all my iniquities, do not hand me over to the reproach of a madman. I have become dumb, I do not open my mouth; because You did it. Turn away Thy blows from me; I disappear from Thy smiting hand. If You punish a person for his crimes with reproofs, then his beauty will crumble like a moth. So, every man is vanity! Hear, O Lord, my prayer and listen to my cry; do not be silent to my tears, for I am a stranger with You and a stranger, like all my fathers. Depart from me, that I may refresh myself before I go away and be no more.

PSALMS, Psalm 38
Reh; I will keep my ways, lest I sin with my tongue; I have laid it with my mouth, so that the sinner will never stand before me. I became mute and humbled, and kept silent from good things, and my illness was renewed. My heart will warm within me, and a fire will flare up in my teaching; the verbs of my tongue; tell me, Lord, my death and the number of my days, which is, so that I understand that I am deprived. Behold, I have laid down my days, and my composition is like nothing before you; Otherwise, every living person is all vanity. For a man walks like this, but otherwise he rests in vain; treasures, and no one knows who will collect them. And now who is my patience? isn't it the Lord? and my composition is from you. Deliver me from all my iniquities; You gave me reproach to the madman. I was dumb and did not open my mouth, as you have done. Leave your wounds behind me; I disappeared from the strength of your hand. In reproof of iniquity you punished man, and you melted away his soul like a spider; Otherwise, every person is in vain. Hear my prayer, Lord, and inspire my prayer, do not silence my tears; for I am a sojourner with you and a stranger, like all my fathers. Let me go, let me go, I won’t even leave before, and I won’t be with anyone.

The text of the Christian Psalm 38 is surprisingly similar to Psalm 37, and this gives reason for historiographers to believe that it was written by King David at approximately the same time as the previous one - in the declining years of the second ruler of the united kingdom of Israel. The psalm is full of wisdom: it contains much less a call to God to destroy the king’s enemies and more reflections on the transience of life.

Perhaps the reason for this was the king’s progressive illness, which, according to the interpretation of Psalm 38 of King David, became especially aggravated in recent years his life and made him think about his imminent death. At the end of his life, the psalmist thought especially a lot about the concepts of “sin” and “repentance,” regretting that he devoted too much to the first and too little to the second. Realizing from the height of his past years the futility of worldly human aspirations, King David, with his song of the thirty-eighth psalm, tries to warn those who still have many years of life ahead of them that they should be spent with benefit for the soul. In the Orthodox tradition, listening and reading Psalm 38 online is especially recommended for people who want to find a new job.

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I said, I will take heed to my ways, lest I sin with my tongue; I will bridle my mouth while the wicked is before me. I was dumb and voiceless, and was silent even about good things; and my grief increased. My heart was inflamed within me; a fire was kindled in my thoughts; I began to speak with my tongue: tell me, Lord, my death and the number of my days, what it is, so that I may know what my age is. Behold, You have given me days as inches, and my life as nothing before You. Truly, every living person is complete vanity. Truly, man walks like a ghost; in vain he fusses, collects and does not know who will get it. And now what should I expect, Lord? my hope is in You. Deliver me from all my iniquities, do not hand me over to the reproach of a madman. I have become dumb, I do not open my mouth; because You did it. Turn away Thy blows from me; I disappear from Thy smiting hand. If You punish a person for his crimes with reproofs, then his beauty will crumble like a moth. So, every man is vanity! Hear