PSALTERIVM

PSALMVS XXXVII — DOMINE NE IN FVRORE

Rebuke Me Not, O Lord

Domine ne in furore tuo (the second psalm beginning thus) is the third of the Seven Penitential Psalms, a profound expression of suffering under divine chastisement for sin while clinging to hope in God. In the 1962 Breviary it appears on Fridays in Lent. St. Jerome noted that this psalm expresses perfect penitence.

LATINE
Domine, ne in furore tuo arguas me, neque in ira tua corripias me.
Quoniam sagittae tuae infixae sunt mihi: et confirmasti super me manum tuam.
Non est sanitas in carne mea a facie irae tuae: non est pax ossibus meis a facie peccatorum meorum.
Quoniam iniquitates meae supergressae sunt caput meum: et sicut onus grave gravatae sunt super me.
Putruerunt et corruptae sunt cicatrices meae, a facie insipientiae meae.
Miser factus sum, et curvatus sum usque in finem: tota die contristatus ingrediebar.
Quoniam lumbi mei impleti sunt illusionibus: et non est sanitas in carne mea.
Afflictus sum, et humiliatus sum nimis: rugiebam a gemitu cordis mei.
Domine, ante te omne desiderium meum: et gemitus meus a te non est absconditus.
ENGLISH
Rebuke me not, O Lord, in thy indignation; nor chastise me in thy wrath.
For thy arrows are fastened in me: and thy hand hath been strong upon me.
There is no health in my flesh, because of thy wrath: there is no peace for my bones, because of my sins.
For my iniquities are gone over my head: and as a heavy burden are become heavy upon me.
My sores are putrified and corrupted, because of my foolishness.
I am become miserable, and am bowed down even to the end: I walked sorrowful all the day long.
For my loins are filled with illusions; and there is no health in my flesh.
I am afflicted and humbled exceedingly: I roared with the groaning of my heart.
Lord, all my desire is before thee, and my groaning is not hidden from thee.
NOTA
FONS
Douay-Rheims (1609) / Vulgata
USUS
Penitential seasons, Confession preparation, Times of suffering
CONTEXT
Psalm 38 in Hebrew numbering. Third Penitential Psalm. The vivid imagery of wounds and suffering reflects the effects of sin on soul and body.