[1] Lord, don't correct me when you are angry. Don't punish me when you are very angry. [2] Your arrows have wounded me. Your hand has come down on me. [3] My body is sick from your punishment. Even my bones are not healthy because of my sin. [4] My guilt has overwhelmed me. Like a load it weighs me down. [5] My sores stink and become infected because I was foolish. [6] I am bent over and bowed down. I am sad all day long. [7] I am burning with fever. My whole body is sore. [8] I am weak and faint. I moan from the pain I feel. [9] Lord, you know everything I want. My cries are not hidden from you. [10] My heart pounds, and my strength is gone. I am losing my sight. [11] Because of my wounds, my friends and neighbors leave me alone. My relatives stay far away. [12] Some people set traps to kill me. Those who want to hurt me plan trouble. All day long they think up lies. [13] I am like a deaf man; I cannot hear. Like a mute, I cannot speak. [14] I am like a person who does not hear. I have no answer to give. [15] I trust you, Lord. You will answer, my God and Lord. [16] I said, "Don't let them laugh at me. Don't let them brag when I am defeated." [17] I am about to die. I cannot forget my pain. [18] I confess my guilt. I am troubled by my sin. [19] My enemies are strong and healthy. Many people hate me for no reason. [20] They repay me with evil for the good I did. They lie about me because I try to do good. [21] Lord, don't leave me. My God, don't go away. [22] Quickly come and help me, my Lord and Savior.
