[1] O Yahweh, reprove me not in Your wrath, And discipline me not in Your burning anger. [2] For Your arrows have pressed deep into me, And Your hand has pressed down upon me. [3] There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your indignation; There is no health in my bones because of my sin. [4] For my iniquities go over my head; As a heavy burden they weigh too much for me. [5] My wounds stink and rot Because of my folly. [6] I am bent over and greatly bowed down; I go mourning all day long. [7] For my loins are filled with burning, And there is no soundness in my flesh. [8] I am faint and badly crushed; I groan because of the agitation of my heart. [9] Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You. [10] My heart throbs, my strength forsakes me; And the light of my eyes, even that has gone from me. [11] My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague; And my kinsmen stand afar off. [12] Those who search for my life lay snares for me; And those who seek to do me evil have threatened destruction, And they meditate on deception all day long. [13] But I, like a deaf man, do not hear; And I am like a mute man who does not open his mouth. [14] And I am like a man who does not hear, And in whose mouth are no reproofs. [15] For I wait on You, O Yahweh; You will answer, O Lord my God. [16] For I said, “Save, lest they be glad over me, Who, when my foot stumbles, magnify themselves against me.” [17] For I am ready to fall, And my sorrow is continually before me. [18] For I confess my iniquity; I am full of anxiety because of my sin. [19] But my enemies are vigorous and strong, And those who wrongfully hate me abound. [20] And those who repay evil for good, They accuse me, for I pursue what is good. [21] Do not forsake me, O Yahweh; O my God, do not be far from me! [22] Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation!
