[1] LORD, don't correct me when you are angry. Don't punish me when you are furious. [2] Your arrows have wounded me, and 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, and 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 avoid me, and 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 the deaf; I cannot hear. Like the mute, I cannot speak. [14] I am like those who do not hear, who have no answer to give. [15] I trust you, LORD. You will answer, my Lord and God. [16] I said, "Don't let them laugh at me or brag when I am defeated." [17] I am about to die, and I cannot forget my pain. [18] I confess my guilt; I am troubled by my sin. [19] My enemies are strong and healthy, and many 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.
