[1] O LORD, don't punish me in your anger! [2] You have wounded me with your arrows; you have struck me down. [3] Because of your anger, I am in great pain; my whole body is diseased because of my sins. [4] I am drowning in the flood of my sins; they are a burden too heavy to bear. [5] Because I have been foolish, my sores stink and rot. [6] I am bent over, I am crushed; I mourn all day long. [7] I am burning with fever and I am near death. [8] I am worn out and utterly crushed; my heart is troubled, and I groan with pain. [9] O Lord, you know what I long for; you hear all my groans. [10] My heart is pounding, my strength is gone, and my eyes have lost their brightness. [11] My friends and neighbors will not come near me, because of my sores; even my family keeps away from me. [12] Those who want to kill me lay traps for me, and those who want to hurt me threaten to ruin me; they never stop plotting against me. [13] I am like the deaf and cannot hear, like the dumb and cannot speak. [14] I am like those who do not answer, because they cannot hear. [15] But I trust in you, O LORD; and you, O Lord my God, will answer me. [16] Don't let my enemies gloat over my distress; don't let them boast about my downfall! [17] I am about to fall and am in constant pain. [18] I confess my sins; they fill me with anxiety. [19] My enemies are healthy and strong; there are many who hate me for no reason. [20] Those who pay back evil for good are against me because I try to do right. [21] Do not abandon me, O LORD; do not stay away, my God! [22] Help me now, O Lord my savior!
