[1] Lord, do not rebuke me in Your wrath, And do not punish me in Your burning anger. [2] For Your arrows have sunk deep into me, And Your hand has pressed down on me. [3] There is no healthy part in my flesh because of Your indignation; There is no health in my bones because of my sin. [4] For my guilty deeds have gone over my head; Like a heavy burden they weigh too much for me. [5] My wounds grow foul and fester Because of my foolishness. [6] I am bent over and greatly bowed down; I go in mourning all day long. [7] For my sides are filled with burning, And there is no healthy part in my flesh. [8] I feel 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 fails 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 far away. [12] Those who seek my life lay snares for me; And those who seek to injure me have threatened destruction, And they plot deception all day long. [13] But I, like a person who is deaf, do not hear; And I am like a person who cannot speak, who does not open his mouth. [14] Yes, I am like a person who does not hear, And in whose mouth are no arguments. [15] For I wait for You, Lord; You will answer, Lord my God. [16] For I said, “May they not rejoice over me, Who, when my foot slips, would exalt themselves over me.” [17] For I am ready to fall, And my sorrow is continually before me. [18] For I admit my guilt; I am full of anxiety because of my sin. [19] But my enemies are vigorous and strong, And those who wrongfully hate me are many. [20] And those who repay evil for good, They become my enemies, because I follow what is good. [21] Do not abandon me, Lord; My God, do not be far from me! [22] Hurry to help me, Lord, my salvation!
