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 never 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 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 trps
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!
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 never 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 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 trps
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!