1A psalm by David, to remind.
2O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger, nor chastise me in Your wrath.
3For Your arrows have landed in me, Your hand descended upon me.
4There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your rage, no peace in my bones because of my sin.
5For my iniquities have flooded over my head; like a heavy load, they are too heavy for me.
6My wounds are rotted; they reek because of my foolishness.
7I am bent and extremely bowed; all day I go about in gloom.
8My sides are inflamed; there is no soundness in my flesh.
9I am weakened and extremely depressed; I howl from the moaning of my heart.
10My Lord, all that I desire is before You; my sighing is not hidden from You.
11My heart is engulfed, my strength has left me; the light of my eyes they, too, are not with me.
12My friends and companions stand aloof from my affliction; my intimates stand afar.
13The seekers of my life have laid traps; those who seek my harm speak destructiveness; they utter deceits all day long.
14But I am like a deaf man, I do not hear; like a mute that does not open his mouth.
15I was like a man that does not perceive, and in whose mouth there are no rebuttals.
16Because for You, O Lord, I wait; You will answer, my Lord, my God.
17For I said, "Lest they rejoice over me; when my foot falters they will gloat over me.”
18For I am accustomed to limping, and my pain is constantly before me.
19For I admit my iniquity; I worry because of my sin.
20But my enemies abound with life; those who hate me without cause flourish.
21Those who repay evil for good resent me for my pursuit of good.
22Do not forsake me, O Lord; do not be distant from me, my God.
23Hurry to my aid, O my Lord, my Salvation.