1. Please, Lord, don’t punish me when you are mad;don’t discipline me when you are furious.
2. Your arrows have pierced me;your fist has come down hard on me.
3. There’s nothing in my body that isn’t brokenbecause of your rage;there’s no health in my bonesbecause of my sin.
4. My wrongdoings are stacked higher than my head;they are a weight that’s way too heavy for me.
5. My wounds reek; they are all infectedbecause of my stupidity.
6. I am hunched over, completely down;I wander around all day long, sad.
7. My insides are burning up;there’s nothing in my body that isn’t broken.
8. I’m worn out, completely crushed;I groan because of my miserable heart.
9. Everything I long for is laid out before you, my Lord;my sighs aren’t hidden from you.
10. My heart pounds; my strength abandons me.Even the light of my eyes is gone.
11. My loved ones and friends keep their distancefrom me in my sickness;those who were near me now stay far away.
12. Those who want me dead lay traps;those who want me harmed utter threats,muttering lies all day long.
13. But I’m like someone who is deaf,who can’t hear;like someone who can’t speak,whose mouth won’t open.
14. I’ve become like a personwho doesn’t hear what is being said,whose mouth has no good comeback.
15. But I wait for you, Lord!You will answer, my Lord, my God!
16. Because I prayed:"Don’t let them celebrate over meor exalt themselves over me when my foot slips,"
17. because I’m very close to falling,and my pain is always with me.
18. Yes, I confess my wrongdoing;I’m worried about my sin.
19. But my mortal enemies are so strong;those who hate me for no reason seem countless.
20. Those who give, repay good with evil;they oppose me for pursuing good.
21. Don’t leave me all alone, Lord!Please, my God, don’t be far from me!
22. Come quickly and help me,my Lord, my salvation!