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!