1 ¶ O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

O Lord, do not speak sharp words to me when You are angry. Do not punish me in Your burning anger.

2 F or thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presses me sore.

For Your arrows have cut deep into me. And Your hand has come down upon me.

3 T here is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.

My body is in pain because of Your anger. There is no strength in my bones because of my sin.

4 F or my iniquities are gone over my head; as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

For my sins are gone over my head. Like a heavy load, they weigh too much for me.

5 M y wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.

My sores smell and grow bigger because I do foolish things.

6 I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.

I cannot stand straight but keep my head down. I have sorrow all day long

7 F or my loins are filled with a loathsome disease, and there is no soundness in my flesh.

for my body is filled with burning pain. There is no strength in my body.

8 I am feeble and sore broken; I roar by reason of the disquietness of my heart.

I am weak and broken. I cry because of the pain in my heart.

9 L ord, all my desire is before thee, and my groaning is not hid from thee.

Lord, all my desire is before You. And my breathing deep within is not hidden from You.

10 M y heart pants, my strength fails me; as for the light of my eyes, it also is gone from me.

My heart beats fast. My strength leaves me. Even the light of my eyes has gone from me.

11 M y friends and my companions stand aloof from my sore, and my kinsmen stand afar off.

My loved ones and my friends stay away from me because of my sickness. My family stands far away.

12 ¶ Those that seek after my life lay snares for me, and those that seek my hurt speak calamities and imagine deceits all the day long.

Those who want to take my life set their traps. And those who want to destroy me talk about ways to do it. They make their sinful plans all day long.

13 B ut I, as a deaf man, that heard not, and as a dumb man that did not open his mouth.

But like a deaf man, I do not hear. I am like one who cannot speak and does not open his mouth.

14 T hus I was as a man that does not hear, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.

Yes, I am like a man who does not hear, and whose mouth does not argue.

15 F or thee, O LORD, do I wait; thou wilt respond, O Lord my God.

For I hope in You, O Lord. You will answer, O Lord my God.

16 F or I said, Let them not rejoice over me; let them not magnify themselves against me when my foot slips.

For I said, “Do not let them be happy and raise themselves up against me when my foot trips.”

17 F or I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.

For I am ready to fall. And my sorrow is always with me.

18 T herefore I will declare my iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.

For I tell my wrong-doings. I am full of sorrow because of my sin.

19 F or my enemies are alive, and they are strong, and those that hate me wrongfully are multiplied;

But those who fight against me are full of action and strength. There are many who hate me without reason.

20 r endering evil for good they are against me because I follow that which is good.

They pay what is bad for what is good. They are against me because I follow what is good.

21 F orsake me not, O LORD; O my God, be not far from me.

Do not leave me alone, O Lord! O my God, do not be far from me!

22 M ake haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.

Hurry to help me, O Lord, Who saves me!