1 O Lord, rebuke me not in Your wrath, And chasten me not in Your burning anger.

O Lord, rebuke me not in Your wrath, neither chasten me in Your hot displeasure.

2 F or Your arrows have sunk deep into me, And Your hand has pressed down on me.

For Your arrows have sunk into me and stick fast, and Your hand has come down upon me and pressed me sorely.

3 T here is no soundness in my flesh because of Your indignation; There is no health in my bones because of my sin.

There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your indignation; neither is there any health or rest in my bones because of my sin.

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

For my iniquities have gone over my head; as a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.

5 M y wounds grow foul and fester Because of my folly.

My wounds are loathsome and corrupt because of my foolishness.

6 I am bent over and greatly bowed down; I go mourning all day long.

I am bent and bowed down greatly; I go about mourning all the day long.

7 F or my loins are filled with burning, And there is no soundness in my flesh.

For my loins are filled with burning; and there is no soundness in my flesh.

8 I am benumbed and badly crushed; I groan because of the agitation of my heart.

I am faint and sorely bruised; I groan by reason of the disquiet and moaning of my heart.

9 L ord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You.

Lord, all my desire is before You; and my sighing is not hidden from You.

10 M y heart throbs, my strength fails me; And the light of my eyes, even that has gone from me.

My heart throbs, my strength fails me; as for the light of my eyes, it also is gone from me.

11 M y loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague; And my kinsmen stand afar off.

My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague; and my neighbors and my near ones stand afar off.

12 T hose who seek my life lay snares for me; And those who seek to injure me have threatened destruction, And they devise treachery all day long.

They also that seek and demand my life lay snares for me, and they that seek and require my hurt speak crafty and mischievous things; they meditate treachery and deceit all the day long.

13 B ut I, like a deaf man, do not hear; And I am like a mute man who does not open his mouth.

But I, like a deaf man, hear not; and I am like a dumb man who opens not his mouth.

14 Y es, I am like a man who does not hear, And in whose mouth are no arguments.

Yes, I have become like a man who hears not, in whose mouth are no arguments or replies.

15 F or I hope in You, O Lord; You will answer, O Lord my God.

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

16 F or I said, “May they not rejoice over me, Who, when my foot slips, would magnify themselves against me.”

For I pray, Let them not rejoice over me, who when my foot slips boast against me.

17 F or I am ready to fall, And my sorrow is continually before me.

For I am ready to halt and fall; my pain and sorrow are continually before me.

18 F or I confess my iniquity; I am full of anxiety because of my sin.

For I do confess my guilt and iniquity; I am filled with sorrow for my sin.

19 B ut my enemies are vigorous and strong, And many are those who hate me wrongfully.

But my enemies are vigorous and strong, and those who hate me wrongfully are multiplied.

20 A nd those who repay evil for good, They oppose me, because I follow what is good.

They also that render evil for good are adversaries to me, because I follow the thing that is good.

21 D o not forsake me, O Lord; O my God, do not be far from me!

Forsake me not, O Lord; O my God, be not far from me.

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

Make haste to help me, O Lord, my Salvation.