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

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

2 F or Your arrows have cut deep into me. And Your hand has come down upon me.

For Your arrows have sunk deep into me, And Your hand has pressed down on me.

3 M y body is in pain because of Your anger. There is no strength in my bones because of my sin.

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

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

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

5 M y sores smell and grow bigger because I do foolish things.

My wounds grow foul and fester Because of my folly.

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

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

7 f or my body is filled with burning pain. There is no strength in my body.

For my loins are filled with burning, And there is no soundness in my flesh.

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

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

9 L ord, all my desire is before You. And my breathing deep within is not hidden from You.

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

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

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

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

My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague; And my kinsmen stand afar off.

12 T hose 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.

Those 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.

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

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

14 Y es, I am like a man who does not hear, and whose mouth does not argue.

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

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

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

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

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

17 F or I am ready to fall. And my sorrow is always with me.

For I am ready to fall, And my sorrow is continually before me.

18 F or I tell my wrong-doings. I am full of sorrow because of my sin.

For I confess my iniquity; I am full of anxiety because of my sin.

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

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

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

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

21 D o not leave me alone, O Lord! O my God, do not be far from me!

Do not forsake me, O Lord; O my God, do not be far from me!

22 H urry to help me, O Lord, Who saves me!

Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation!