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

O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your wrath, Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure!

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

For Your arrows pierce me deeply, And Your hand presses me down.

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 anger, Nor any 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 have gone over my head; Like a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

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

My wounds are foul and festering Because of my foolishness.

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

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

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

For my loins are full of inflammation, 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 feeble and severely broken; I groan because of the turmoil 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 pants, my strength fails me; As for the light of my eyes, it also 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 relatives 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 also who seek my life lay snares for me; Those who seek my hurt speak of destruction, And plan deception all the 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 who does not open his mouth.

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

Thus I am like a man who does not hear, And in whose mouth is no response.

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

For in You, O Lord, I hope; You will hear, 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, “Hear me, lest they rejoice over me, Lest, when my foot slips, they exalt 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 will declare my iniquity; I will be in anguish over 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 they are strong; And those who hate me wrongfully have multiplied.

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

Those also who render evil for good, They are my adversaries, 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, be not far from me!

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

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