| 1A psalm of David, written to get God's attention. O LORD, do not continue to rebuke me in your anger! Do not continue to punish me in your raging fury! | 1A psalm of David, written to get God's attention. O LORD, do not continue to rebuke me in your anger! Do not continue to punish me in your raging fury! |
| 2For your arrows pierce me, and your hand presses me down. | 2For your arrows pierce me, and your hand presses me down. |
| 3My whole body is sick because of your judgment; I am deprived of health because of my sin. | 3My whole body is sick because of your judgment; I am deprived of health because of my sin. |
| 4For my sins overwhelm me; like a heavy load, they are too much for me to bear. | 4For my sins overwhelm me; like a heavy load, they are too much for me to bear. |
| 5My wounds are infected and starting to smell, because of my foolish sins. | 5My wounds are infected and starting to smell, because of my foolish sins. |
| 6I am dazed and completely humiliated; all day long I walk around mourning. | 6I am dazed and completely humiliated; all day long I walk around mourning. |
| 7For I am overcome with shame and my whole body is sick. | 7For I am overcome with shame and my whole body is sick. |
| 8I am numb with pain and severely battered; I groan loudly because of the anxiety I feel. | 8I am numb with pain and severely battered; I groan loudly because of the anxiety I feel. |
| 9O Lord, you understand my heart's desire; my groaning is not hidden from you. | 9O Lord, you understand my heart's desire; my groaning is not hidden from you. |
| 10My heart beats quickly; my strength leaves me; I can hardly see. | 10My heart beats quickly; my strength leaves me; I can hardly see. |
| 11Because of my condition, even my friends and acquaintances keep their distance; my neighbors stand far away. | 11Because of my condition, even my friends and acquaintances keep their distance; my neighbors stand far away. |
| 12Those who seek my life try to entrap me; those who want to harm me speak destructive words; all day long they say deceitful things. | 12Those who seek my life try to entrap me; those who want to harm me speak destructive words; all day long they say deceitful things. |
| 13But I am like a deaf man--I hear nothing; I am like a mute who cannot speak. | 13But I am like a deaf man--I hear nothing; I am like a mute who cannot speak. |
| 14I am like a man who cannot hear and is incapable of arguing his defense. | 14I am like a man who cannot hear and is incapable of arguing his defense. |
| 15Yet I wait for you, O LORD! You will respond, O Lord, my God! | 15Yet I wait for you, O LORD! You will respond, O Lord, my God! |
| 16I have prayed for deliverance, because otherwise they will gloat over me; when my foot slips they will arrogantly taunt me. | 16I have prayed for deliverance, because otherwise they will gloat over me; when my foot slips they will arrogantly taunt me. |
| 17For I am about to stumble, and I am in constant pain. | 17For I am about to stumble, and I am in constant pain. |
| 18Yes, I confess my wrongdoing, and I am concerned about my sins. | 18Yes, I confess my wrongdoing, and I am concerned about my sins. |
| 19But those who are my enemies for no reason are numerous; those who hate me without cause outnumber me. | 19But those who are my enemies for no reason are numerous; those who hate me without cause outnumber me. |
| 20They repay me evil for the good I have done; though I have tried to do good to them, they hurl accusations at me. | 20They repay me evil for the good I have done; though I have tried to do good to them, they hurl accusations at me. |
| 21Do not abandon me, O LORD! My God, do not remain far away from me! | 21Do not abandon me, O LORD! My God, do not remain far away from me! |
| 22Hurry and help me, O Lord, my deliverer! | 22Hurry and help me, O Lord, my deliverer! |
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