1O LORD, don't rebuke me in your anger! Don't discipline me in your rage!
2Your arrows have struck deep, and your blows are crushing me.
3Because of your anger, my whole body is sick; my health is broken because of my sins.
4My guilt overwhelms me--it is a burden too heavy to bear.
5My wounds fester and stink because of my foolish sins.
6I am bent over and racked with pain. My days are filled with grief.
7A raging fever burns within me, and my health is broken.
8I am exhausted and completely crushed. My groans come from an anguished heart.
9You know what I long for, Lord; you hear my every sigh.
10My heart beats wildly, my strength fails, and I am going blind.
11My loved ones and friends stay away, fearing my disease. Even my own family stands at a distance.
12Meanwhile, my enemies lay traps for me; they make plans to ruin me. They think up treacherous deeds all day long.
13But I am deaf to all their threats. I am silent before them as one who cannot speak.
14I choose to hear nothing, and I make no reply.
15For I am waiting for you, O LORD. You must answer for me, O Lord my God.
16I prayed, "Don't let my enemies gloat over me or rejoice at my downfall."
17I am on the verge of collapse, facing constant pain.
18But I confess my sins; I am deeply sorry for what I have done.
19My enemies are many; they hate me though I have done nothing against them.
20They repay me evil for good and oppose me because I stand for the right.
21Do not abandon me, LORD. Do not stand at a distance, my God.
22Come quickly to help me, O Lord my savior.