1 The burden of suffering
1 A Psalm of David, Ps. 70, titleto bring to remembrance.
1 Ps. 6:1O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath: 1 Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
2 For Job 6:4thine arrows stick fast in me, 2 And Ps. 32:4thy hand presseth me sore.
3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; 3 Ps. 6:2Neither is there any [a]rest in my bones because of my sin.
4 For Ezra 9:6mine iniquities are gone over mine head: 4 As a heavy burden they are too Mat. 11:28heavy for me.
5 My wounds stink and are corrupt 5 Because of my foolishness.
6 I am [b]troubled; Ps. 35:14I am bowed down greatly; 6 Job 30:28I go mourning all the day long.
7 For my loins are filled with a Job 7:5loathsome disease: 7 And there is no soundness in my flesh.
8 I am feeble and sore broken: 8 Job 3:24I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.
9 Lord, all my desire is before thee; 9 And my groaning is not hid from thee.
10 My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: 10 As for Ps. 6:7the light of mine eyes, it also [c]is gone from me.
11 Ps. 31:11My lovers and my friends Luke 10:31stand aloof from my [d]sore; 11 And [e]my kinsmen Luke 23:49stand afar off.
12 They also that seek after my life 2 Sam. 17:1lay snares for me: 12 And they that seek my hurt 2 Sam. 16:7speak mischievous things, 12 And imagine deceits all the day long.
13 But 2 Sam. 16:10I, as a deaf man, heard not; 13 Ps. 39:2,9And I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
14 Thus I was as a man that heareth not, 14 And in whose mouth are no reproofs.
15 For [f]in thee, O Lord, Ps. 39:7do I hope: 15 Thou wilt [g]hear, O Lord my God.
16 For I said, Hear me, Ps. 13:4lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: 16 When my foot slippeth, they Ps. 35:26magnify themselves against me.
17 For I am ready [h]to halt, 17 And my sorrow is continually before me.
18 For I will Prov. 28:13declare mine iniquity; 18 I will be 2 Cor. 7:9sorry for my sin.
19 But mine enemies [i]are lively, and they are strong: 19 And they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
20 They also Ps. 35:12that render evil for good are mine adversaries; 20 Because I follow the thing that good is.
21 Forsake me not, O Lord: 21 O my God, Ps. 35:22be not far from me.
22 Make haste [j]to help me, 22 O Lord my salvation.
23 In time of trouble
