1 1 1 A psalm of David. A petition. 1 +038:1-22 is numbered 38:2-23 in Hebrew texts.+1
1 Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger 1 or discipline me in your wrath.
2 Your arrows have pierced me, 2 and your hand has come down on me.
3 Because of your wrath there is no health in my body; 3 there is no soundness in my bones because of my sin.
4 My guilt has overwhelmed me 4 like a burden too heavy to bear.
5 My wounds fester and are loathsome 5 because of my sinful folly.
6 I am bowed down and brought very low; 6 all day long I go about mourning.42:9
7 My back is filled with searing pain; 7 there is no health in my body.
8 I am feeble and utterly crushed; 8 I groan in anguish of heart.
9 All my longings lie open before you, Lord; 9 my sighing is not hidden from you.
10 My heart pounds, my strength fails me; 10 even the light has gone from my eyes.
11 My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds; 11 my neighbors stay far away.
12 Those who seek my life set their traps, 12 those who would harm me talk of my ruin; 12 all day long they scheme and lie.
13 I am like the deaf, who cannot hear, 13 like the mute, who cannot speak;
14 I have become like one who does not hear, 14 whose mouth can offer no reply.
15 Lord, I wait for you; 15 you will answer, Lord my God.
16 For I said, "Do not let them gloat 16 or exalt themselves over me when my feet slip."
17 For I am about to fall, 17 and my pain is ever with me.
18 I confess my iniquity; 18 I am troubled by my sin.
19 Many have become my enemies without cause[a]; 19 those who hate me without reason are numerous.
20 Those who repay my good with evil 20 lodge accusations against me, 20 though I seek only to do what is good.
21 Lord, do not forsake me; 21 do not be far from me, my God.
22 Come quickly to help me, 22 my Lord and my Savior.
