A Psalm of David, for a memorial.
O Lord, rebuke me not in Your wrath,
And chasten me not in Your burning anger.

For Your arrows have sunk deep into me,
And Your hand has pressed down on me.

My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague;
And my kinsmen stand afar off.

For my iniquities are gone over my head;
As a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.

Lord, all my desire is before You;
And my sighing is not hidden from You.

But I, like a deaf man, do not hear;
And I am like a mute man who does not open his mouth.

For I confess my iniquity;
I am full of anxiety because of my sin.

There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your indignation;
There is no health in my bones because of my sin.

For I hope in You, O Lord;
You will answer, O Lord my God.

My heart throbs, my strength fails me;
And the light of my eyes, even that has gone from me.

I am bent over and greatly bowed down;
I go mourning all day long.

Those who seek my life lay snares for me;
And those who seek to injure me have threatened destruction,
And they devise treachery all day long.

And those who repay evil for good,
They oppose me, because I follow what is good.

I am benumbed and badly crushed;
I groan because of the agitation of my heart.

For my loins are filled with burning,
And there is no soundness in my flesh.

Do not forsake me, O Lord;
O my God, do not be far from me!

My wounds grow foul and fester
Because of my folly.

For I said, “May they not rejoice over me,
Who, when my foot slips, would magnify themselves against me.”

For I am ready to fall,
And my sorrow is continually before me.

But my enemies are vigorous and strong,
And many are those who hate me wrongfully.

Yes, I am like a man who does not hear,
And in whose mouth are no arguments.

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