A Davidic psalm for remembrance.Lord, do not punish me in Your anger
or discipline me in Your wrath.

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

My loved ones and friends stand back from my affliction,
and my relatives stand at a distance.

For my sins have flooded over my head;
they are a burden too heavy for me to bear.

Lord, my every desire is known to You;
my sighing is not hidden from You.

I am like a deaf person; I do not hear.
I am like a speechless person
who does not open his mouth.

So I confess my guilt;
I am anxious because of my sin.

There is no health in my body
because of Your indignation;
there is no strength in my bones
because of my sin.

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

My heart races, my strength leaves me,
and even the light of my eyes has faded.

I am bent over and brought low;
all day long I go around in mourning.

Those who seek my life set traps,
and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me;
they plot treachery all day long.

Those who repay evil for good
attack me for pursuing good.

I am faint and severely crushed;
I groan because of the anguish of my heart.

For my loins are full of burning pain,
and there is no health in my body.

Lord, do not abandon me;
my God, do not be far from me.

My wounds are foul and festering
because of my foolishness.

For I said, “Don’t let them rejoice over me—
those who are arrogant toward me when I stumble.”

For I am about to fall,
and my pain is constantly with me.

But my enemies are vigorous and powerful;
many hate me for no reason.

I am like a man who does not hear
and has no arguments in his mouth.

Hurry to help me,
Lord, my Savior.