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O LORD, do not continue to rebuke me In your anger Do not continue to punish me In your raging fury
For your arrows pierce me Your arrows, your arrows pierce me And your hand presses me down
My whole body is sick Because of your judgment I am deprived of health Because of my sin
For my sins overwhelm me Like a heavy load They are too much for me to bear
My wounds are infected And starting to smell Because of my foolish sins
I am dazed and completely humiliated All day long I walk around mourning
For I am overcome with shame And my whole body is sick I am numb with pain And severely battered I groan loudly Because of the anxiety I feel
O Lord, you understand My heart’s desire My groaning is not hidden from you
My heart beats quickly My strength leaves me I can hardly see
Because of my condition Even my friends and acquaintances Keep their distance My neighbors stand far away
Those who seek my life Try to entrap me Those who want to harm me Speak destructive words All day long They say deceitful things
But I am like a deaf man I hear nothing I am like a mute Who cannot speak I am like a man who cannot hear And is incapable Of arguing his defense
Yet I wait for you, O LORD You will respond O Lord, my God
I have prayed for deliverance Because otherwise they will gloat over me When my foot slips They will arrogantly taunt me
For I am about to stumble And I am in constant pain
Yes, I confess my wrongdoing And I am concerned about my sins
But those who are my enemies For no reason are numerous Those who hate me without cause Outnumber me They repay me evil For the good I have done Though I have tried to do good They hurl accusations at me
Do not abandon me, O LORD My God, do not remain far away from me
Hurry and help me O Lord, my deliverer Hurry and help me