1Yahweh, do not rebuke me in your anger;
do not punish me in your wrath.

2For your arrows pierce me,
and your hand presses me down.

3My whole body is sick because of your anger;
there is no health in my bones because of my sin.

4For my iniquities overwhelm me;
they are a burden too heavy for me.

5My wounds are infected and smell
because of my foolish sins.

6I am stooped over and humiliated every day;
I go about mourning all day long.

7For within me, I am filled with burning;
there is no health in my flesh.

8I am numb and utterly crushed;
I groan because of the anguish of my heart.

9Lord, you understand my heart's deepest yearnings,
and my groanings are not hidden from you.

10My heart pounds, my strength fades,
and my eyesight dims.

11My friends and companions shun me because of my condition;
my neighbors stand far off.

12Those who seek my life lay snares for me.
They who seek my harm speak destructive words
and say deceitful words all day long.

13But I, I am like a deaf man and hear nothing;
I am like a mute man who says nothing.

14I am like a man who does not hear
and who has no reply.

15Surely I wait for you, Yahweh;
you will answer, Lord my God.

16I say this so that my enemies will not gloat over me.
If my foot slips, they will do terrible things to me.

17For I am about to stumble,
and I am in constant pain.

18I confess my guilt;
I am concerned about my sin.

19But my enemies are numerous;
those who hate me wrongfully are many.

20They repay me evil for good;
they hurl accusations at me although I have pursued what is good.

21Do not abandon me, Yahweh;
my God, do not stay far away from me.

22Come quickly to help me,
Lord, my salvation.