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LORD, ^(C1)do not rebuke me in Your wrath, And do not punish me in Your burning anger.

For Your ^(C1)arrows have sunk deep into me, And ^(C2)Your hand has pressed down on me.

There is ^(C1)no healthy part in my flesh ^(C2)because of Your indignation; There is no health ^(C3)in my bones because of my sin.

For my ^(C1)guilty deeds have gone over my head; Like a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.

My ^(F1)wounds grow foul and fester Because of ^(C1)my foolishness.

I am bent over and ^(C1)greatly bowed down; I ^(C2)go in mourning all day long.

For my ^(F1)sides are filled with ^(C1)burning, And there is ^(C2)no healthy part in my flesh.

I feel ^(C1)faint and ^(F1)badly crushed; I ^(F2)(C2)groan because of the ^(F3)agitation of my heart.

Lord, all ^(C1)my desire is ^(F1)before You; And my ^(C2)sighing is not hidden from You.

My heart throbs, ^(C1)my strength fails me; And the ^(C2)light of my eyes, even ^(F1)that ^(F2)has gone from me.

My ^(F1)(C1)loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague; And my kinsmen ^(C2)stand far away.

Those who ^(C1)seek my life ^(C2)lay snares for me; And those who ^(C3)seek to injure me have ^(F1)threatened destruction, And they ^(C4)plot deception all day long.

But I, like a person who is deaf, do not hear; And I am like a ^(C1)person who cannot speak, who does not open his mouth.

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

For ^(C1)I wait for You, LORD; You ^(C2)will answer, Lord my God.

For I said, "May they not rejoice over me, Who, when my foot slips, ^(C1)would exalt themselves over me."

For I am ^(C1)ready to fall, And ^(C2)my ^(F1)sorrow is continually before me.

For I ^(C1)admit my guilt; I am full of ^(C2)anxiety because of my sin.

But my ^(C1)enemies are vigorous and ^(F1)strong, And those who wrongfully ^(C2)hate me are many.

And those who ^(C1)repay evil for good, They ^(C2)become my enemies, because I follow what is good.

Do not abandon me, LORD; My God, ^(C1)do not be far from me!

^(C1)Hurry to help me, Lord, ^(C2)my salvation!