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¹ A Psalme of Dauid for remembrance. O Lorde, rebuke mee not in thine anger, neither chastise me in thy wrath.² For thine arrowes haue light vpon me, and thine hand lyeth vpon me.³ There is nothing sound in my flesh, because of thine anger: neither is there rest in my bones because of my sinne.⁴ For mine iniquities are gone ouer mine head, and as a weightie burden they are too heauie for me.⁵ My woundes are putrified, and corrupt because of my foolishnes.⁶ I am bowed, and crooked very sore: I goe mourning all the day.⁷ For my reines are full of burning, and there is nothing sound in my flesh.⁸ I am weakened and sore broken: I roare for the very griefe of mine heart.⁹ Lorde, I powre my whole desire before thee, and my sighing is not hid from thee.¹⁰ Mine heart panteth: my strength faileth me, and the light of mine eyes, euen they are not mine owne.¹¹ My louers and my friends stand aside from my plague, and my kinsmen stand a farre off.

¹² They also, that seeke after my life, laye snares, and they that go about to do me euil, talke wicked things and imagine deceite continually.¹³ But I as a deafe man heard not, and am as a dumme man, which openeth not his mouth.¹⁴ Thus am I as a man, that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofes.¹⁵ For on thee, O Lord, do I waite: thou wilt heare me, my Lord, my God.¹⁶ For I said, Heare me, least they reioyce ouer me: for when my foote slippeth, they extol themselues against me.¹⁷ Surely I am ready to halte, and my sorow is euer before me.¹⁸ When I declare my paine, and am sory for my sinne,¹⁹ Then mine enemies are aliue & are mightie, and they that hate me wrongfully are many.²⁰ They also, that rewarde euill for good, are mine aduersaries, because I followe goodnesse.²¹ Forsake me not, O Lord: be not thou farre from me, my God.²² Haste thee to helpe mee, O my Lorde, my saluation.