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¹ Lord, don't correct me when you are angry.
    Don't punish me when you are furious.
² Your arrows have wounded me,
    and your hand has come down on me.
³ My body is sick from your punishment.
    Even my bones are not healthy because of my sin.
⁴ My guilt has overwhelmed me;
    like a load it weighs me down.

⁵ My sores stink and become infected
    because I was foolish.
⁶ I am bent over and bowed down;
    I am sad all day long.
⁷ I am burning with fever,
    and my whole body is sore.
⁸ I am weak and faint.
    I moan from the pain I feel.

⁹ Lord, you know everything I want;
    my cries are not hidden from you.
¹⁰ My heart pounds, and my strength is gone.
    I am losing my sight.
¹¹ Because of my wounds, my friends and neighbors avoid me,
    and my relatives stay far away.
¹² Some people set traps to kill me.
    Those who want to hurt me plan trouble;
    all day long they think up lies.

¹³ I am like the deaf; I cannot hear.
    Like the mute, I cannot speak.
¹⁴ I am like those who do not hear,
    who have no answer to give.
¹⁵ I trust you, Lord.
    You will answer, my Lord and God.
¹⁶ I said, "Don't let them laugh at me
    or brag when I am defeated."
¹⁷ I am about to die,
    and I cannot forget my pain.
¹⁸ I confess my guilt;
    I am troubled by my sin.
¹⁹ My enemies are strong and healthy,
    and many hate me for no reason.
²⁰ They repay me with evil for the good I did.
    They lie about me because I try to do good.

²¹ Lord, don't leave me;
    my God, don't go away.
²² Quickly come and help me,
    my Lord and Savior.