[38:1] O Lord, don't punish me in your anger!
[38:2] You have wounded me with your arrows; you have struck me down.
[38:3] Because of your anger, I am in great pain; my whole body is diseased because of my sins.
[38:4] I am drowning in the flood of my sins; they are a burden too heavy to bear.
[38:5] Because I have been foolish, my sores stink and rot.
[38:6] I am bent over, I am crushed; I mourn all day long.
[38:7] I am burning with fever and I am near death.
[38:8] I am worn out and utterly crushed; my heart is troubled, and I groan with pain.
[38:9] O Lord, you know what I long for; you hear all my groans.
[38:10] My heart is pounding, my strength is gone, and my eyes have lost their brightness.
[38:11] My friends and neighbors will not come near me, because of my sores; even my family keeps away from me.
[38:12] Those who want to kill me lay traps for me, and those who want to hurt me threaten to ruin me; they never stop plotting against me.
[38:13] I am like the deaf and cannot hear, like the dumb and cannot speak.
[38:14] I am like those who do not answer, because they cannot hear.
[38:15] But I trust in you, O Lord; and you, O Lord my God, will answer me.
[38:16] Don't let my enemies gloat over my distress; don't let them boast about my downfall!
[38:17] I am about to fall and am in constant pain.
[38:18] I confess my sins; they fill me with anxiety.
[38:19] My enemies are healthy and strong; there are many who hate me for no reason.
[38:20] Those who pay back evil for good are against me because I try to do right.
[38:21] Do not abandon me, O Lord; do not stay away, my God!
[38:22] Help me now, O Lord my savior!