A Psalm of David
, to bring to remembrance
. O LORD
, rebuke
me not in thy wrath
: neither chasten
me in thy hot displeasure
.
For thine arrows stick fast
in me, and thy hand
presseth me sore
.
There is no soundness in my flesh
because
of thine anger
; neither is there any rest
in my bones
because
of my sin
.
For mine iniquities are gone over
mine head
: as an heavy
burden
they are too heavy
for me.
My wounds stink
and are corrupt
because
of my foolishness
.
I am troubled; I am bowed down
greatly
; I go
mourning
all the day
long.
For my loins are filled
with a loathsome
disease : and there is no soundness
in my flesh
.
I am feeble and sore
broken
: I have roared
by reason of the disquietness
of my heart
.
Lord, all my desire
is before thee; and my groaning
is not hid
from thee.
My heart panteth
, my strength
faileth
me: as for the light
of mine eyes
, it
also is gone
from me.
My lovers and my friends
stand
aloof from
my sore
; and my kinsmen
stand
afar off
.
They also that seek after my life
lay snares
for me : and they that seek
my hurt
speak
mischievous things
, and imagine
deceits
all the day
long.
But I, as a deaf man , heard
not; and I was as a dumb man
that openeth
not his mouth
.
Thus I was as a man that heareth
not, and in whose mouth
are no reproofs
.
For in thee, O LORD, do I hope
: thou wilt hear
, O Lord
my God
.
For I said, Hear me , lest otherwise they should rejoice
over me: when my foot
slippeth
, they magnify
themselves against me.
For I am ready to halt
, and my sorrow
is continually
before me.
For I will declare mine iniquity
; I will be sorry
for my sin
.
But mine enemies are lively
, and they are strong
: and they that hate
me wrongfully
are multiplied
.
They also that render evil
for good
are mine adversaries
; because I follow
the thing that good
is .
Forsake me not, O LORD
: O my God
, be not far
from me.
Make haste to help
me, O Lord
my salvation
.