[1]O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath; neither chasten me in the heat of thine anger.[2]For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand rests heavily upon me.[3]There is no peace in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sins.[4]For mine iniquities are gone over my head; as a great burden they are too heavy for me.[5]My wounds are loathsome and corrupt because of my foolishness.[6]I am greatly troubled; all the day long I walk sadly.[7]My loins are filled with trembling, and there is no peace in my body.[8]I am feeble and miserable; I have groaned because of the despair of my heart.[9]O LORD, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hidden from thee.[10]My heart is broken, my strength hath failed me; as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.[11]My neighbors and my friends stood aside from my grief; and my kinsmen stood off.[12]They also that seek after my life and wish me evil lay hold on me and speak mischievous things and imagine deceits all the day long.[13]But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that opens not his mouth.[14]Thus I was as a man that hears not, and in whose mouth is no reproof.[15]For in thee, O LORD, do I hope; thou wilt answer me, O LORD my God.[16]Because I said, Hear me, lest they rejoice over me; they scoff at me when my feet waver.[17]I am prepared to suffer, and my sorrow is continually with me.[18]I will declare mine iniquity to thee; I will purify myself of my sins.[19]But mine enemies are strong and alert; and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.[20]They reward me evil for good; they reproach me because I seek after good things.[21]Forsake me not, O LORD; O my God, be not far from me.[22]Abide to help me and save me.