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!