2. You have hurt me. You punished me and hurt me deeply.
3. You punished me severely, so my whole body is sore. I sinned, and now all my bones hurt.
4. My guilt is like a heavy burden. I am sinking beneath its weight.
5. I did a foolish thing, and now I have infected sores that stink.
6. I am bent and bowed down. I am depressed all day long.
7. I am burning with fever, and my whole body hurts.
8. I hurt so much I cannot feel anything. My pounding heart makes me scream!
9. My Lord, you heard my groaning. You can hear my sighs.
10. My heart is pounding. My strength is gone, and I am going blind.
11. Because of my sickness, my friends and neighbors will not visit me; my family will not come near me.
12. My enemies say bad things about me. They are spreading lies and rumors. They talk about me all the time.
13. But I am like a deaf man and cannot hear. I am like someone who cannot speak.
14. I am like those who cannot hear what people are saying about them. I cannot answer to prove my enemies wrong.
15. Lord, you must defend me. Lord my God, you must speak for me.
16. That’s why I prayed, “Don’t let my enemies smile at my pain. Full of pride, they will laugh if I stumble and fall.”