1. A psalm of David. For remembrance.
2. Lord, do not punish me in your anger;in your wrath do not chastise me!
3. Your arrows have sunk deep in me;your hand has come down upon me.
4. There is no wholesomeness in my flesh because of your anger;there is no health in my bones because of my sin.
5. My iniquities overwhelm me,a burden too heavy for me.
6. Foul and festering are my soresbecause of my folly.
7. I am stooped and deeply bowed;every day I go about mourning.
8. My loins burn with fever;there is no wholesomeness in my flesh.
9. I am numb and utterly crushed;I wail with anguish of heart.
10. My Lord, my deepest yearning is before you;my groaning is not hidden from you.
11. My heart shudders, my strength forsakes me;the very light of my eyes has failed.
12. Friends and companions shun my disease;my neighbors stand far off.
13. Those who seek my life lay snares for me;they seek my misfortune, they speak of ruin;they plot treachery every day.