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38:1  Lord, do not rebuke me in anger. Do not discipline me in wrath.
38:2  Indeed, your arrows have stuck in me. Your hand has come down on me.
38:3  There is no health in my flesh because of your rage. There is no wellness in my bones because of my sin,
38:4  because my guilt has gone over my head. Like a heavy burden, it is too heavy for me.
38:5  My wounds stink and ooze because of my folly.
38:6  I am drooping. I am completely bent over. All day long I go around mourning.
38:7  Even my back burns with pain. My whole body is unhealthy.
38:8  I have become numb. I am totally crushed. I groan loudly because of my anxious thoughts.
38:9  Lord, all my needs lie before you. My sighs are not hidden from you.
38:10  My heart beats quickly. My strength leaves me. Even the light of my eyes is gone from me.
38:11  My loved ones and my friends stand far away because of the blow I have suffered. My neighbors stand at a distance.
38:12  Those who pursue my life set traps. Those who seek to harm me talk about my ruin. All day long they plot deception.
38:13  I am deaf. I cannot hear. Like a mute person, I cannot open my mouth.
38:14  I am like a man who cannot hear. No response comes from his mouth.
38:15  Yet I wait for you, Lord. You will answer, O Lord my God.
38:16  So I said, “Do not let them celebrate because of me. Do not let them gloat when my foot slips.”
38:17  Look! I am about to fall, and I am always in pain,
38:18  so I declare my guilt, and I am troubled by my sin.
38:19  My aggressive enemies are numerous. Those who hate me for no reason are many.
38:20  Those who repay evil for good slander me because I pursue what is good.
38:21  Do not forsake me, O Lord. My God, do not be far from me.
38:22  Hurry to help me, O Lord, my salvation.