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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!