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38:1  A psalm of David to remember. Lord, don’t correct me when you are angry. Don’t punish me when you are furious.
38:2  Your arrows have wounded me, and your hand has come down on me.
38:3  My body is sick from your punishment. Even my bones are not healthy because of my sin.
38:4  My guilt has overwhelmed me; like a load it weighs me down.
38:5  My sores stink and become infected because I was foolish.
38:6  I am bent over and bowed down; I am sad all day long.
38:7  I am burning with fever, and my whole body is sore.
38:8  I am weak and faint. I moan from the pain I feel.
38:9  Lord, you know everything I want; my cries are not hidden from you.
38:10  My heart pounds, and my strength is gone. I am losing my sight.
38:11  Because of my wounds, my friends and neighbors avoid me, and my relatives stay far away.
38:12  Some people set traps to kill me. Those who want to hurt me plan trouble; all day long they think up lies.
38:13  I am like the deaf; I cannot hear. Like the mute, I cannot speak.
38:14  I am like those who do not hear, who have no answer to give.
38:15  I trust you, Lord. You will answer, my Lord and God.
38:16  I said, “Don’t let them laugh at me or brag when I am defeated.”
38:17  I am about to die, and I cannot forget my pain.
38:18  I confess my guilt; I am troubled by my sin.
38:19  My enemies are strong and healthy, and many hate me for no reason.
38:20  They repay me with evil for the good I did. They lie about me because I try to do good.
38:21  Lord, don’t leave me; my God, don’t go away.
38:22  Quickly come and help me, my Lord and Savior.