Psalms 38:1-9

¹A psalm of David, to bring to remembrance. Yahweh, do not rebuke me in your anger; do not punish me in your wrath.

²For your arrows pierce me, and your hand presses me down.

³My whole body is sick because of your anger; there is no health in my bones because of my sin.

⁴For my iniquities overwhelm me; they are a burden too heavy for me.

⁵My wounds are infected and smell because of my foolish sins.

⁶I am stooped over and humiliated every day; I go about mourning all day long.

⁷For within me, I am filled with burning; there is no health in my flesh.

⁸I am numb and utterly crushed; I groan because of the anguish of my heart.

⁹Lord, you understand my heart's deepest yearnings, and my groanings are not hidden from you.