Psalms 38:4-21

⁴For my wickednesses be gone over mine head; as an heavy burden, those or they be made heavy on me.

⁵Mine healed wounds were rotten, and be broken; from the face of mine unwisdom.

⁶I am made a wretch, and I am bowed down till into the end; all day I entered sorrowful.

⁷For my loins be filled with scorn-ings; and health is not in my flesh.

⁸I am tormented, and made low full greatly; I roared for the wailing of mine heart.

⁹Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my wailing is not hid from thee.

¹⁰Mine heart is troubled in me, my virtue forsook me; and the light of mine eyes, and it is not with me.

¹¹My friends and my neighbours nighed; and stood against me. And they that were beside me stood afar;

¹²and they did violence, that sought my life. And they that sought evils to me, spake vanities; and thought guiles or treacheries all day.

¹³But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and as a dumb man not opening his mouth.

¹⁴And I am made as a man not hearing; and not having reprovings in his mouth.

¹⁵For, Lord, I hoped in thee; my Lord God, thou shalt hear me.

¹⁶For I said, Hear me, Lest any time mine enemies have joy on me; and the while my feet be moved/and while my feet were moved, they spake great things on me.

¹⁷For I am ready to beatings; and my sorrow is evermore in my sight.

¹⁸For I shall tell my wickedness; and I shall think for my sin.

¹⁹But mine enemies live, and they be confirmed on me; and they be multiplied, that hate me wickedly.

²⁰They that yield evils for goods, backbited me; for I pursued or followed goodness.

²¹My Lord God, forsake thou not me; go thou not away from me.