GOODMORNING

¹When you are angry, LORD,

please don’t punish me

or even correct me.

²You shot me with your arrows,

and you struck me

with your hand.

³My body hurts all over

because of your anger.

Even my bones are in pain,

and my sins ⁴are so heavy

that I am crushed.

⁵Because of my foolishness,

I am covered with sores

that stink and spread.

⁶My body is twisted and bent,

and I groan all day long.

⁷Fever has my back in flames,

and I hurt all over.

⁸I am worn out and weak,

moaning and in distress.

⁹You, Lord, know every one

of my deepest desires,

and my noisy groans

are no secret to you.

¹⁰My heart is beating fast.

I feel weak all over,

and my eyes are red.

¹¹Because of my sickness,

no friends or neighbors

will come near me.

¹²All who want me dead

set traps to catch me,

and those who want

to harm and destroy me

plan and plot all day.

¹³I am not able to hear

or speak a word;

¹⁴I am completely deaf

and can’t make a sound.

¹⁵I trust you, LORD God,

and you will do something.

¹⁶I said, “Don’t let them laugh

or brag because I slip.”

¹⁷I am about to collapse

from constant pain.

¹⁸I told you my sins,

and I am sorry for them.

¹⁹Many deadly and powerful

enemies hate me,

²⁰and they repay evil for good

because I try to do right.

²¹You are the LORD God!

Stay nearby

and don’t desert me.

²²You are the one who saves me.

Please hurry and help.