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A Psalm of David, for a memorial.

O Lord , ^(a)rebuke me not in Your wrath, And chasten me not in Your burning anger.

For Your ^(b)arrows have sunk deep into me, And ^(c)Your hand has pressed down on me.

There is ^(d)no soundness in my flesh ^(e)because of Your indignation; There is no health ^(f)in my bones because of my sin.

For my ^(g)iniquities are gone over my head; As a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.

My ^[a]wounds grow foul and fester Because of ^(h)my folly.

I am bent over and ⁽ⁱ⁾greatly bowed down; I ^(j)go mourning all day long.

For my loins are filled with ^(k)burning, And there is ^(l)no soundness in my flesh.

I am ^(m)benumbed and ^[b]badly crushed; I ^[c](n)groan because of the ^[d]agitation of my heart.

Lord, all ^(o)my desire is ^[e]before You; And my ^(p)sighing is not hidden from You.

My heart throbs, ^(q)my strength fails me; And the ^(r)light of my eyes, even ^[f]that ^[g]has gone from me.

My ^[h](s)loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague; And my kinsmen ^(t)stand afar off.

Those who ^(u)seek my life ^(v)lay snares for me; And those who ^(w)seek to injure me have ^[i]threatened destruction, And they ^(x)devise treachery all day long.

But I, like a deaf man, do not hear; And I am like a ^(y)mute man who does not open his mouth.

Yes, I am like a man who does not hear, And in whose mouth are no arguments.

For ^(z)I ^[j]hope in You, O Lord ; You ^(aa)will answer, O Lord my God.

For I said, "May they not rejoice over me, Who, when my foot slips, ^(ab)would magnify themselves against me."

For I am ^(ac)ready to fall, And ^(ad)my ^[k]sorrow is continually before me.

For I ^[l](ae)confess my iniquity; I am full of ^(af)anxiety because of my sin.

But my ^(ag)enemies are vigorous and ^[m]strong, And many are those who ^(ah)hate me wrongfully.

And those who ^(ai)repay evil for good, They ^(aj)oppose me, because I follow what is good.

Do not forsake me, O Lord ; O my God, ^(ak)do not be far from me!

Make ^(al)haste to help me, O Lord, ^(am)my salvation!