| New International Version | New Living Translation |
| 1A psalm of David. A petition. LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath. | 1O LORD, don’t rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your rage! |
| 2Your arrows have pierced me, and your hand has come down on me. | 2Your arrows have struck deep, and your blows are crushing me. |
| 3Because of your wrath there is no health in my body; there is no soundness in my bones because of my sin. | 3Because of your anger, my whole body is sick; my health is broken because of my sins. |
| 4My guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden too heavy to bear. | 4My guilt overwhelms me— it is a burden too heavy to bear. |
| 5My wounds fester and are loathsome because of my sinful folly. | 5My wounds fester and stink because of my foolish sins. |
| 6I am bowed down and brought very low; all day long I go about mourning. | 6I am bent over and racked with pain. All day long I walk around filled with grief. |
| 7My back is filled with searing pain; there is no health in my body. | 7A raging fever burns within me, and my health is broken. |
| 8I am feeble and utterly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart. | 8I am exhausted and completely crushed. My groans come from an anguished heart. |
| 9All my longings lie open before you, Lord; my sighing is not hidden from you. | 9You know what I long for, Lord; you hear my every sigh. |
| 10My heart pounds, my strength fails me; even the light has gone from my eyes. | 10My heart beats wildly, my strength fails, and I am going blind. |
| 11My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds; my neighbors stay far away. | 11My loved ones and friends stay away, fearing my disease. Even my own family stands at a distance. |
| 12Those who want to kill me set their traps, those who would harm me talk of my ruin; all day long they scheme and lie. | 12Meanwhile, my enemies lay traps to kill me. Those who wish me harm make plans to ruin me. All day long they plan their treachery. |
| 13I am like the deaf, who cannot hear, like the mute, who cannot speak; | 13But I am deaf to all their threats. I am silent before them as one who cannot speak. |
| 14I have become like one who does not hear, whose mouth can offer no reply. | 14I choose to hear nothing, and I make no reply. |
| 15LORD, I wait for you; you will answer, Lord my God. | 15For I am waiting for you, O LORD. You must answer for me, O Lord my God. |
| 16For I said, "Do not let them gloat or exalt themselves over me when my feet slip." | 16I prayed, “Don’t let my enemies gloat over me or rejoice at my downfall.” |
| 17For I am about to fall, and my pain is ever with me. | 17I am on the verge of collapse, facing constant pain. |
| 18I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin. | 18But I confess my sins; I am deeply sorry for what I have done. |
| 19Many have become my enemies without cause; those who hate me without reason are numerous. | 19I have many aggressive enemies; they hate me without reason. |
| 20Those who repay my good with evil lodge accusations against me, though I seek only to do what is good. | 20They repay me evil for good and oppose me for pursuing good. |
| 21LORD, do not forsake me; do not be far from me, my God. | 21Do not abandon me, O LORD. Do not stand at a distance, my God. |
| 22Come quickly to help me, my Lord and my Savior. | 22Come quickly to help me, O Lord my savior. |
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