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38 ‎(1) A psalm of David. *Lehazkir*.
‎(2) O LORD, do not punish me in wrath;
do not chastise me in fury. ‎(3) For Your arrows have struck me;
Your blows have fallen upon me. ‎(4) There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your rage,
no wholeness in my bones because of my sin. ‎(5) For my iniquities have overwhelmed me;
they are like a heavy burden, more than I can bear. ‎(6) My wounds stink and fester
because of my folly. ‎(7) I am all bent and bowed;
I walk about in gloom all day long. ‎(8) For my sinews are full of fever;
there is no soundness in my flesh. ‎(9) I am all benumbed and crushed;
I roar because of the turmoil in my mind.
‎(10) O Lord, You are aware of all my entreaties;
my groaning is not hidden from You. ‎(11) My mind reels;
my strength fails me;
my eyes too have lost their luster. ‎(12) My friends and companions stand back from my affliction;
my kinsmen stand far off. ‎(13) Those who seek my life lay traps;
those who wish me harm speak malice;
they utter deceit all the time. ‎(14) But I am like a deaf man, unhearing,
like a dumb man who cannot speak up; ‎(15) I am like one who does not hear,
who has no retort on his lips. ‎(16) But I wait for You, O LORD;
You will answer, O Lord, my God. ‎(17) For I fear they will rejoice over me;
when my foot gives way they will vaunt themselves against me. ‎(18) For I am on the verge of collapse;
my pain is always with me. ‎(19) I acknowledge my iniquity;
I am fearful over my sin; ‎(20) for my mortal enemies are numerous;
my treacherous foes are many. ‎(21) Those who repay evil for good
harass me for pursuing good. ‎(22) Do not abandon me, O LORD;
my God, be not far from me; ‎(23) hasten to my aid,
O Lord, my deliverance.
Mishneh Torah, Creditor and Debtor
Mishneh Torah, Prayer and the Priestly Blessing
Version: Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures, published by JPS
Source: https://jps.org/books/tanakh-the-holy-scriptures-blue/
License: CC-BY-NC