4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me;

my strength was dried upo as by the heat of summer. [Selah]

5 I acknowledged my sin to thee,

and I did not hide my iniquity;

I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord”;

then thou didst forgive the guilt of my sin. [Selah]

6 Therefore let every one who is godly

offer prayer to thee;

at a time of distress,p in the rush of great waters,

they shall not reach him.