Psalm 38:1–8

1 Lord, do not punish me in your anger

or discipline me in your wrath.g

2 For your arrows have sunk into me,

and your hand has pressed down on me.h

3 There is no soundness in my body

because of your indignation;

there is no healthC in my bones

because of my sin.i

4 For my iniquities have flooded over my head;

they are a burden too heavy for me to bear.j

5 My wounds are foul and festering

because of my foolishness.k

6 I am bent over and brought very low;

all day long I go around in mourning.l

7 For my insides are full of burning pain,

and there is no soundness in my body.m

8 I am faint and severely crushed;

I groan because of the anguish of my heart.n