O Lord, rebuke me not in your indignation, *

neither chasten me in your displeasure.

Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am weak; *

O Lord, heal me, for my bones are racked.

My soul also is greatly troubled; *

but, Lord, how long will you punish me?

Turn, O Lord, and deliver my soul; *

O save me for your mercy’s sake.

For in death no one remembers you, *

and who will give you thanks in the grave?

I am weary with my groaning; *

every night I flood my bed and drench my couch with my tears.

My eyes have become dim because of trouble, *

and worn away because of all my enemies.

Away from me, all you who work wickedness, *

for the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping.

The Lord has heard my petition; *

the Lord will receive my prayer.

All my enemies shall be confounded, and greatly vexed; *

they shall be turned back, and put to shame suddenly.

Blessed is the one whose unrighteousness is forgiven, *

and whose sin is covered.

Blessed is the one to whom the Lord imputes no sin, *

and in whose spirit there is no guile.

For while I held my tongue, my bones wasted away; *

I ceased not from groaning all the day long.

For your hand was heavy upon me day and night, *

and I was dried up and withered, as in the drought of summer.

Then I acknowledged my sin unto you, *

and I did not hide my iniquity.

I said, I will confess my sins unto the Lord; *

and so you forgave the wickedness of my sin.

For this reason shall all the godly make their prayers unto you at a time when you may be found; *

when the great floodwaters rise, they shall not reach them.

You are my hiding-place; you shall preserve me from trouble; *

you shall encompass me with songs of deliverance.

“I will instruct you and teach you in the way that you should go, *

and I will guide you with my eye.

“Do not be like the horse and mule, which have no understanding, *

whose mouths must be held with bit and bridle, or else they will not come near you.”

Great troubles remain for the ungodly; *

but mercy embraces those who trust in the Lord.

Be glad, O you righteous, and rejoice in the Lord; *

and be joyful, all who are true of heart.