1O Lord , do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.
2Be merciful to me, Lord , for I am faint; O Lord , heal me, for my bones are in agony.
3My soul is in anguish. How long, O Lord , how long?
4Turn, O Lord , and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love.
5No one remembers you when he is dead. Who praises you from the grave 1 ?
6I am worn out from groaning; all night long I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.
7My eyes grow weak with sorrow; they fail because of all my foes.
8Away from me, all you who do evil, for the Lord has heard my weeping.
9The Lord has heard my cry for mercy; the Lord accepts my prayer.
10All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed; they will turn back in sudden disgrace.