Because of your wrath there is no health(A) in my body;
    there is no soundness in my bones(B) because of my sin.
My guilt has overwhelmed(C) me
    like a burden too heavy to bear.(D)

My wounds(E) fester and are loathsome(F)
    because of my sinful folly.(G)
I am bowed down(H) and brought very low;
    all day long I go about mourning.(I)
My back is filled with searing pain;(J)
    there is no health(K) in my body.
I am feeble and utterly crushed;(L)
    I groan(M) in anguish of heart.(N)

All my longings(O) lie open before you, Lord;
    my sighing(P) is not hidden from you.
10 My heart pounds,(Q) my strength fails(R) me;
    even the light has gone from my eyes.(S)
11 My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds;(T)
    my neighbors stay far away.
12 Those who want to kill me set their traps,(U)
    those who would harm me talk of my ruin;(V)
    all day long they scheme and lie.(W)

13 I am like the deaf, who cannot hear,(X)
    like the mute, who cannot speak;
14 I have become like one who does not hear,
    whose mouth can offer no reply.

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