The text of the psalm
מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד לְהַזְכִּֽיר׃
A Psalm of David, to make memorial.
יְהוָה אַל־בְּקֶצְפְּךָ תוֹכִיחֵנִי וּבַחֲמָתְךָ תְיַסְּרֵֽנִי׃
O LORD, rebuke me not in Thine anger; neither chasten me in Thy wrath.
כִּי־חִצֶּיךָ נִחֲתוּ בִי וַתִּנְחַת עָלַי יָדֶֽךָ׃
For Thine arrows are gone deep into me, and Thy hand is come down upon me.
אֵין־מְתֹם בִּבְשָׂרִי מִפְּנֵי זַעְמֶךָ אֵין־שָׁלוֹם בַּעֲצָמַי מִפְּנֵי חַטָּאתִֽי׃
There is no soundness in my flesh because of Thine indignation; neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.
כִּי עֲוֺנֹתַי עָבְרוּ רֹאשִׁי כְּמַשָּׂא כָבֵד יִכְבְּדוּ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃
For mine iniquities are gone over my head; as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
הִבְאִישׁוּ נָמַקּוּ חַבּוּרֹתָי מִפְּנֵי אִוַּלְתִּֽי׃
My wounds are noisome, they fester, because of my foolishness.
נַעֲוֵיתִי שַׁחֹתִי עַד־מְאֹד כָּל־הַיּוֹם קֹדֵר הִלָּֽכְתִּי׃
I am bent and bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day.
כִּי־כְסָלַי מָלְאוּ נִקְלֶה וְאֵין מְתֹם בִּבְשָׂרִֽי׃
For my loins are filled with burning; and there is no soundness in my flesh.
נְפוּגוֹתִי וְנִדְכֵּיתִי עַד־מְאֹד שָׁאַגְתִּי מִנַּהֲמַת לִבִּֽי׃
I am benumbed and sore crushed; I groan by reason of the moaning of my heart.
אֲדנָי נֶגְדְּךָ כָל־תַּאֲוָתִי וְאַנְחָתִי מִמְּךָ לֹא־נִסְתָּֽרָה׃
Lord, all my desire is before Thee; and my sighing is not hid from Thee.
לִבִּי סְחַרְחַר עֲזָבַנִי כֹחִי וְאוֹר־עֵינַי גַּם־הֵם אֵין אִתִּֽי׃
My heart fluttereth, my strength faileth me; as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.
אֹהֲבַי וְרֵעַי מִנֶּגֶד נִגְעִי יַעֲמֹדוּ וּקְרוֹבַי מֵרָחֹק עָמָֽדוּ׃
My friends and my companions stand aloof from my plague; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
וַיְנַקְשׁוּ מְבַקְשֵׁי נַפְשִׁי וְדֹרְשֵׁי רָעָתִי דִּבְּרוּ הַוּוֹת וּמִרְמוֹת כָּל־הַיּוֹם יֶהְגּֽוּ׃
They also that seek after my life lay snares for me; and they that seek my hurt speak crafty devices, and utter deceits all the day.
וַאֲנִי כְחֵרֵשׁ לֹא אֶשְׁמָע וּכְאִלֵּם לֹא יִפְתַּח־פִּֽיו׃
But I am as a deaf man, I hear not; and I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
וָאֱהִי כְּאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹא־שֹׁמֵעַ וְאֵין בְּפִיו תּוֹכָֽחוֹת׃
Yea, I am become as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no arguments.
כִּי־לְךָ יְהוָה הוֹחָלְתִּי אַתָּה תַעֲנֶה אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהָֽי׃
For in Thee, O LORD, do I hope; Thou wilt answer, O Lord my God.
כִּי־אָמַרְתִּי פֶּן־יִשְׂמְחוּ־לִי בְּמוֹט רַגְלִי עָלַי הִגְדִּֽילוּ׃
For I said: 'Lest they rejoice over me; when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.'
כִּי־אֲנִי לְצֶלַע נָכוֹן וּמַכְאוֹבִי נֶגְדִּי תָמִֽיד׃
For I am ready to halt, and my pain is continually before me.
כִּי־עֲוֺנִי אַגִּיד אֶדְאַג מֵחַטָּאתִֽי׃
For I do declare mine iniquity; I am full of care because of my sin.
וְאֹיְבַי חַיִּים עָצֵמוּ וְרַבּוּ שֹׂנְאַי שָֽׁקֶר׃
But mine enemies are strong in health; and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
וּמְשַׁלְּמֵי רָעָה תַּחַת טוֹבָה יִשְׂטְנוּנִי תַּחַת רָֽדְפִי־טֽוֹב׃
They also that repay evil for good are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.
אַל־תַּעַזְבֵנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהַי אַל־תִּרְחַק מִמֶּֽנִּי׃
Forsake me not, O LORD; O my God, be not far from me.
חוּשָׁה לְעֶזְרָתִי אֲדֹנָי תְּשׁוּעָתִֽי׃
Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation.