Awake and rise to my defense, to my cause, my God and my Lord!

Let them not say in their hearts, “Aha, just what we wanted!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up!”

Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.

the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned under judgment.

A Psalm of David, for remembrance. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.

For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.

There is no soundness in my body because of Your anger; there is no rest in my bones because of my sin.

My wounds are foul and festering because of my sinful folly.

I am bent and brought low; all day long I go about mourning.

For my loins are full of burning pain, and no soundness remains in my body.

I am numb and badly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart.

O Lord, my every desire is before You; my groaning is not hidden from You.

My heart pounds, my strength fails, and even the light of my eyes has faded.

My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.

Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.

I wait for You, O LORD; You will answer, O Lord my God.

For I said, “Let them not gloat over me—those who taunt me when my foot slips.”

For I am ready to fall, and my pain is ever with me.

Many are my enemies without cause, and many hate me without reason.

Do not forsake me, O LORD; be not far from me, O my God.

My heart grew hot within me; as I mused, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue:

“Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is.

I have become mute; I do not open my mouth because of what You have done.

Remove Your scourge from me; I am perishing by the force of Your hand.

… my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. For I am a …