My guilt has overwhelmed(A) me
    like a burden too heavy to bear.(B)

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

All my longings(M) lie open before you, Lord;
    my sighing(N) is not hidden from you.
10 My heart pounds,(O) my strength fails(P) me;
    even the light has gone from my eyes.(Q)
11 My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds;(R)
    my neighbors stay far away.

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For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.

I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.

For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh.

I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.

Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.

10 My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.

11 My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.

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