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10 I said, In the noontide of my days I must depart; I am consigned to the gates of Sheol for the rest of my years.
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10 I said, "In the prime of my life must I go through the gates of death and be robbed of the rest of my years?"
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11 I said, I shall not see the LORD in the land of the living; I shall look upon man no more among the inhabitants of the world.
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11 I said, "I will not again see the LORD, the LORD, in the land of the living; no longer will I look on mankind, or be with those who now dwell in this world.
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12 My dwelling is plucked up and removed from me like a shepherd's tent; like a weaver I have rolled up my life; he cuts me off from the loom; from day to night thou dost bring me to an end;
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12 Like a shepherd's tent my house has been pulled down and taken from me. Like a weaver I have rolled up my life, and he has cut me off from the loom; day and night you made an end of me.
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13 I cry for help until morning; like a lion he breaks all my bones; from day to night thou dost bring me to an end.
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13 I waited patiently till dawn, but like a lion he broke all my bones; day and night you made an end of me.
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14 Like a swallow or a crane I clamor, I moan like a dove. My eyes are weary with looking upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be thou my security!
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14 I cried like a swift or thrush, I moaned like a mourning dove. My eyes grew weak as I looked to the heavens. I am troubled; O Lord, come to my aid!"
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15 But what can I say? For he has spoken to me, and he himself has done it. All my sleep has fled because of the bitterness of my soul.
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15 But what can I say? He has spoken to me, and he himself has done this. I will walk humbly all my years because of this anguish of my soul.
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16 O Lord, by these things men live, and in all these is the life of my spirit. Oh, restore me to health and make me live!
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16 Lord, by such things men live; and my spirit finds life in them too. You restored me to health and let me live.
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17 Lo, it was for my welfare that I had great bitterness; but thou hast held back my life from the pit of destruction, for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.
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17 Surely it was for my benefit that I suffered such anguish. In your love you kept me from the pit of destruction; you have put all my sins behind your back.
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18 For Sheol cannot thank thee, death cannot praise thee; those who go down to the pit cannot hope for thy faithfulness.
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18 For the grave cannot praise you, death cannot sing your praise; those who go down to the pit cannot hope for your faithfulness.
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19 The living, the living, he thanks thee, as I do this day; the father makes known to the children thy faithfulness.
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19 The living, the living--they praise you, as I am doing today; fathers tell their children about your faithfulness.
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20 The LORD will save me, and we will sing to stringed instruments all the days of our life, at the house of the LORD.
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20 The LORD will save me, and we will sing with stringed instruments all the days of our lives in the temple of the LORD.
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