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13 Oh that thou wouldest hide me in Sheol, that thou wouldest conceal me until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!
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“If only you would hide me in the grave and conceal me till your anger has passed! If only you would set me a time and then remember me!
14 If a man die, shall he live again? All the days of my service I would wait, till my release should come.
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If someone dies, will they live again? All the days of my hard service I will wait for my renewal to come.
15 Thou wouldest call, and I would answer thee; thou wouldest long for the work of thy hands.
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You will call and I will answer you; you will long for the creature your hands have made.
16 For then thou wouldest number my steps, thou wouldest not keep watch over my sin;
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Surely then you will count my steps but not keep track of my sin.
17 my transgression would be sealed up in a bag, and thou wouldest cover over my iniquity.
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My offenses will be sealed up in a bag; you will cover over my sin.