New International Version NIV
New International Version NIV
1 “I loathe my very life; therefore I will give free rein to my complaint and speak out in the bitterness of my soul.
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“I loathe my very life; therefore I will give free rein to my complaint and speak out in the bitterness of my soul.
2 I say to God: Do not declare me guilty, but tell me what charges you have against me.
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I say to God: Do not declare me guilty, but tell me what charges you have against me.
3 Does it please you to oppress me, to spurn the work of your hands, while you smile on the plans of the wicked?
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Does it please you to oppress me, to spurn the work of your hands, while you smile on the plans of the wicked?
4 Do you have eyes of flesh? Do you see as a mortal sees?
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Do you have eyes of flesh? Do you see as a mortal sees?
5 Are your days like those of a mortal or your years like those of a strong man,
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Are your days like those of a mortal or your years like those of a strong man,
6 that you must search out my faults and probe after my sin—
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that you must search out my faults and probe after my sin—
7 though you know that I am not guilty and that no one can rescue me from your hand?
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though you know that I am not guilty and that no one can rescue me from your hand?
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Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide.