GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New International Version NIV
1 How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
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How long, LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
2 How long must I make decisions alone with sorrow in my heart day after day? How long will my enemy triumph over me?
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How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me?
3 Look at me! Answer me, O LORD my God! Light up my eyes, or else I will die
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Look on me and answer, LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death,
4 and my enemy will say, "I have overpowered him." My opponents will rejoice because I have been shaken.
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and my enemy will say, “I have overcome him,” and my foes will rejoice when I fall.
5 But I trust your mercy. My heart finds joy in your salvation.
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But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.
6 I will sing to the LORD because he has been good to me.
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I will sing the LORD’s praise, for he has been good to me.
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