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1 O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.
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(37-1) <A psalm for David, for a remembrance of the sabbath.> (37-2) Rebuke me not, O Lord, in thy indignation; nor chastise me in thy wrath.
2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.
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(37-3) For thy arrows are fastened in me: and thy hand hath been strong upon me.
3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.
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(37-4) There is no health in my flesh, because of thy wrath: there is no peace for my bones, because of my sins.
4 For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
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(37-5) For my iniquities are gone over my head: and as a heavy burden are become heavy upon me.
5 My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness.
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(37-6) My sores are putrefied and corrupted, because of my foolishness.
6 I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.
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(37-7) I am become miserable, and am bowed down even to the end: I walked sorrowful all the day long.
7 For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh.
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(37-8) For my loins are filled with illusions; and there is no health in my flesh.
8 I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.
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(37-9) I am afflicted and humbled exceedingly: I roared with the groaning of my heart.
9 Lord, all my desire is before thee; and my groaning is not hid from thee.
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(37-10) Lord, all my desire is before thee, and my groaning is not hidden from thee.
10 My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.
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(37-11) My heart is troubled, my strength hath left me, and the light of my eyes itself is not with me.
11 My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my sore; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
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(37-12) My friends and my neighbours have drawn near, and stood against me. And they that were near me stood afar off:
12 They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.
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(37-13) And they that sought my soul used violence. And they that sought evils to me spoke vain things, and studied deceits all the day long.
13 But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
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(37-14) But I, as a deaf man, heard not: and as a dumb man not opening his mouth.
14 Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
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(37-15) And I became as a man that heareth not: and that hath no reproofs in his mouth.
15 For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.
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(37-16) For in thee, O Lord, have I hoped: thou wilt hear me, O Lord my God.
16 For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
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(37-17) For I said: Lest at any time my enemies rejoice over me: and whilst my feet are moved, they speak great things against me.
17 For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually before me.
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(37-18) For I am ready for scourges: and my sorrow is continually before me.
18 For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.
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(37-19) For I will declare my iniquity: and I will think of my sin.
19 But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
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(37-20) But my enemies live, and are stronger than I: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
20 They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.
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(37-21) They that render evil for good, have detracted me, because I followed goodness.
21 Forsake me not, O LORD: O my God, be not far from me.
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(37-22) For sake me not, O Lord my God: do not thou depart from me.
22 Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.
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(37-23) Attend unto my help, O Lord, the God of my salvation.
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