The Message Bible MSG
Young's Literal Translation YLT
1 Take a deep breath, God; calm down - don't be so hasty with your punishing rod.
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A Psalm of David, `To cause to remember.' Jehovah, in Thy wrath reprove me not, Nor in Thy fury chastise me.
2 Your sharp-pointed arrows of rebuke draw blood; my backside smarts from your caning.
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For Thine arrows have come down on me, And Thou lettest down upon me Thy hand.
3 I've lost twenty pounds in two months because of your accusation. My bones are brittle as dry sticks because of my sin.
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Soundness is not in my flesh, Because of Thine indignation, Peace is not in my bones because of my sin.
4 I'm swamped by my bad behavior, collapsed under gunnysacks of guilt.
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For mine iniquities have passed over my head, As a heavy burden -- too heavy for me.
5 The cuts in my flesh stink and grow maggots because I've lived so badly.
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Stunk -- become corrupt have my wounds, Because of my folly.
6 And now I'm flat on my face feeling sorry for myself morning to night.
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I have been bent down, I have been bowed down -- unto excess, All the day I have gone mourning.
7 All my insides are on fire, my body is a wreck.
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For my flanks have been full of drought, And soundness is not in my flesh.
8 I'm on my last legs; I've had it - my life is a vomit of groans.
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I have been feeble and smitten -- unto excess, I have roared from disquietude of heart.
9 Lord, my longings are sitting in plain sight, my groans an old story to you.
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Lord, before Thee [is] all my desire, And my sighing from Thee hath not been hid.
10 My heart's about to break; I'm a burned-out case. Cataracts blind me to God and good;
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My heart [is] panting, my power hath forsaken me, And the light of mine eyes, Even they are not with me.
11 old friends avoid me like the plague. My cousins never visit, my neighbors stab me in the back.
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My lovers and my friends over-against my plague stand. And my neighbours afar off have stood.
12 My competitors blacken my name, devoutly they pray for my ruin.
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And those seeking my soul lay a snare, And those seeking my evil Have spoken mischievous things, And they do deceits meditate all the day.
13 But I'm deaf and mute to it all, ears shut, mouth shut.
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And I, as deaf, hear not. And as a dumb one who openeth not his mouth.
14 I don't hear a word they say, don't speak a word in response.
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Yea, I am as a man who heareth not, And in his mouth are no reproofs.
15 What I do, God, is wait for you, wait for my Lord, my God - you will answer!
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Because for Thee, O Jehovah, I have waited, Thou dost answer, O Lord my God.
16 I wait and pray so they won't laugh me off, won't smugly strut off when I stumble.
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When I said, `Lest they rejoice over me, In the slipping of my foot against me they magnified themselves.
17 I'm on the edge of losing it - the pain in my gut keeps burning.
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For I am ready to halt, And my pain [is] before me continually.
18 I'm ready to tell my story of failure, I'm no longer smug in my sin.
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For mine iniquity I declare, I am sorry for my sin.
19 My enemies are alive and in action, a lynch mob after my neck.
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And mine enemies [are] lively, They have been strong, and those hating me without cause, Have been multiplied.
20 I give out good and get back evil from God-haters who can't stand a God-lover.
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And those paying evil for good accuse me, Because of my pursuing good.
21 Don't dump me, God; my God, don't stand me up.
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Do not forsake me, O Jehovah, My God, be not far from me,
22 Hurry and help me; I want some wide-open space in my life!
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Haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation!
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.
Young's Literal Translation is in the public domain.