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1 A Psalm of David. To bring to remembrance. O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your wrath, Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure!
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<<A Psalm by David, for a memorial.>> LORD, don't rebuke me in your wrath, Neither chasten me in your hot displeasure.
2 For Your arrows pierce me deeply, And Your hand presses me down.
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For your arrows have pierced me, Your hand presses hard on me.
3 There is no soundness in my flesh Because of Your anger, Nor any health in my bones Because of my sin.
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There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation, Neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.
4 For my iniquities have gone over my head; Like a heavy burden they are too heavy for me.
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For my iniquities have gone over my head. As a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.
5 My wounds are foul and festering Because of my foolishness.
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My wounds are loathsome and corrupt, Because of my foolishness.
6 I am troubled, I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long.
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I am pained and bowed down greatly. I go mourning all day long.
7 For my loins are full of inflammation, And there is no soundness in my flesh.
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For my loins are filled with burning. There is no soundness in my flesh.
8 I am feeble and severely broken; I groan because of the turmoil of my heart.
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I am faint and severely bruised. I have groaned by reason of the anguish of my heart.
9 Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You.
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Lord, all my desire is before you. My groaning is not hidden from you.
10 My heart pants, my strength fails me; As for the light of my eyes, it also has gone from me.
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My heart throbs. My strength fails me. As for the light of my eyes, it also is gone from me.
11 My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague, And my relatives stand afar off.
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My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague. My kinsmen stand afar off.
12 Those also who seek my life lay snares for me; Those who seek my hurt speak of destruction, And plan deception all the day long.
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They also who seek after my life lay snares. Those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things, And meditate deceits all day long.
13 But I, like a deaf man, do not hear; And I am like a mute who does not open his mouth.
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But I, as a deaf man, don't hear. I am as a mute man who doesn't open his mouth.
14 Thus I am like a man who does not hear, And in whose mouth is no response.
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Yes, I am as a man who doesn't hear, In whose mouth are no reproofs.
15 For in You, O Lord, I hope; You will hear, O Lord my God.
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For in you, LORD, do I hope. You will answer, Lord my God.
16 For I said, "Hear me, lest they rejoice over me, Lest, when my foot slips, they exalt themselves against me."
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For I said, "Don't let them gloat over me, Or exalt themselves over me when my foot slips."
17 For I am ready to fall, And my sorrow is continually before me.
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For I am ready to fall. My pain is continually before me.
18 For I will declare my iniquity; I will be in anguish over my sin.
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For I will declare my iniquity. I will be sorry for my sin.
19 But my enemies are vigorous, and they are strong; And those who hate me wrongfully have multiplied.
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But my enemies are vigorous and many. Those who hate me without reason are numerous.
20 Those also who render evil for good, They are my adversaries, because I follow what is good.
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They who also render evil for good are adversaries to me, Because I follow what is good.
21 Do not forsake me, O Lord; O my God, be not far from me!
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Don't forsake me, LORD. My God, don't be far from me.
22 Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation!
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Hurry to help me, Lord, my salvation.