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New Revised Standard NRS
1 Please, LORD, don't punish me when you are angry; don't discipline me when you are furious.
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O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger, or discipline me in your wrath.
2 Have mercy on me, LORD, because I'm frail. Heal me, LORD, because my bones are shaking in terror!
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Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing; O Lord, heal me, for my bones are shaking with terror.
3 My whole body is completely terrified! But you, LORD! How long will this last?
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My soul also is struck with terror, while you, O Lord—how long?
4 Come back to me, LORD! Deliver me! Save me for the sake of your faithful love!
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Turn, O Lord, save my life; deliver me for the sake of your steadfast love.
5 No one is going to praise you when they are dead. Who gives you thanks from the grave?
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For in death there is no remembrance of you; in Sheol who can give you praise?
6 I'm worn out from groaning. Every night, I drench my bed with tears; I soak my couch all the way through.
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I am weary with my moaning; every night I flood my bed with tears; I drench my couch with my weeping.
7 My vision fails because of my grief; it's weak because of all my distress.
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My eyes waste away because of grief; they grow weak because of all my foes.
8 Get away from me, all you evildoers, because the LORD has heard me crying!
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Depart from me, all you workers of evil, for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping.
9 The LORD has listened to my request. The LORD accepts my prayer.
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The Lord has heard my supplication; the Lord accepts my prayer.
10 All my enemies will be ashamed and completely terrified; they will be defeated and ashamed instantly.
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All my enemies shall be ashamed and struck with terror; they shall turn back, and in a moment be put to shame.