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1 Lord, don't correct me when you are angry; don't punish me when you are very angry.
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For the leader. With stringed instruments. On sh'minit [low-pitched musical instruments?]. A psalm of David: ADONAI, don't rebuke me in your anger, don't discipline me in the heat of your fury.
2 Lord, have mercy on me because I am weak. Heal me, Lord, because my bones ache.
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Be gracious to me, ADONAI, because I am withering away; heal me, ADONAI, because my bones are shaking;
3 I am very upset. Lord, how long will it be?
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I am completely terrified; and you, ADONAI - how long?
4 Lord, return and save me; save me because of your kindness.
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Come back, ADONAI, and rescue me! Save me for the sake of your grace;
5 Dead people don't remember you; those in the grave don't praise you.
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for in death, no one remembers you; in Sh'ol, who will praise you?
6 I am tired of crying to you. Every night my bed is wet with tears; my bed is soaked from my crying.
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I am worn out with groaning; all night I drench my bed with tears, flooding my couch till it swims.
7 My eyes are weak from so much crying; they are weak from crying about my enemies.
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My vision is darkened with anger; it grows weak because of all my foes.
8 Get away from me, all you who do evil, because the Lord has heard my crying.
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Get away from me, all you workers of evil! For ADONAI has heard the sound of my weeping,
9 The Lord has heard my cry for help; the Lord will answer my prayer.
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ADONAI has heard my pleading, ADONAI will accept my prayer.
10 All my enemies will be ashamed and troubled. They will turn and suddenly leave in shame. A shiggaion of David which he sang to the Lord about Cush, from the tribe of Benjamin.
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All my enemies will be confounded, completely terrified; they will turn back and be suddenly put to shame.
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Complete Jewish Bible Copyright 1998 by David H. Stern. Published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Used by permission.