49 lines
1.7 KiB
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49 lines
1.7 KiB
Markdown
# Chapter 38
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1 Lord, do not punish me in your anger
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or discipline me in your wrath.
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2 For your arrows have sunk into me,
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and your hand has pressed down on me.
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3 There is no soundness in my body
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because of your indignation;
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there is no health in my bones
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because of my sin.
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4 For my iniquities have flooded over my head;
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they are a burden too heavy for me to bear.
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5 My wounds are foul and festering
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because of my foolishness.
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6 I am bent over and brought very low;
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all day long I go around in mourning.
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7 For my insides are full of burning pain,
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and there is no soundness in my body.
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8 I am faint and severely crushed;
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I groan because of the anguish of my heart.
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9 Lord, my every desire is in front of you;
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my sighing is not hidden from you.
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10 My heart races, my strength leaves me,
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and even the light of my eyes has faded.
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11 My loved ones and friends stand back from my affliction,
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and my relatives stand at a distance.
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12 Those who intend to kill me set traps,
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and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me;
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they plot treachery all day long.
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13 I am like a deaf person; I do not hear.
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I am like a speechless person
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who does not open his mouth.
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14 I am like a man who does not hear
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and has no arguments in his mouth.
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15 For I put my hope in you, Lord;
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you will answer me, my Lord, my God.
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16 For I said, “Don’t let them rejoice over me—
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those who are arrogant toward me when I stumble.”
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17 For I am about to fall,
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and my pain is constantly with me.
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18 So I confess my iniquity;
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I am anxious because of my sin.
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19 But my enemies are vigorous and powerful;
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many hate me for no reason.
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20 Those who repay evil for good
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attack me for pursuing good.
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21 Lord, do not abandon me;
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my God, do not be far from me.
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22 Hurry to help me,
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my Lord, my salvation. |