| New American Standard Bible 1995 | NET Bible |
| 1A Psalm of David, for a memorial. O LORD, rebuke me not in Your wrath, And chasten me not in Your burning anger. | 1A psalm of David, written to get God's attention. O LORD, do not continue to rebuke me in your anger! Do not continue to punish me in your raging fury! |
| 2For Your arrows have sunk deep into me, And Your hand has pressed down on me. | 2For your arrows pierce me, and your hand presses me down. |
| 3There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your indignation; There is no health in my bones because of my sin. | 3My whole body is sick because of your judgment; I am deprived of health because of my sin. |
| 4For my iniquities are gone over my head; As a heavy burden they weigh too much for me. | 4For my sins overwhelm me; like a heavy load, they are too much for me to bear. |
| 5My wounds grow foul and fester Because of my folly. | 5My wounds are infected and starting to smell, because of my foolish sins. |
| 6I am bent over and greatly bowed down; I go mourning all day long. | 6I am dazed and completely humiliated; all day long I walk around mourning. |
| 7For my loins are filled with burning, And there is no soundness in my flesh. | 7For I am overcome with shame and my whole body is sick. |
| 8I am benumbed and badly crushed; I groan because of the agitation of my heart. | 8I am numb with pain and severely battered; I groan loudly because of the anxiety I feel. |
| 9Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You. | 9O Lord, you understand my heart's desire; my groaning is not hidden from you. |
| 10My heart throbs, my strength fails me; And the light of my eyes, even that has gone from me. | 10My heart beats quickly; my strength leaves me; I can hardly see. |
| 11My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague; And my kinsmen stand afar off. | 11Because of my condition, even my friends and acquaintances keep their distance; my neighbors stand far away. |
| 12Those who seek my life lay snares for me; And those who seek to injure me have threatened destruction, And they devise treachery all day long. | 12Those who seek my life try to entrap me; those who want to harm me speak destructive words; all day long they say deceitful things. |
| 13But I, like a deaf man, do not hear; And I am like a mute man who does not open his mouth. | 13But I am like a deaf man--I hear nothing; I am like a mute who cannot speak. |
| 14Yes, I am like a man who does not hear, And in whose mouth are no arguments. | 14I am like a man who cannot hear and is incapable of arguing his defense. |
| 15For I hope in You, O LORD; You will answer, O Lord my God. | 15Yet I wait for you, O LORD! You will respond, O Lord, my God! |
| 16For I said, "May they not rejoice over me, Who, when my foot slips, would magnify themselves against me." | 16I have prayed for deliverance, because otherwise they will gloat over me; when my foot slips they will arrogantly taunt me. |
| 17For I am ready to fall, And my sorrow is continually before me. | 17For I am about to stumble, and I am in constant pain. |
| 18For I confess my iniquity; I am full of anxiety because of my sin. | 18Yes, I confess my wrongdoing, and I am concerned about my sins. |
| 19But my enemies are vigorous and strong, And many are those who hate me wrongfully. | 19But those who are my enemies for no reason are numerous; those who hate me without cause outnumber me. |
| 20And those who repay evil for good, They oppose me, because I follow what is good. | 20They repay me evil for the good I have done; though I have tried to do good to them, they hurl accusations at me. |
| 21Do not forsake me, O LORD; O my God, do not be far from me! | 21Do not abandon me, O LORD! My God, do not remain far away from me! |
| 22Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation! | 22Hurry and help me, O Lord, my deliverer! |
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