| New King James Version | International Standard Version |
| 1A Psalm of David. To bring to remembrance. O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your wrath, Nor chasten me in Your hot displeasure! | 1LORD! Do not rebuke me in your anger; do not correct me in your wrath, |
| 2For Your arrows pierce me deeply, And Your hand presses me down. | 2because your arrows have sunk deep into me, and your hand has come down hard on me. |
| 3There is no soundness in my flesh Because of Your anger, Nor any health in my bones Because of my sin. | 3My body is unhealthy due to your anger, and my bones have no rest due to my sin. |
| 4For my iniquities have gone over my head; Like a heavy burden they are too heavy for me. | 4My iniquities loom over my head; like a cumbersome burden, they are too heavy for me. |
| 5My wounds are foul and festering Because of my foolishness. | 5My wounds have putrefied and festered because of my foolishness. |
| 6I am troubled, I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long. | 6I am bent over and walk about greatly bowed down; all day long I go around mourning. |
| 7For my loins are full of inflammation, And there is no soundness in my flesh. | 7My insides are burning and my body is unhealthy. |
| 8I am feeble and severely broken; I groan because of the turmoil of my heart. | 8I am weak and utterly crushed; I cry out in distress because of my heart's anguish. |
| 9Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You. | 9Lord, all my longings are before you, and my groaning is not hidden from you. |
| 10My heart pants, my strength fails me; As for the light of my eyes, it also has gone from me. | 10My heart pounds, my strength fails me, even the gleam in my eye is gone. |
| 11My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague, And my relatives stand afar off. | 11As for my friends and my neighbors, they stand aloof from my distress; even my close relatives stand at a distance. |
| 12Those also who seek my life lay snares for me; Those who seek my hurt speak of destruction, And plan deception all the day long. | 12Those who seek my life lay snares for me; those who seek to do me harm brag all day long about their wicked planning. |
| 13But I, like a deaf man, do not hear; And I am like a mute who does not open his mouth. | 13I am like the deaf, who cannot hear, and like the mute, who cannot open his mouth. |
| 14Thus I am like a man who does not hear, And in whose mouth is no response. | 14Indeed, I have become like a man who hears nothing, and in whose mouth there is no rebuke. |
| 15For in You, O LORD, I hope; You will hear, O Lord my God. | 15Because I have placed my hope in you, LORD, you will answer, Lord, my God. |
| 16For I said, “Hear me, lest they rejoice over me, Lest, when my foot slips, they exalt themselves against me.” | 16For I said, "Do not let them gloat over me, as they congratulate themselves when my foot slips." |
| 17For I am ready to fall, And my sorrow is continually before me. | 17Indeed, I am being set up for a fall, and I am continuously reminded of my pain. |
| 18For I will declare my iniquity; I will be in anguish over my sin. | 18I confess my iniquity, and my sin troubles me. |
| 19But my enemies are vigorous, and they are strong; And those who hate me wrongfully have multiplied. | 19But my enemies are alive and well; those who hate me for no reason are numerous. |
| 20Those also who render evil for good, They are my adversaries, because I follow what is good. | 20They reward my good with evil, opposing me because I seek to do good. |
| 21Do not forsake me, O LORD; O my God, be not far from me! | 21Don't forsake me, LORD. My God, do not be so distant from me. |
| 22Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation! | 22Come quickly and help me, Lord, my deliverer. |
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