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A Psalm of David, for a memorial. O LORD, rebuke me not in Your wrath, And chasten me not in Your burning anger.
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For Your arrows have sunk deep into me, And Your hand has pressed down on me.
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There is no soundness in my flesh because of Your indignation; There is no health in my bones because of my sin.
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For my iniquities are gone over my head; As a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.
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My wounds grow foul [and] fester Because of my folly.
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I am bent over and greatly bowed down; I go mourning all day long.
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For my loins are filled with burning, And there is no soundness in my flesh.
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I am benumbed and badly crushed; I groan because of the agitation of my heart.
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Lord, all my desire is before You; And my sighing is not hidden from You.
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My heart throbs, my strength fails me; And the light of my eyes, even that has gone from me.
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My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague; And my kinsmen stand afar off.
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Those 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.
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But I, like a deaf man, do not hear; And [I am] like a mute man who does not open his mouth.
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Yes, I am like a man who does not hear, And in whose mouth are no arguments.
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For I hope in You, O LORD; You will answer, O Lord my God.
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For I said, "May they not rejoice over me, [Who], when my foot slips, would magnify themselves against me."
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For I am ready to fall, And my sorrow is continually before me.
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For I confess my iniquity; I am full of anxiety because of my sin.
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But my enemies are vigorous [and] strong, And many are those who hate me wrongfully.
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And those who repay evil for good, They oppose me, because I follow what is good.
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Do not forsake me, O LORD; O my God, do not be far from me!
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Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation!
