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Psalms
38
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1
[A psalm by David; to be kept in mind.] O LORD, do not angrily punish me or discipline me in your wrath.
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Psalms
38
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2
Your arrows have struck me. Your hand has struck me hard.
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Psalms
38
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3
No healthy spot is left on my body because of your rage. There is no peace in my bones because of my sin.
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Psalms
38
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4
My guilt has overwhelmed me. Like a heavy load, it is more than I can bear.
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Psalms
38
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5
My wounds smell rotten. They fester because of my stupidity.
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Psalms
38
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6
I am bent over and bowed down very low. All day I walk around in mourning.
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Psalms
38
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7
My insides are filled with burning pain, and no healthy spot is left on my body.
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Psalms
38
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8
I am numb and completely devastated. I roar because my heart's in turmoil.
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Psalms
38
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9
You know all my desires, O Lord, and my groaning has not been hidden from you.
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Psalms
38
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10
My heart is pounding. I have lost my strength. Even the light of my eyes has left me.
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Psalms
38
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11
My loved ones and my friends keep their distance and my relatives stand far away because of my sickness.
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Psalms
38
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12
Those who seek my life lay traps for me. Those who are out to harm me talk about ruining me. All day long they think of ways to deceive me.
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Psalms
38
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13
But I am like a person who cannot hear and like a person who cannot speak.
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Psalms
38
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14
I am like one who cannot hear and who can offer no arguments.
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Psalms
38
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15
But I wait with hope for you, O LORD. You will answer, O Lord, my God.
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Psalms
38
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16
I said, "Do not let them gloat over me. When my foot slips, do not let them promote themselves at my expense."
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Psalms
38
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17
I am ready to fall. I am continually aware of my pain.
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Psalms
38
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19
My mortal enemies are growing stronger. Many hate me for no reason.
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Psalms
38
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20
They pay me back with evil instead of good, and they accuse me because I try to do what is good.
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Psalms
38
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21
Do not abandon me, O LORD. O my God, do not be so distant from me.