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Job 28

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¹ My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague; And my neighbors stand far away.

² Those who seek my life lay snares for me, And those who seek to injure me threaten mischievous things and destruction; They devise treachery all the day long.

³ But I, like a deaf man, do not hear; I am like a mute man who does not open his mouth.

⁴ Yes, I am like a man who does not hear, In whose mouth are no arguments.

⁵ For in You, O LORD, I hope; You will answer, O Lord my God.

⁶ For I pray, "May they not rejoice over me, Who, when my foot slips, would boast against me."

⁷ For I am ready to fall; My sorrow is continually before me.

⁸ For I do confess my guilt and iniquity; I am filled with anxiety because of my sin.

⁹ But my [numerous] enemies are vigorous and strong, And those who hate me without cause are many.

¹⁰ They repay evil for good, they attack and try to kill me, Because I follow what is good.

¹¹ Do not abandon me, O LORD; O my God, do not be far from me.

¹² Make haste to help me, O Lord, my Salvation.

¹³ To the Chief Musician; for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, "I will guard my ways That I may not sin with my tongue; I will muzzle my mouth While the wicked are in my presence."

¹⁴ I was mute and silent [before my enemies], I refrained even from good, And my[1] distress grew worse.

¹⁵ My heart was hot within me. While I was musing the fire burned; Then I spoke with my tongue:

¹⁶ "LORD, let me know my [life's] end And [to appreciate] the extent of my days; Let me know how frail I am [how transient is my stay here].

¹⁷ "Behold, You have made my days as [short as] hand widths, And my lifetime is as nothing in Your sight. Surely every man at his best is a mere breath [a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes]! Selah.

¹⁸ "Surely every man walks around like a shadow [in a charade]; Surely they make an uproar for nothing; Each one builds up riches, not knowing who will receive them.

¹⁹ "And now, Lord, for what do I expectantly wait? My hope [my confident expectation] is in You.

²⁰ "Save me from all my transgressions; Do not make me the scorn and reproach of the [self-righteous, arrogant] fool.

²¹ "I am mute, I do not open my mouth, Because it is You who has done it.

²² "Remove Your plague from me; I am wasting away because of the conflict and opposition of Your hand.

²³ "With rebukes You discipline man for sin; You consume like a moth what is precious to him; Surely every man is a mere breath [a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes]. Selah.

²⁴ "Hear my prayer, O LORD, and listen to my cry; Do not be silent at my tears; For I am Your temporary guest, A sojourner like all my fathers.

²⁵ "O look away from me, that I may smile and again know joy Before I depart and am no more."

²⁶ To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently and expectantly for the LORD; And He inclined to me and heard my cry.

²⁷ He brought me up out of a horrible pit [of tumult and of destruction], out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a rock, steadying my footsteps and establishing my path.

²⁸ He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; Many will see and fear [with great reverence] And will trust confidently in the LORD.

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1	My loved ones and my friends stand aloof from my plague; And my neighbors stand far away.
2	Those who seek my life lay snares for me, And those who seek to injure me threaten mischievous things and destruction; They devise treachery all the day long.
3	But I, like a deaf man, do not hear; I am like a mute man who does not open his mouth.
4	Yes, I am like a man who does not hear, In whose mouth are no arguments.
5	For in You, O LORD, I hope; You will answer, O Lord my God.
6	For I pray, "May they not rejoice over me, Who, when my foot slips, would boast against me."
7	For I am ready to fall; My sorrow is continually before me.
8	For I do confess my guilt and iniquity; I am filled with anxiety because of my sin.
9	But my [numerous] enemies are vigorous and strong, And those who hate me without cause are many.
10	They repay evil for good, they attack and try to kill me, Because I follow what is good.
11	Do not abandon me, O LORD; O my God, do not be far from me.
12	Make haste to help me, O Lord, my Salvation.
13	To the Chief Musician; for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, "I will guard my ways That I may not sin with my tongue; I will muzzle my mouth While the wicked are in my presence."
14	I was mute and silent [before my enemies], I refrained even from good, And my[1] distress grew worse.
15	My heart was hot within me. While I was musing the fire burned; Then I spoke with my tongue:
16	"LORD, let me know my [life's] end And [to appreciate] the extent of my days; Let me know how frail I am [how transient is my stay here].
17	"Behold, You have made my days as [short as] hand widths, And my lifetime is as nothing in Your sight. Surely every man at his best is a mere breath [a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes]! Selah.
18	"Surely every man walks around like a shadow [in a charade]; Surely they make an uproar for nothing; Each one builds up riches, not knowing who will receive them.
19	"And now, Lord, for what do I expectantly wait? My hope [my confident expectation] is in You.
20	"Save me from all my transgressions; Do not make me the scorn and reproach of the [self-righteous, arrogant] fool.
21	"I am mute, I do not open my mouth, Because it is You who has done it.
22	"Remove Your plague from me; I am wasting away because of the conflict and opposition of Your hand.
23	"With rebukes You discipline man for sin; You consume like a moth what is precious to him; Surely every man is a mere breath [a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes]. Selah.
24	"Hear my prayer, O LORD, and listen to my cry; Do not be silent at my tears; For I am Your temporary guest, A sojourner like all my fathers.
25	"O look away from me, that I may smile and again know joy Before I depart and am no more."
26	To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently and expectantly for the LORD; And He inclined to me and heard my cry.
27	He brought me up out of a horrible pit [of tumult and of destruction], out of the miry clay, And He set my feet upon a rock, steadying my footsteps and establishing my path.
28	He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God; Many will see and fear [with great reverence] And will trust confidently in the LORD.

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