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¹ A psalm of David for remembrance. ⓙ [1] LORD, do not punish me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath. ⓚ

² For your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand has pressed down on me. ⓛ

³ There is no soundness in my body because of your indignation; there is no health [1] in my bones because of my sin. ⓜ

⁴ For my iniquities have flooded over my head; they are a burden too heavy for me to bear. ⓝ

⁵ My wounds are foul and festering because of my foolishness. ⓐ

⁶ I am bent over and brought very low; all day long I go around in mourning. ⓑ

⁷ For my insides are full of burning pain, and there is no soundness in my body. ⓒ

⁸ I am faint and severely crushed; I groan because of the anguish of my heart. ⓓ

⁹ Lord, my every desire is in front of you; my sighing is not hidden from you. ⓔ

¹⁰ My heart races, my strength leaves me, and even the light of my eyes has faded. [2] ⓕ

¹¹ My loved ones and friends stand back from my affliction, and my relatives stand at a distance. ⓖ

¹² Those who intend to kill me set traps, and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me; they plot treachery all day long. ⓗ

¹³ I am like a deaf person; I do not hear. I am like a speechless person who does not open his mouth. ⓘ

¹⁴ I am like a man who does not hear and has no arguments in his mouth. ⓙ

¹⁵ For I put my hope in you, LORD; you will answer me, my Lord, my God. ⓚ

¹⁶ For I said, “Don’t let them rejoice over me — those who are arrogant toward me when I stumble.” ⓛ

¹⁷ For I am about to fall, and my pain is constantly with me. ⓜ

¹⁸ So I confess my iniquity; I am anxious because of my sin. ⓝ

¹⁹ But my enemies are vigorous and powerful; [3] many hate me for no reason. ⓐ

²⁰ Those who repay evil for good attack me for pursuing good. ⓑ

²² Hurry to help me, my Lord, my salvation. ⓓ

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1	A psalm of David for remembrance. ⓙ [1] LORD, do not punish me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath. ⓚ
2	For your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand has pressed down on me. ⓛ
3	There is no soundness in my body because of your indignation; there is no health [1] in my bones because of my sin. ⓜ
4	For my iniquities have flooded over my head; they are a burden too heavy for me to bear. ⓝ
5	My wounds are foul and festering because of my foolishness. ⓐ
6	I am bent over and brought very low; all day long I go around in mourning. ⓑ
7	For my insides are full of burning pain, and there is no soundness in my body. ⓒ
8	I am faint and severely crushed; I groan because of the anguish of my heart. ⓓ
9	Lord, my every desire is in front of you; my sighing is not hidden from you. ⓔ
10	My heart races, my strength leaves me, and even the light of my eyes has faded. [2] ⓕ
11	My loved ones and friends stand back from my affliction, and my relatives stand at a distance. ⓖ
12	Those who intend to kill me set traps, and those who want to harm me threaten to destroy me; they plot treachery all day long. ⓗ
13	I am like a deaf person; I do not hear. I am like a speechless person who does not open his mouth. ⓘ
14	I am like a man who does not hear and has no arguments in his mouth. ⓙ
15	For I put my hope in you, LORD; you will answer me, my Lord, my God. ⓚ
16	For I said, “Don’t let them rejoice over me — those who are arrogant toward me when I stumble.” ⓛ
17	For I am about to fall, and my pain is constantly with me. ⓜ
18	So I confess my iniquity; I am anxious because of my sin. ⓝ
19	But my enemies are vigorous and powerful; [3] many hate me for no reason. ⓐ
20	Those who repay evil for good attack me for pursuing good. ⓑ
21	LORD, do not abandon me; my God, do not be far from me. ⓒ
22	Hurry to help me, my Lord, my salvation. ⓓ

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