Do Not Forsake Me, O Lord
A Psalm of David, for the memorial offering.
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O LORD, 1rebuke me not in your anger, nor discipline me in your wrath!
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There is 4no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation; there is no health in my 5bones because of my sin.
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For my 6iniquities have gone over my head; like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me.
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My wounds stink and fester because of my foolishness,
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For my sides are filled with burning, and there is 10no soundness in my flesh.
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I am feeble and crushed; I 11groan because of the tumult of my heart.
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O Lord, all my longing is before you; my 12sighing is not hidden from you.
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My heart throbs; my strength fails me, and 13the light of my eyes--it also has gone from me.
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Those who seek my life 18lay their snares; those who seek my hurt 19speak of ruin and meditate 20treachery all day long.
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But I am like a deaf man; I do not hear, like 21a mute man who does not open his mouth.
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I have become like a man who does not hear, and in whose mouth are no 22rebukes.
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But for 23you, O LORD, do I wait; it is you, O Lord my God, who will answer.
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For I am 27ready to fall, and my pain is ever before me.
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But my foes are vigorous, they are mighty, and many are those who hate me 30wrongfully.
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Do not forsake me, O LORD! O my God, be not 34far from me!
The English Standard Version is published with the permission of Good News Publishers.
(English Standard Version - The Holy Bible Online)