Property: Has paraphrase
From Psalms: Layer by Layer
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And as for me, the very core of my being has come into a state of intense fear and distress. And you, YHWH... How long will you continue to discipline me in your anger? +
I am close to death. And if I die, I will not be able to praise you, for your name is not mentioned in the deep and far-removed place where the dead reside. In the dark, dismal, and silent underworld called Sheol, no one can express recognition of all that you have done. +
It is as though I am already in Sheol. I have labored with deep groans of pain and sorrow to the point of exhaustion. Night after night, I drench my royal bed in a flood of tears. Every night, I dissolve my bed with my sad and mournful tears. +
May all of my enemies, who have opposed you by opposing me, your anointed, be justly shamed and dismayed, just as I was shamed and dismayed. May they go back to where they came! May they be instantly shamed, branded as failures in the community. +
Move away from me, all you depraved people who have done evil in God's sight by taking advantage of me in my weakness and thereby exacerbating my situation. You should be afraid and ashamed, because YHWH has heard my mournful weeping. +
My health has deteriorated because I am so upset and vexed by those who trouble me. It has become weak because of all those who oppose me and cause me distress. +
Take up a compassionate disposition towards me and act accordingly, YHWH. For I am unable to function well, resulting in weakness, sadness, and shame. Restore me to health, YHWH. For my body has entered a state of fearful and distressed shaking. +
This is a song written by David, the King. It is for the director of music, to be performed with stringed instruments on the eighth. +
Turn, YHWH, from anger to compassion. Bring me out of danger into safety. Help me, because you made a covenant with me, and you are committed to fulfilling your covenant obligations. +
YHWH has perceived the sound of my humble supplication for his favor, and he will grant it. YHWH will take up my request. +
YHWH, you are my father and I, the king, am your son. I have disobeyed the guidance you have given me. Do not let it be in your extreme displeasure that you punish me for the wrong I have done. Do not let it be in your fiery fury that you continue to discipline me, as correction and retribution, for my negative behavior. +