Be gracious to me, Lord, for (A)I am in distress;
My (B)eye is wasted away from grief, (C)my soul and my body too.
10 For my life is spent with (D)sorrow
And my years with sighing;
My (E)strength has failed because of my guilt,
And (F)my [a]body has wasted away.

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  1. Psalm 31:10 Or bones, substance

Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am in distress;(A)
    my eyes grow weak with sorrow,(B)
    my soul and body(C) with grief.
10 My life is consumed by anguish(D)
    and my years by groaning;(E)
my strength fails(F) because of my affliction,[a](G)
    and my bones grow weak.(H)

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  1. Psalm 31:10 Or guilt

For Your (A)arrows have sunk deep into me,
And (B)Your hand has pressed down on me.
There is (C)no healthy part in my flesh (D)because of Your indignation;
There is no health (E)in my bones because of my sin.
For my (F)guilty deeds have gone over my head;
Like a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.
My [a]wounds grow foul and fester
Because of (G)my foolishness.
I am bent over and (H)greatly bowed down;
I (I)go in mourning all day long.
For my [b]sides are filled with (J)burning,
And there is (K)no healthy part in my flesh.
I feel (L)faint and [c]badly crushed;
I [d](M)groan because of the [e]agitation of my heart.

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  1. Psalm 38:5 Or stripes
  2. Psalm 38:7 Lit loins
  3. Psalm 38:8 Or greatly
  4. Psalm 38:8 Lit roar
  5. Psalm 38:8 Lit growling

Your arrows(A) have pierced me,
    and your hand has come down on me.
Because of your wrath there is no health(B) in my body;
    there is no soundness in my bones(C) because of my sin.
My guilt has overwhelmed(D) me
    like a burden too heavy to bear.(E)

My wounds(F) fester and are loathsome(G)
    because of my sinful folly.(H)
I am bowed down(I) and brought very low;
    all day long I go about mourning.(J)
My back is filled with searing pain;(K)
    there is no health(L) in my body.
I am feeble and utterly crushed;(M)
    I groan(N) in anguish of heart.(O)

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For my days (A)have ended in smoke,
And my (B)bones have been scorched like a hearth.
My heart (C)has been struck like [a]grass and has (D)withered,
Indeed, I (E)forget to eat my bread.
Because of the [b]loudness of my groaning
My (F)bones [c]cling to my flesh.

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  1. Psalm 102:4 Lit herbage
  2. Psalm 102:5 Lit voice
  3. Psalm 102:5 Lit have cleaved

For my days vanish like smoke;(A)
    my bones(B) burn like glowing embers.
My heart is blighted and withered like grass;(C)
    I forget to eat my food.(D)
In my distress I groan aloud(E)
    and am reduced to skin and bones.

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