New Living Translation | New Living Translation |
1“My spirit is crushed, and my life is nearly snuffed out. The grave is ready to receive me. | 1“My spirit is crushed, and my life is nearly snuffed out. The grave is ready to receive me. |
2I am surrounded by mockers. I watch how bitterly they taunt me. | 2I am surrounded by mockers. I watch how bitterly they taunt me. |
3“You must defend my innocence, O God, since no one else will stand up for me. | 3“You must defend my innocence, O God, since no one else will stand up for me. |
4You have closed their minds to understanding, but do not let them triumph. | 4You have closed their minds to understanding, but do not let them triumph. |
5They betray their friends for their own advantage, so let their children faint with hunger. | 5They betray their friends for their own advantage, so let their children faint with hunger. |
6“God has made a mockery of me among the people; they spit in my face. | 6“God has made a mockery of me among the people; they spit in my face. |
7My eyes are swollen with weeping, and I am but a shadow of my former self. | 7My eyes are swollen with weeping, and I am but a shadow of my former self. |
8The virtuous are horrified when they see me. The innocent rise up against the ungodly. | 8The virtuous are horrified when they see me. The innocent rise up against the ungodly. |
9The righteous keep moving forward, and those with clean hands become stronger and stronger. | 9The righteous keep moving forward, and those with clean hands become stronger and stronger. |
10“As for all of you, come back with a better argument, though I still won’t find a wise man among you. | 10“As for all of you, come back with a better argument, though I still won’t find a wise man among you. |
11My days are over. My hopes have disappeared. My heart’s desires are broken. | 11My days are over. My hopes have disappeared. My heart’s desires are broken. |
12These men say that night is day; they claim that the darkness is light. | 12These men say that night is day; they claim that the darkness is light. |
13What if I go to the grave and make my bed in darkness? | 13What if I go to the grave and make my bed in darkness? |
14What if I call the grave my father, and the maggot my mother or my sister? | 14What if I call the grave my father, and the maggot my mother or my sister? |
15Where then is my hope? Can anyone find it? | 15Where then is my hope? Can anyone find it? |
16No, my hope will go down with me to the grave. We will rest together in the dust!” | 16No, my hope will go down with me to the grave. We will rest together in the dust!” |
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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