14 Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be whole: [a]save me, and I shall be saved: for thou art my praise.

15 Behold, [b]they say unto me, Where is the word of the Lord? let it come now.

16 But [c]I have not thrust in myself for a pastor after thee, neither have I desired the day of misery, thou knowest that which came out of my lips was right before thee.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 17:14 He desireth God to preserve him that he fall not into tentation, considering the great contempt of God’s word, and the multitude that fall from God.
  2. Jeremiah 17:15 The wicked say that my prophecy shall not come to pass, because thou deferrest the time of thy vengeance.
  3. Jeremiah 17:16 I am assured of my vocation, and therefore know that the thing which thou speakest by me, shall come to pass, and that I speak not of any worldly affection.

14 Heal me, Lord, and I will be healed;(A)
    save(B) me and I will be saved,
    for you are the one I praise.(C)
15 They keep saying to me,
    “Where is the word of the Lord?
    Let it now be fulfilled!”(D)
16 I have not run away from being your shepherd;
    you know I have not desired the day of despair.
    What passes my lips(E) is open before you.

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