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Psalm 38:9-11
New English Translation

9 O Lord, you understand my heart’s desire;[a]
my groaning is not hidden from you.
10 My heart beats quickly;
my strength leaves me.
I can hardly see.[b]
11 Because of my condition,[c] even my friends and acquaintances keep their distance;[d]
my neighbors stand far away.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 38:9 tn Heb “O Lord, before you [is] all my desire.”
  2. Psalm 38:10 tn Heb “and the light of my eyes, even they, there is not with me.” The “light of the eyes” may refer to physical energy (see 1 Sam 14:27, 29), life itself (Ps 13:3), or the ability to see (Prov 29:23).
  3. Psalm 38:11 tn Or “wound,” or “illness.”
  4. Psalm 38:11 tn Heb “stand [aloof].”
  5. Psalm 38:11 tn Heb “and the ones near me off at a distance stand.”
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