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39">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Contemporary English Version</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="d">(A psalm by David to be used when an offering is made.)</h3><h3 class="s1">A Prayer in Times of Trouble</h3><p class="q1"><span class="v19_38_1"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.38.1" class="v19_38_1">1</span>When you are angry, <span class="nd">Lord</span>,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_38_1">please don't punish me</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_38_1">or even correct me.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_38_2"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.38.2" class="v19_38_2">2</span>You shot me with your arrows,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_38_2">and you struck me</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_38_2">with your hand.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_38_3"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.38.3" class="v19_38_3">3</span>My body hurts all over</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_38_3">because of your anger.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_38_3">Even my bones are in pain,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_38_3">and my sins </span><span class="v19_38_4"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.38.4" class="v19_38_4">4</span>are so heavy</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_38_4">that I am crushed.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_38_5"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.38.5" class="v19_38_5">5</span>Because of my foolishness,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_38_5">I am covered with sores</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_38_5">that stink and spread.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_38_6"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.38.6" class="v19_38_6">6</span>My body is twisted and bent,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_38_6">and I groan all day long.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_38_7"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.38.7" class="v19_38_7">7</span>Fever has my back in flames,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_38_7">and I hurt everywhere.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_38_8"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.38.8" class="v19_38_8">8</span>I am worn out and weak,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_38_8">moaning and in distress.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_38_9"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.38.9" class="v19_38_9">9</span>You, Lord, know every one</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_38_9">of my deepest desires,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_38_9">and my noisy groans</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_38_9">are no secret to you.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_38_10"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.38.10" class="v19_38_10">10</span>My heart is beating fast.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_38_10">I feel weak all over,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_38_10">and my eyes are red.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_38_11"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.38.11" class="v19_38_11">11</span>Because of my sickness,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_38_11">no friends or neighbors</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_38_11">will come near me.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_38_12"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.38.12" class="v19_38_12">12</span>All who want me dead</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_38_12">set traps to catch me,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_38_12">and those who want</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_38_12">to harm and destroy me</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_38_12">plan and plot all day.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_38_13"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.38.13" class="v19_38_13">13</span>I am not able to hear</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_38_13">or speak a word;</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_38_14"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.38.14" class="v19_38_14">14</span>I am completely deaf</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_38_14">and can't make a sound.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_38_15"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.38.15" class="v19_38_15">15</span>I trust you, <span class="nd">Lord</span> God,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_38_15">and you will do something.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_38_16"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.38.16" class="v19_38_16">16</span>I said, “Don't let them laugh</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_38_16">or brag when I slip and fall.”</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_38_17"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.38.17" class="v19_38_17">17</span>I am about to collapse</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_38_17">from constant pain.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_38_18"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.38.18" class="v19_38_18">18</span>I told you my sins,</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_38_18">and I am sorry for them.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_38_19"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.38.19" class="v19_38_19">19</span>Many deadly and powerful</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_38_19">enemies hate me,</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_38_20"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.38.20" class="v19_38_20">20</span>and they repay evil for good</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_38_20">because I try to do right.</span></p><p class="b"></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_38_21"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.38.21" class="v19_38_21">21</span>You are the <span class="nd">Lord</span> God!</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_38_21">Stay nearby</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_38_21">and don't desert me.</span></p><p class="q1"><span class="v19_38_22"><span class="reftext" id="Ps.38.22" class="v19_38_22">22</span>You are the one who saves me.</span></p><p class="q2"><span class="v19_38_22">Please hurry 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