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לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ אֶֽל־הַנְּחִיל֗וֹת מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃

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A Prayer for Protection[a]

Listen to my words, O Lord,
    and hear my sighs.

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  1. Psalm 5:1 HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David.

Psalm 5

For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by the flute.

O Lord, hear me as I pray;
    pay attention to my groaning.

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Psalm 5[a]

For the director of music. For pipes. A psalm of David.

Listen to my words, Lord,
    consider my lament.

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  1. Psalm 5:1 In Hebrew texts 5:1-12 is numbered 5:2-13.

Psalm 5

Trust in God for Deliverance from Enemies

To the leader: for the flutes. A Psalm of David.

Give ear to my words, O Lord;
    give heed to my sighing.

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22 לַ֭מְנַצֵּחַ עַל־אַיֶּ֥לֶת הַשַּׁ֗חַר מִזְמ֥וֹר לְדָוִֽד׃

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A Cry of Anguish and a Song of Praise[a]

22 (A)My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?
I have cried desperately for help,
    but still it does not come.

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  1. Psalm 22:1 HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David.

Psalm 22

For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be sung to the tune “Doe of the Dawn.”

My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?
    Why are you so far away when I groan for help?

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Psalm 22[a]

For the director of music. To the tune of ‘The Doe of the Morning’. A psalm of David.

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
    Why are you so far from saving me,
    so far from my cries of anguish?

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  1. Psalm 22:1 In Hebrew texts 22:1-31 is numbered 22:2-32.

Psalm 22

Plea for Deliverance from Suffering and Hostility

To the leader: according to The Deer of the Dawn. A Psalm of David.

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
    Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning?

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10 חָנֵּ֥נִי יְהוָה֮ כִּ֤י צַ֫ר־לִ֥י עָשְׁשָׁ֖ה בְכַ֥עַס עֵינִ֗י נַפְשִׁ֥י וּבִטְנִֽי׃

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10 I am exhausted by sorrow,
    and weeping has shortened my life.
I am weak from all my troubles;[a]
    even my bones are wasting away.

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  1. Psalm 31:10 Some ancient translations troubles; Hebrew iniquity.

10 I am dying from grief;
    my years are shortened by sadness.
Sin has drained my strength;
    I am wasting away from within.

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10 My life is consumed by anguish
    and my years by groaning;
my strength fails because of my affliction,[a]
    and my bones grow weak.

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  1. Psalm 31:10 Or guilt

10 For my life is spent with sorrow,
    and my years with sighing;
my strength fails because of my misery,[a]
    and my bones waste away.

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  1. Psalm 31:10 Gk Syr: Heb my iniquity

כִּֽי־הֶ֭חֱרַשְׁתִּי בָּל֣וּ עֲצָמָ֑י בְּ֝שַׁאֲגָתִ֗י כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃

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When I did not confess my sins,
    I was worn out from crying all day long.

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When I refused to confess my sin,
    my body wasted away,
    and I groaned all day long.

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When I kept silent,
    my bones wasted away
    through my groaning all day long.

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While I kept silence, my body wasted away
    through my groaning all day long.

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הוּכָּֽה־כָ֭עֵשֶׂב וַיִּבַ֣שׁ לִבִּ֑י כִּֽי־שָׁ֝כַ֗חְתִּי מֵאֲכֹ֥ל לַחְמִֽי׃

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I groan aloud;
    I am nothing but skin and bones.

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Because of my groaning,
    I am reduced to skin and bones.

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In my distress I groan aloud
    and am reduced to skin and bones.

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Because of my loud groaning
    my bones cling to my skin.

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