Be gracious to me, O Lord, for (A)I am in distress;
My (B)eye is wasted away from grief, (C)my soul and my body also.
10 For my life is spent with (D)sorrow
And my years with sighing;
My (E)strength has failed because of my iniquity,
And (F)my [a]body has wasted away.

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  1. Psalm 31:10 Or bones, substance

For Your (A)arrows have sunk deep into me,
And (B)Your hand has pressed down on me.
There is (C)no soundness in my flesh (D)because of Your indignation;
There is no health (E)in my bones because of my sin.
For my (F)iniquities are gone over my head;
As a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.
My [a]wounds grow foul and fester
Because of (G)my folly.
I am bent over and (H)greatly bowed down;
I (I)go mourning all day long.
For my loins are filled with (J)burning,
And there is (K)no soundness in my flesh.
I am (L)benumbed and [b]badly crushed;
I [c](M)groan because of the [d]agitation of my heart.

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  1. Psalm 38:5 Or stripes
  2. Psalm 38:8 Or greatly
  3. Psalm 38:8 Lit roar
  4. Psalm 38:8 Lit growling

For my days (A)have been [a]consumed in smoke,
And my (B)bones have been scorched like a hearth.
My heart (C)has been smitten like [b]grass and has (D)withered away,
Indeed, I (E)forget to eat my bread.
Because of the [c]loudness of my groaning
My (F)bones [d]cling to my flesh.

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  1. Psalm 102:3 Or finished
  2. Psalm 102:4 Lit herbage
  3. Psalm 102:5 Lit voice
  4. Psalm 102:5 Lit have cleaved