Psalm 39:11-13

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¹¹You rebuke by chastening a man with the consequence of iniquities;
you destroy what is attractive to him, as one would treat a moth.
Indeed, every person is a puff of wind.
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¹²Hear my prayer, Lord,
    pay attention to my cry,
        and do not ignore my tears.
I am an alien in your presence,
    a stranger just like my ancestors were.
¹³Stop looking at me with chastisement,^[a] so I can smile again,
    before I depart and am no more.

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Psalm 39:13 The Heb. lacks with chastisement

Psalm 39:11-13

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¹¹When you rebuke^(A) and discipline^(B) anyone for their sin,
you consume^(C) their wealth like a moth^(D)—
surely everyone is but a breath.^(E)

¹²“Hear my prayer, Lord,
    listen to my cry for help;^(F)
    do not be deaf^(G) to my weeping.^(H)
I dwell with you as a foreigner,^(I)
    a stranger,^(J) as all my ancestors were.^(K)
¹³Look away from me, that I may enjoy life again
    before I depart and am no more.”^(L)

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