Psalm 39:11-13

The Voice

¹¹ You discipline us for our sins.
    Like a moth, You consume everything we treasure;
    it’s evident we are merely a breath.

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¹² Hear me, O Eternal One;
    listen to my pleading,
    and don’t ignore my tears
Because I am estranged from You—
    a wanderer like my fathers before me.
¹³ Look away from me so I might have a chance to recover my joy and smile again
    before I lay this life down and am no more.