My clothing was sackcloth;
I humbled myself with fasting;
And my prayer would return to my own1 heart.
I bowed down1 heavily, as one who mourns for his mother.
And gathered together;
Attackers gathered against me,
And I did not know it;
They tore at me and did not cease;
Rescue me from their destructions,
My precious life from the lions.
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American Standard Version
But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I afflicted my soul with fasting; And my prayer returned into mine own bosom.
Amplified® Bible
But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I afflicted myself with fasting, and I prayed with head bowed on my breast.
Contemporary English Version
When they were sick, I wore sackcloth and went without food. I truly prayed for them,
Darby English Version
But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I chastened my soul with fasting, and my prayer returned into mine own bosom:
Good News Bible
But when they were sick, I dressed in mourning; I deprived myself of food; I prayed with my head bowed low,
King James Version
But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.
New American Standard Bible
But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth; I humbled my soul with fasting, And my prayer kept returning to my bosom.
New International Version
Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth
and humbled myself with fasting.
When my prayers returned to me unanswered,
New King James Version
But as for me, when they were sick,
My clothing was sackcloth;
I humbled myself with fasting;
And my prayer would return to my own heart.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But as for me, when they succumbed to sickness, I donned sackcloth as my clothing; I humbled my soul with fasting, And my prayer kept returning to my bosom.
Revised Standard Version
But I, when they were sick--I wore sackcloth, I afflicted myself with fasting. I prayed with head bowed on my bosom,
Young's Literal Translation
And I -- in their sickness my clothing `is' sackcloth, I have humbled with fastings my soul, And my prayer unto my bosom returneth.
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