Like a lion,
So He breaks all my bones;
From day until night You make an end of me.
aI mourned like a dove;
My eyes fail from looking upward.
O Lord, I am oppressed;
1Undertake for me!
1He has both spoken to me,
And He Himself has done it.
I shall walk carefully all my years
aIn the bitterness of my soul.
And in all these things is the life of my spirit;
So You will restore me and make me live.
That I had great bitterness;
But You have lovingly delivered my soul from the pit of corruption,
For You have cast all my sins behind Your back.
Death cannot praise You;
Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your truth.
As I do this day;
aThe father shall make known Your truth to the children.
Therefore we will sing my songs with stringed instruments
All the days of our life, in the house of the Lord.”
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American Standard Version
What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years because of the bitterness of my soul.
Amplified® Bible
But what can I say? For He has both spoken to me and He Himself has done it. I must go softly [as in solemn procession] all my years {and} my sleep has fled because of the bitterness of my soul.
Contemporary English Version
There's nothing I can say in answer to you, since you are the one who has done this to me. My life has turned sour; I will limp until I die.
Darby English Version
What shall I say? He hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done [it]. I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul.
Good News Bible
What can I say? The LORD has done this. My heart is bitter, and I cannot sleep.
King James Version
What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul.
New American Standard Bible
"What shall I say? For He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done it; I will wander about all my years because of the bitterness of my soul.
New International Version
But what can I say?
He has spoken to me, and he himself has done this.
I will walk humbly all my years
because of this anguish of my soul.
New King James Version
“ What shall I say?
He has both spoken to me,
And He Himself has done it.
I shall walk carefully all my years
In the bitterness of my soul.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" What shall I say? For He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done it; I will wander about all my years because of the bitterness of my soul.
Revised Standard Version
But what can I say? For he has spoken to me, and he himself has done it. All my sleep has fled because of the bitterness of my soul.
Young's Literal Translation
-- What do I say? seeing He said to me, And He Himself hath wrought, I go softly all my years for the bitterness of my soul.
New English Translation
What can I say? He has decreed and acted.1 I will walk slowly all my years because I am overcome with grief.2
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