For I have been strickenalldaylong And chastenedevery morning.
You renewYour witnessesagainstme And increaseYour angertowardme; Hardshipafter hardshipis with me.
Is it rightfor You indeedto oppress,To rejectthe laborof Your hands,And to lookfavorablyon the schemesof the wicked?
That You examinehim every morningAnd tryhim every moment?
Manyare the afflictionsof the righteous,But the LORDdelivershim out of them all.
Blessedis the manwhomYou chasten,O LORD,And whom You teachout of Your law;
Whyhas my painbeenperpetualAnd my woundincurable,refusingto be healed?Will You indeedbe to me likea deceptive[stream] With waterthat is unreliable?
"You onlyhave I chosenamongallthe familiesof the earth;ThereforeI will punishyou for allyour iniquities."
and you have forgottenthe exhortationwhichis addressedto you as sons,"MY SON,DO NOT REGARD LIGHTLYTHE DISCIPLINEOF THE LORD,NORFAINTWHEN YOU ARE REPROVEDBY HIM;
In thisyou greatly rejoice,even though nowfor a little while,ifnecessary,you have been distressedby varioustrials,
