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Berean Standard Bible

“For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat.Selah”

Psalms 32:4

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Psalms 32 is David's song about forgiveness, traditionally connected with his sin and silence after his wrongdoing. Before the joy of pardon, he describes the misery of concealment.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat.Selah

World English Bible (WEB)

For day and night your hand was heavy on me. My strength was sapped in the heat of summer. Selah.

King James Version (KJV)

For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.

American Standard Version (ASV)

For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: My moisture was changed [as] with the drought of summer. Selah

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For the weight of your hand was on me day and night; my body became dry like the earth in summer. (Selah.)

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Porque de día y de noche se agravó sobre mí tu mano; volvióse mi verdor en sequedades de estío. (Selah.)

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Día y noche su mano pesaba sobre mí. Mi fuerza se evaporaba como agua en día de sol.

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