23 Lord, I know that people’s lives are not their own;

it is not for them to direct their steps.

24 Discipline me, Lord, but only in due measure—

not in your anger,

or you will reduce me to nothing.

25 Pour out your wrath on the nations

that do not acknowledge you,

on the peoples who do not call on your name.

For they have devoured Jacob;

they have devoured him completely

and destroyed his homeland.

23 O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself:

It is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

24 O Lord, correct me, but with judgment;

Not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.

25 Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not,

And upon the families that call not on thy name:

For they have eaten up Jacob, and devoured him, and consumed him,

And have made his habitation desolate.

23 I know, Lord, that our lives are not our own.

We are not able to plan our own course.

24 So correct me, Lord, but please be gentle.

Do not correct me in anger, for I would die.

25 Pour out your wrath on the nations that refuse to acknowledge you—

on the peoples that do not call upon your name.

For they have devoured your people Israel;

they have devoured and consumed them,

making the land a desolate wilderness.

23 O Lord, I know the way of man is not in himself;

It is not in man who walks to direct his own steps.

24 O Lord, correct me, but with justice;

Not in Your anger, lest You bring me to nothing.

25 Pour out Your fury on the Gentiles, who do not know You,

And on the families who do not call on Your name;

For they have eaten up Jacob,

Devoured him and consumed him,

And made his dwelling place desolate.

23 Lord, I know that our lives don’t really belong to us.

We can’t control our own lives.

24 Lord, correct me, but be fair.

Don’t punish me in your anger,

or you will destroy me.

25 Pour out your anger on other nations

that do not know you

and do not pray to you.

Those nations have destroyed the people of Jacob.

They have eaten them up completely

and destroyed their homeland.

23 O Jehovah, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps. 24 O Jehovah, correct me, but in measure: not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing. 25 Pour out thy wrath upon the nations that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name: for they have devoured Jacob, yea, they have devoured him and consumed him, and have laid waste his habitation.

23 I know, Jehovah, that the way of man is not his own; it is not in a man that walketh to direct his steps. 24 Jehovah, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing. 25 Pour out thy fury upon the nations that know thee not, and upon the families that call not on thy name; for they have eaten up Jacob, yea, they have eaten him up and consumed him, and have laid waste his dwelling-place.

23 O Lord, I know that the way humans act is not under their control. 

Humans do not direct their steps as they walk. 

24 Correct me, O Lord, but please be fair. 

Don’t correct me when you’re angry. 

Otherwise, you’ll reduce me to nothing. 

25 Pour out your fury on the nations who don’t know you 

and on people who don’t worship you. 

They have devoured the descendants of Jacob. 

They have devoured them completely. 

They have destroyed their homes. 

23 I know, Lord,

that a man’s way of life is not his own;

no one who walks determines his own steps.

24 Discipline me, Lord, but with justice—

not in Your anger,

or You will reduce me to nothing.

25 Pour out Your wrath on the nations

that don’t recognize You

and on the families

that don’t call on Your name,

for they have consumed Jacob;

they have consumed him and finished him off

and made his homeland desolate.

23 I know, O Lord, that the way of human beings is not in their control,

that mortals as they walk cannot direct their steps.

24 Correct me, O Lord, but in just measure;

not in your anger, or you will bring me to nothing.

25 Pour out your wrath on the nations that do not know you,

and on the peoples that do not call on your name;

for they have devoured Jacob;

they have devoured him and consumed him,

and have laid waste his habitation.

23 I know, O Yahweh, that to the human is not his own way,

nor to a person is the walking and the directing of his own step.

24 Chastise me, O Yahweh, but in moderation,

not in your anger, lest you eradicate me.

25 Pour out your wrath on the nations that do not know you,

and on the peoples that do not call on your name,

for they have devoured Jacob,

they have devoured and consumed him,

and they have caused his settlement to be desolate.

23 Lord, I know that a man doesn’t control his own life.

He doesn’t direct his own steps.

24 Correct me, Lord. But please be fair.

Don’t correct me when you are angry.

If you do, nothing will be left of me.

25 Pour out your burning anger on the nations.

They don’t pay any attention to you.

They refuse to worship you.

They have destroyed the people of Jacob.

They’ve wiped them out completely.

They’ve also destroyed the land they lived in.

23 I know, O Lord, that a man’s way is not in himself,

Nor is it in a man who walks to direct his steps.

24 Correct me, O Lord, but with justice;

Not with Your anger, or You will bring me to nothing.

25 Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not know You

And on the families that do not call Your name;

For they have devoured Jacob;

They have devoured him and consumed him

And have laid waste his habitation.