¹⁶As for me, ^tI have not ^uhastened from being ^va pastor ^†to follow thee: neither have I desired the ^awoeful day; ^wthou knowest: that which came out of my lips was ^xright before thee.

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Footnotes

tComp. ch. 1:4, &c.
uSee Josh. 10:13.
vSee ch. 2:8.
†Heb. after thee. So 2 Kin. 17:21, &c.
aver. 16. See ch. 15:18.
w Ps. 40:9. ch. 15:15.

Cross references

x Prov. 5:21.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

I have not run away from being your shepherd,

nor have I desired the day of sickness.

You know what came out of my lips;

it was before your face.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I have not run away from being your shepherd;

you know I have not desired the day of despair.

What passes my lips is open before you.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But I have not run away from being your shepherd,

and I have not longed for the fatal day.

You know my words were spoken in your presence.

NLTNew Living Translation

Lord, I have not abandoned my job

as a shepherd for your people.

I have not urged you to send disaster.

You have heard everything I’ve said.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But I, I have not run away from being a shepherd who follows you,

and I have not desired the disastrous day.

You, you know the pronouncement of my lips,

it was before your face.