14 The Hebrew text is difficult here. It is probably preferable to read with the , the , and בְּעוֹנִי (bé’onyi, “on my affliction”) rather than the Kethib of the בָּעַוֹנִי (ba’avoni, “on my wrongdoing”). While this Kethib reading is understandable as an objective genitive (i.e., “the wrong perpetrated upon me”), it does not conform to normal Hebrew idiom for this idea. The Qere of the בְּעֵינֵי (bé’eni, “on my eyes”), usually taken as synecdoche to mean “my tears,” does not commend itself as a likely meaning. The Hebrew word is one of the so-called tiqqune sopherim, or “emendations of the scribes.”
15 Heb “and the Lord will restore to me good in place of his curse this day.”

In other versions

It may be that the Lord will look on the wrong done to me, and that the Lord will repay me with good for his cursing today.”

It may be that the Lord will look upon my misery and restore to me his covenant blessing instead of his curse today.”

Perhaps the Lord will see my affliction and restore goodness to me instead of Shimei’s curses today.”

And perhaps the Lord will see that I am being wronged and will bless me because of these curses today.”

Perhaps Yahweh will look in my eye and repay good for me in place of his curse this day.

It may be that the Lord will look on mine affliction, and that the Lord will requite me good for his cursing this day.

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