O spare me, that I may recover strength,
before I go hence, and be no more.
BSB
Turn Your gaze away from me, that I may again be cheered before I depart and am no more.”
WEB
Oh spare me, that I may recover strength, before I go away, and exist no more.”
YLT
Look from me, and I brighten up before I go and am not!
F.O.G Original
(13) Gaze away from me and become cheerful,
Before I depart, myself gone!
F.O.G
(13) Gaze away from me and become cheerful,
Before I depart, myself gone!
F.O.G MSG
¹³Look away from me so I can smile againᵉ
before I depart this life and am no more.
Footnotes:
¹³ᵉ Look away so I can smile again: David asks for relief from God’s intense scrutiny and discipline so he can experience joy before death—similar to how an employer might “look the other way” to give a worker some breathing room.