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O Lord God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee: Explain This Verse
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Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry; Explain This Verse
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For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave. Explain This Verse
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I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength: Explain This Verse
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Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand. Explain This Verse
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Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps. Explain This Verse
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Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah. Explain This Verse
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Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth. Explain This Verse
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Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: Lord, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee. Explain This Verse
10.
Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah. Explain This Verse
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Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction? Explain This Verse
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Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? Explain This Verse
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But unto thee have I cried, O Lord; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee. Explain This Verse
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Lord, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me? Explain This Verse
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I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted. Explain This Verse
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Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off. Explain This Verse
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They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together. Explain This Verse
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Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness. Explain This Verse