42 lines
1.6 KiB
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42 lines
1.6 KiB
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# Chapter 88
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1 O Lord, God of my salvation,
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I cry out to you by day.
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I come to you at night.
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2 Now hear my prayer;
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listen to my cry.
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3 For my life is full of troubles,
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and death draws near.
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4 I am as good as dead,
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like a strong man with no strength left.
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5 They have left me among the dead,
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and I lie like a corpse in a grave.
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I am forgotten,
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cut off from your care.
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6 You have thrown me into the lowest pit,
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into the darkest depths.
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7 Your anger weighs me down;
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with wave after wave you have engulfed me. Interlude
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8 You have driven my friends away
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by making me repulsive to them.
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I am in a trap with no way of escape.
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9 My eyes are blinded by my tears.
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Each day I beg for your help, O Lord;
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I lift my hands to you for mercy.
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10 Are your wonderful deeds of any use to the dead?
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Do the dead rise up and praise you? Interlude
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11 Can those in the grave declare your unfailing love?
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Can they proclaim your faithfulness in the place of destruction?
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12 Can the darkness speak of your wonderful deeds?
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Can anyone in the land of forgetfulness talk about your righteousness?
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13 O Lord, I cry out to you.
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I will keep on pleading day by day.
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14 O Lord, why do you reject me?
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Why do you turn your face from me?
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15 I have been sick and close to death since my youth.
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I stand helpless and desperate before your terrors.
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16 Your fierce anger has overwhelmed me.
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Your terrors have paralyzed me.
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17 They swirl around me like floodwaters all day long.
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They have engulfed me completely.
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18 You have taken away my companions and loved ones.
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Darkness is my closest friend. |