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“Hear my prayer, Lord,Listen to my pleadings!Answer me in Your faithfulness, in Your righteousness!And do not enter into judgment with Your servant,For no person living is righteous in Your sight.” “For the enemy has persecuted my soul;He has crushed my life to the ground;He has made me dwell in dark places,Like those who have long
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“Rescue me, Lord, from evil people;Protect me from violent menWho devise evil things in their hearts;They continually stir up wars.” “They sharpen their tongues like a snake;The venom of a viper is under their lips.Selah.” “Keep me, Lord, from the hands of the wicked;Protect me from violent menWho intend to trip up my steps.The proud
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“Lord, You have searched me and known me.You know when I sit down and when I get up;You understand my thought from far away.You scrutinize my path and my lying down,And are acquainted with all my ways.Even before there is a word on my tongue,Behold, Lord, You know it all.” “You have encircled me behind
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“By the rivers of Babylon,There we sat down and wept,When we remembered Zion.Upon the willows in the midst of itWe hung our harps.” “For there our captors demanded of us songs,And our tormentors, amusement, saying,‘Sing us one of the songs of Zion!’” “How can we sing the Lord’s songIn a foreign land?If I forget you,


