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Be gracious to me, Lord, because I am in distress; my eyes are worn out from angry sorrow- my whole being as well.
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Indeed, my life is consumed with grief, and my years with groaning; my strength has failed because of my sinfulness, and my bones waste away.
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I am ridiculed by all my adversaries and even by my neighbors. I am an object of dread to my acquaintances; those who see me in the street run from me.
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I am forgotten: gone from memory like a dead person-like broken pottery.
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I have heard the gossip of many; terror is on every side. When they conspired against me, they plotted to take my life.
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But I trust in You, Lord; I say, "You are my God."
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The course of my life is in Your power; deliver me from the power of my enemies and from my persecutors.
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Show Your favor to Your servant; save me by Your faithful love.
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Lord, do not let me be disgraced when I call on You. Let the wicked be disgraced; let them be silent in Sheol.
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Let lying lips be quieted; they speak arrogantly against the righteous with pride and contempt.