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Don't turn your mercy away from us! Hold to it for the sake of Abraham, whom you loved, and Isaac, your servant, and Israel, your holy one.
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You told them you would give them descendants, as many as the stars of the sky and the grains of sand beside the sea.
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Look, Lord, we have become smaller than any other nation. We are disgraced now in front of everybody because of our sins.
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In this time we have no ruler or prophet or leader, no entirely burned offering or sacrifice, no special gift or incense, no place to bring gifts to you and find mercy.
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Accept us, please, with our crushed souls and humble spirits, as if we brought entirely burned offerings of rams and bulls, as if we brought tens of thousands of fat lambs.