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12 All was well with me, but he shattered me; he seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has made me his target;
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12 All was well with me, but he shattered me; he seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has made me his target;
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13 his archers surround me. Without pity, he pierces my kidneys and spills my gall on the ground.
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13 his archers surround me. Without pity, he pierces my kidneys and spills my gall on the ground.
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14 Again and again he bursts upon me; he rushes at me like a warrior.
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14 Again and again he bursts upon me; he rushes at me like a warrior.
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15 "I have sewed sackcloth over my skin and buried my brow in the dust.
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15 "I have sewed sackcloth over my skin and buried my brow in the dust.
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16 My face is red with weeping, deep shadows ring my eyes;
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16 My face is red with weeping, deep shadows ring my eyes;
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17 yet my hands have been free of violence and my prayer is pure.
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17 yet my hands have been free of violence and my prayer is pure.
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18 "O earth, do not cover my blood; may my cry never be laid to rest!
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18 "O earth, do not cover my blood; may my cry never be laid to rest!
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19 Even now my witness is in heaven; my advocate is on high.
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19 Even now my witness is in heaven; my advocate is on high.
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20 My intercessor is my friend as my eyes pour out tears to God;
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20 My intercessor is my friend as my eyes pour out tears to God;
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21 on behalf of a man he pleads with God as a man pleads for his friend.
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21 on behalf of a man he pleads with God as a man pleads for his friend.
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22 "Only a few years will pass before I go on the journey of no return.
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22 "Only a few years will pass before I go on the journey of no return.
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| Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
