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1 O LORD, out of the depths I call to you.
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1 Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD;
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2 O Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be open to my pleas for mercy.
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2 O Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.
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3 O LORD, who would be able to stand if you kept a record of sins?
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3 If you, O LORD, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand?
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4 But with you there is forgiveness so that you can be feared.
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4 But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared.
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5 I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and with hope I wait for his word.
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5 I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.
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6 My soul waits for the LORD more than those who watch for the morning, more than those who watch for the morning.
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6 My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning.
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7 O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, because with the LORD there is mercy and with him there is unlimited forgiveness.
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7 O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is unfailing love and with him is full redemption.
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8 He will rescue Israel from all its sins.
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8 He himself will redeem Israel from all their sins.
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