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And I sent up my supplication from the earth, and prayed for deliverance from death.
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I appealed to the Lord, the Father of my lord, not to forsake me in the days of affliction, at the time when there is no help against the proud.
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I will praise thy name continually, and will sing praise with thanksgiving. My prayer was heard,
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for thou didst save me from destruction and rescue me from an evil plight. Therefore I will give thanks to thee and praise thee, and I will bless the name of the Lord.
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While I was still young, before I went on my travels, I sought wisdom openly in my prayer.
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