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Therefore, Lord, God of those who do what is right, you didn't provide a changed heart and life for those who do what is right, for Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who didn't sin against you. But you provided a changed heart and life for me, the sinner,
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abecause my sins outnumbered the grains of sand by the sea. My sins are many, Lord; they are many. I am not worthy to look up, to gaze into heaven because of my many sins. SyriacbNow, Lord, I suffer justly. I deserve the troubles I encounter. Already I'm caught in a trap.
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I'm held down by iron chains so that I can't lift up my head because of my sins. There's no relief for me, because I made you angry, doing wrong in front of your face, setting up false gods and committing offenses.
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Now I bow down before you from deep within my heart, begging for your kindness.
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I have sinned, Lord, I have sinned, and I know the laws I've broken.