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You have handed us over to lawless, hateful, and defiant enemies - to the most wicked king in the world.
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And now all of us who worship you are humiliated; we are too ashamed to open our mouths.
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"Yet for the sake of your own honor, do not break your covenant with us and abandon us forever.
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Do not withhold your mercy from us. Keep your promises to Abraham, whom you loved, to Isaac, your servant, and to Jacob, the father of your holy people Israel.
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You promised to give them as many descendants as the stars in the sky or as the grains of sand along the seashore.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.