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> Listen to my prayer, God. Don't hide yourself from my supplication.
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Attend to me, and answer me. I am restless in my complaint, and moan,
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Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked. For they bring suffering on me. In anger they hold a grudge against me.
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My heart is severely pained within me. The terrors of death have fallen on me.
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Fearfulness and trembling have come on me. Horror has overwhelmed me.
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I said, "Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then I would fly away, and be at rest.
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Behold, then I would wander far off. I would lodge in the wilderness." Selah.
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"I would hurry to a shelter from the stormy wind and tempest."
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Confuse them, Lord, and confound their language, For I have seen violence and strife in the city.
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Day and night they prowl around on its walls. Malice and abuse are also within her.