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31 For no one is cast off by the Lord forever.
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For no one is cast off by the Lord forever.
32 Though he brings grief, he will show compassion, so great is his unfailing love.
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Though he brings grief, he will show compassion, so great is his unfailing love.
33 For he does not willingly bring affliction or grief to anyone.
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For he does not willingly bring affliction or grief to anyone.
34 To crush underfoot all prisoners in the land,
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To crush underfoot all prisoners in the land,
35 to deny people their rights before the Most High,
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to deny people their rights before the Most High,
36 to deprive them of justice— would not the Lord see such things?
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to deprive them of justice— would not the Lord see such things?
37 Who can speak and have it happen if the Lord has not decreed it?
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Who can speak and have it happen if the Lord has not decreed it?
38 Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that both calamities and good things come?
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Is it not from the mouth of the Most High that both calamities and good things come?
39 Why should the living complain when punished for their sins?
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Why should the living complain when punished for their sins?
40 Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the LORD.
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Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the LORD.
41 Let us lift up our hearts and our hands to God in heaven, and say:
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Let us lift up our hearts and our hands to God in heaven, and say:
42 “We have sinned and rebelled and you have not forgiven.
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“We have sinned and rebelled and you have not forgiven.
43 “You have covered yourself with anger and pursued us; you have slain without pity.
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“You have covered yourself with anger and pursued us; you have slain without pity.
44 You have covered yourself with a cloud so that no prayer can get through.
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You have covered yourself with a cloud so that no prayer can get through.
45 You have made us scum and refuse among the nations.
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You have made us scum and refuse among the nations.
46 “All our enemies have opened their mouths wide against us.
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“All our enemies have opened their mouths wide against us.
47 We have suffered terror and pitfalls, ruin and destruction.”
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We have suffered terror and pitfalls, ruin and destruction.”
48 Streams of tears flow from my eyes because my people are destroyed.
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Streams of tears flow from my eyes because my people are destroyed.
49 My eyes will flow unceasingly, without relief,
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My eyes will flow unceasingly, without relief,
50 until the LORD looks down from heaven and sees.
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until the LORD looks down from heaven and sees.
51 What I see brings grief to my soul because of all the women of my city.
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What I see brings grief to my soul because of all the women of my city.
52 Those who were my enemies without cause hunted me like a bird.
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Those who were my enemies without cause hunted me like a bird.
53 They tried to end my life in a pit and threw stones at me;
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They tried to end my life in a pit and threw stones at me;
54 the waters closed over my head, and I thought I was about to perish.
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the waters closed over my head, and I thought I was about to perish.
55 I called on your name, LORD, from the depths of the pit.
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I called on your name, LORD, from the depths of the pit.
56 You heard my plea: “Do not close your ears to my cry for relief.”
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You heard my plea: “Do not close your ears to my cry for relief.”
57 You came near when I called you, and you said, “Do not fear.”
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You came near when I called you, and you said, “Do not fear.”
58 You, Lord, took up my case; you redeemed my life.
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You, Lord, took up my case; you redeemed my life.
59 LORD, you have seen the wrong done to me. Uphold my cause!
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LORD, you have seen the wrong done to me. Uphold my cause!
60 You have seen the depth of their vengeance, all their plots against me.
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You have seen the depth of their vengeance, all their plots against me.
61 LORD, you have heard their insults, all their plots against me—
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LORD, you have heard their insults, all their plots against me—
62 what my enemies whisper and mutter against me all day long.
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what my enemies whisper and mutter against me all day long.
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