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1 O Lord, God of my salvation; I cry out day and night before you.
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LORD, you are the God who saves me; day and night I cry out to you.
2 Let my prayer come before you; incline your ear to my cry!
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May my prayer come before you; turn your ear to my cry.
3 For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.
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I am overwhelmed with troubles and my life draws near to death.
4 I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am a man who has no strength,
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I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am like one without strength.
5 like one set loose among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, like those whom you remember no more, for they are cut off from your hand.
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I am set apart with the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom you remember no more, who are cut off from your care.
6 You have put me in the depths of the pit, in the regions dark and deep.
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You have put me in the lowest pit, in the darkest depths.
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