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at the words of the taunters and revilers, at the sight of the enemy and the avenger.
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All this has come upon us, though we have not forgotten thee, or been false to thy covenant.
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Our heart has not turned back, nor have our steps departed from thy way,
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that thou shouldst have broken us in the place of jackals, and covered us with deep darkness.
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If we had forgotten the name of our God, or spread forth our hands to a strange god,
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would not God discover this? For he knows the secrets of the heart.
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Nay, for thy sake we are slain all the day long, and accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
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Rouse thyself! Why sleepest thou, O Lord? Awake! Do not cast us off for ever!
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Why dost thou hide thy face? Why dost thou forget our affliction and oppression?
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For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our body cleaves to the ground.
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Rise up, come to our help! Deliver us for the sake of thy steadfast love!