2 Do not hide Your face from me in my day of distress. Incline Your ear to me; answer me quickly when I call. 3 For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers. 4 My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread.
Psalms 102:2–4
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Psalms 31:9–11
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Psalms 102:10–12
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Psalms 69:16–18
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Psalms 38:9–11
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Psalms 109:21–23
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Psalms 22:14–16
14 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me. 15 My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death. 16 For dogs surround me; a band of e…
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