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Psalms 69:17
Don’t hide from your servant; answer me quickly, for I am in deep trouble!
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Psalms 28:1
I pray to you, O Lord, my rock. Do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you are silent, I might as well give up and die.
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Psalms 27:9
Do not turn your back on me. Do not reject your servant in anger. You have always been my helper. Don’t leave me now; don’t abandon me, O God of my salvation!
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Psalms 102:2
Don’t turn away from me in my time of distress. Bend down to listen, and answer me quickly when I call to you.
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Isaiah 38:18
For the dead cannot praise you; they cannot raise their voices in praise. Those who go down to the grave can no longer hope in your faithfulness.
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Psalms 88:4-6
I am as good as dead, like a strong man with no strength left.They have left me among the dead, and I lie like a corpse in a grave. I am forgotten, cut off from your care.You have thrown me into the lowest pit, into the darkest depths.
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Psalms 70:5
But as for me, I am poor and needy; please hurry to my aid, O God. You are my helper and my savior; O Lord, do not delay.
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Psalms 13:1-4
O Lord, how long will you forget me? Forever? How long will you look the other way?How long must I struggle with anguish in my soul, with sorrow in my heart every day? How long will my enemy have the upper hand?Turn and answer me, O Lord my God! Restore the sparkle to my eyes, or I will die.Don’t let my enemies gloat, saying,“ We have defeated him!” Don’t let them rejoice at my downfall.
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Psalms 40:12-13
For troubles surround me— too many to count! My sins pile up so high I can’t see my way out. They outnumber the hairs on my head. I have lost all courage.Please, Lord, rescue me! Come quickly, Lord, and help me.
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Psalms 40:17
As for me, since I am poor and needy, let the Lord keep me in his thoughts. You are my helper and my savior. O my God, do not delay.
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Psalms 69:3
I am exhausted from crying for help; my throat is parched. My eyes are swollen with weeping, waiting for my God to help me.
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Psalms 88:10-11
Are your wonderful deeds of any use to the dead? Do the dead rise up and praise you? InterludeCan those in the grave declare your unfailing love? Can they proclaim your faithfulness in the place of destruction?
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Psalms 71:12
O God, don’t stay away. My God, please hurry to help me.
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Isaiah 57:16
For I will not fight against you forever; I will not always be angry. If I were, all people would pass away— all the souls I have made.
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Psalms 22:24
For he has not ignored or belittled the suffering of the needy. He has not turned his back on them, but has listened to their cries for help.
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Psalms 84:2
I long, yes, I faint with longing to enter the courts of the Lord. With my whole being, body and soul, I will shout joyfully to the living God.
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Isaiah 8:17
I will wait for the Lord, who has turned away from the descendants of Jacob. I will put my hope in him.
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Luke 21:26
People will be terrified at what they see coming upon the earth, for the powers in the heavens will be shaken.