Psalm 13:2-4

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²How long must I bear pain^[a] in my soul,
and have sorrow in my heart all the day?
How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?

³Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;
lighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;
⁴lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed over him”;
lest my foes rejoice because I am shaken.

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Psalm 13:2 Syr: Heb hold counsels

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