Habakkuk 1:2
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The Prophet’s Complaint
2 O Lord, how long shall I cry for help,
and you will not listen?
Or cry to you “Violence!”
and you will not save?(A)
Jeremiah 14:9
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9 Why should you be like someone confused,
like a mighty warrior who cannot give help?
Yet you, O Lord, are in the midst of us,
and we are called by your name;
do not forsake us!(A)
Lamentations 3:8
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8 though I call and cry for help,
he shuts out my prayer;(A)
Psalm 22:1-2
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Psalm 22
Plea for Deliverance from Suffering and Hostility
To the leader: according to The Deer of the Dawn. A Psalm of David.
1 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning?(A)
2 O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer;
and by night but find no rest.(B)
Psalm 13:1-2
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Psalm 13
Prayer for Deliverance from Enemies
To the leader. A Psalm of David.
1 How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?(A)
2 How long must I bear pain[a] in my soul
and have sorrow in my heart all day long?
How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?(B)
Notas al pie
- 13.2 Syr: Heb hold counsels
Psalm 94:3
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3 O Lord, how long shall the wicked,
how long shall the wicked exult?(A)
Psalm 74:9-10
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9 We do not see our emblems;
there is no longer any prophet,
and there is no one among us who knows how long.(A)
10 How long, O God, is the foe to scoff?
Is the enemy to revile your name forever?(B)
Revelation 6:10
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10 they cried out with a loud voice, “Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long will it be before you judge and avenge our blood on the inhabitants of the earth?”(A)
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