Remember, I pray, (A)that You have made me like clay.
And will You turn me into dust again?

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Remember that you molded me like clay.(A)
    Will you now turn me to dust again?(B)

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And the Lord God formed man of the (A)dust of the ground, and (B)breathed into his (C)nostrils the breath of life; and (D)man became a living being.

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Then the Lord God formed(A) a man[a](B) from the dust(C) of the ground(D) and breathed into his nostrils the breath(E) of life,(F) and the man became a living being.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 2:7 The Hebrew for man (adam) sounds like and may be related to the Hebrew for ground (adamah); it is also the name Adam (see verse 20).

But now, O Lord,
You are our Father;
We are the clay, and You our (A)potter;
And all we are the work of Your hand.

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Yet you, Lord, are our Father.(A)
    We are the clay, you are the potter;(B)
    we are all the work of your hand.(C)

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19 (A)In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread
Till you return to the ground,
For out of it you were taken;
(B)For dust you are,
And (C)to dust you shall return.”

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19 By the sweat of your brow(A)
    you will eat your food(B)
until you return to the ground,
    since from it you were taken;
for dust you are
    and to dust you will return.”(C)

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(A)Then the dust will return to the earth as it was,
(B)And the spirit will return to God (C)who gave it.

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and the dust returns(A) to the ground it came from,
    and the spirit returns to God(B) who gave it.(C)

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“O house of Israel, (A)can I not do with you as this potter?” says the Lord. “Look, (B)as the clay is in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel!

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He said, “Can I not do with you, Israel, as this potter does?” declares the Lord. “Like clay(A) in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand,(B) Israel.

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Remember, O Lord, (A)Your tender mercies and Your lovingkindnesses,
For they are from of old.
Do not remember (B)the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions;
(C)According to Your mercy remember me,
For Your goodness’ sake, O Lord.

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Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love,(A)
    for they are from of old.
Do not remember the sins of my youth(B)
    and my rebellious ways;(C)
according to your love(D) remember me,
    for you, Lord, are good.(E)

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21 Does not the (A)potter have power over the clay, from the same lump to make (B)one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?

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21 Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for special purposes and some for common use?(A)

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“Woe to him who strives with (A)his Maker!
Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth!
(B)Shall the clay say to him who forms it, ‘What are you making?’
Or shall your handiwork say, ‘He has no hands’?

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“Woe to those who quarrel(A) with their Maker,(B)
    those who are nothing but potsherds(C)
    among the potsherds on the ground.
Does the clay say to the potter,(D)
    ‘What are you making?’(E)
Does your work say,
    ‘The potter has no hands’?(F)

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(A)Remember me, O Lord, with the favor You have toward Your people.
Oh, visit me with Your salvation,

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Remember me,(A) Lord, when you show favor(B) to your people,
    come to my aid(C) when you save them,

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You turn man to destruction,
And say, (A)“Return, O children of men.”

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You turn people back to dust,
    saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.”(A)

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47 Remember how short my time (A)is;
For what (B)futility have You created all the children of men?

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47 Remember how fleeting is my life.(A)
    For what futility you have created all humanity!

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18 (A)Look on my affliction and my pain,
And forgive all my sins.

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18 Look on my affliction(A) and my distress(B)
    and take away all my sins.(C)

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