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A Prayer for Deliverance

Lord, remember what has happened to us.
    Pay attention, and look at our shame!

Our inheritance has[a] been turned over to strangers,
    and our homes to foreigners.

We are now orphans—without fathers—
    and our mothers are like widows.

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  1. Lamentations 5:2 Or possessions have

Remember, Lord, what has happened to us;
    look, and see our disgrace.(A)
Our inheritance(B) has been turned over to strangers,(C)
    our homes(D) to foreigners.(E)
We have become fatherless,
    our mothers are widows.(F)

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