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I lie awake,
    lonely as a solitary bird on the roof.

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I lie awake;(A) I have become
    like a bird alone(B) on a roof.

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You don’t let me sleep.
    I am too distressed even to pray!

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You kept my eyes from closing;
    I was too troubled to speak.(A)

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11 My loved ones and friends stay away, fearing my disease.
    Even my own family stands at a distance.

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11 My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds;(A)
    my neighbors stay far away.

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33 He took Peter, James, and John with him, and he became deeply troubled and distressed. 34 He told them, “My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.”

35 He went on a little farther and fell to the ground. He prayed that, if it were possible, the awful hour awaiting him might pass him by. 36 “Abba, Father,”[a] he cried out, “everything is possible for you. Please take this cup of suffering away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.”

37 Then he returned and found the disciples asleep. He said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Couldn’t you watch with me even one hour?

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  1. 14:36 Abba is an Aramaic term for “father.”

33 He took Peter, James and John(A) along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled. 34 “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death,”(B) he said to them. “Stay here and keep watch.”

35 Going a little farther, he fell to the ground and prayed that if possible the hour(C) might pass from him. 36 “Abba,[a] Father,”(D) he said, “everything is possible for you. Take this cup(E) from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.”(F)

37 Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Simon,” he said to Peter, “are you asleep? Couldn’t you keep watch for one hour?

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  1. Mark 14:36 Aramaic for father

28 Let them sit alone in silence
    beneath the Lord’s demands.
29 Let them lie face down in the dust,
    for there may be hope at last.
30 Let them turn the other cheek to those who strike them
    and accept the insults of their enemies.

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28 Let him sit alone in silence,(A)
    for the Lord has laid it on him.
29 Let him bury his face in the dust(B)
    there may yet be hope.(C)
30 Let him offer his cheek to one who would strike him,(D)
    and let him be filled with disgrace.(E)

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I long for the Lord
    more than sentries long for the dawn,
    yes, more than sentries long for the dawn.

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I wait for the Lord
    more than watchmen(A) wait for the morning,
    more than watchmen wait for the morning.(B)

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Every day I call to you, my God, but you do not answer.
    Every night I lift my voice, but I find no relief.

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My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer,(A)
    by night,(B) but I find no rest.[a]

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  1. Psalm 22:2 Or night, and am not silent

13 I think, ‘My bed will comfort me,
    and sleep will ease my misery,’
14 but then you shatter me with dreams
    and terrify me with visions.
15 I would rather be strangled—
    rather die than suffer like this.
16 I hate my life and don’t want to go on living.
    Oh, leave me alone for my few remaining days.

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13 When I think my bed will comfort me
    and my couch will ease my complaint,(A)
14 even then you frighten me with dreams
    and terrify(B) me with visions,(C)
15 so that I prefer strangling and death,(D)
    rather than this body of mine.(E)
16 I despise my life;(F) I would not live forever.(G)
    Let me alone;(H) my days have no meaning.(I)

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66 Your life will constantly hang in the balance. You will live night and day in fear, unsure if you will survive. 67 In the morning you will say, ‘If only it were night!’ And in the evening you will say, ‘If only it were morning!’ For you will be terrified by the awful horrors you see around you.

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66 You will live in constant suspense, filled with dread both night and day, never sure of your life. 67 In the morning you will say, “If only it were evening!” and in the evening, “If only it were morning!”—because of the terror that will fill your hearts and the sights that your eyes will see.(A)

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