Psalm 25:16
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16 Turn to me and be gracious to me,
for I am lonely and afflicted.(A)
Psalm 86:16
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16 Turn to me and be gracious to me;
give your strength to your servant;
save the child of your maidservant.(A)
Micah 7:19
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19 He will again have compassion upon us;
he will tread our iniquities under foot.
You will cast all our[a] sins
into the depths of the sea.(A)
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- 7.19 Gk Syr Vg Tg: Heb their
Daniel 9:17
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17 Now therefore, O our God, listen to the prayer of your servant and to his supplication, and for your own sake, Lord,[a] let your face shine upon your desolated sanctuary.(A)
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- 9.17 Theodotion Vg Compare Syr: Heb for the Lord’s sake
Psalm 143:4
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4 Therefore my spirit faints within me;
my heart within me is appalled.(A)
Psalm 69:14-20
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14 rescue me
from sinking in the mire;
let me be delivered from my enemies
and from the deep waters.(A)
15 Do not let the flood sweep over me
or the deep swallow me up
or the Pit close its mouth over me.(B)
16 Answer me, O Lord, for your steadfast love is good;
according to your abundant mercy, turn to me.(C)
17 Do not hide your face from your servant,
for I am in distress—make haste to answer me.(D)
18 Draw near to me; redeem me;
set me free because of my enemies.
19 You know the insults I receive
and my shame and dishonor;
my foes are all known to you.(E)
20 Insults have broken my heart,
so that I am in despair.
I looked for pity, but there was none;
and for comforters, but I found none.(F)
Mark 15:33-35
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The Death of Jesus
33 When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land[a] until three in the afternoon. 34 At three o’clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”[b](A) 35 When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, “Listen, he is calling for Elijah.”
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Psalm 88:15-18
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15 Wretched and close to death from my youth up,
I suffer your terrors; I am desperate.[a](A)
16 Your wrath has swept over me;
your dread assaults destroy me.
17 They surround me like a flood all day long;
from all sides they close in on me.(B)
18 You have caused friend and neighbor to shun me;
my companions are in darkness.(C)
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- 88.15 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Psalm 60:1
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Psalm 60
Prayer for National Victory after Defeat
To the leader: according to the Lily of the Covenant. A Miktam of David; for instruction; when he struggled with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and when Joab on his return killed twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
1 O God, you have rejected us, broken our defenses;
you have been angry; now restore us!(A)
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