Psalm 38:9
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9 O Lord, all my longing is known to you;
my sighing is not hidden from you.(A)
Psalm 10:17
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17 O Lord, you will hear the desire of the meek;
you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear(A)
Psalm 6:6
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6 I am weary with my moaning;
every night I flood my bed with tears;
I drench my couch with my weeping.
2 Corinthians 5:2
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2 For in this tent we groan, longing to be further clothed with our heavenly dwelling,
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John 1:48
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48 Nathanael asked him, “Where did you get to know me?” Jesus answered, “I saw you under the fig tree before Philip called you.”
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Psalm 102:5
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5 Because of my loud groaning,
my bones cling to my skin.(A)
Romans 8:26-27
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26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness, for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes[a] with groanings too deep for words.(A) 27 And God,[b] who searches hearts, knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit[c] intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.(B)
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Romans 8:22-23
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22 We know that the whole creation has been groaning together as it suffers together the pains of labor, 23 and not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly while we wait for adoption, the redemption of our bodies.(A)
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Psalm 102:20
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20 to hear the groans of the prisoners,
to set free those who were doomed to die,(A)
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