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Lord, the God of my salvation, I call out by day;
    at night I cry aloud in your presence.(A)
Let my prayer come before you;
    incline your ear to my cry.(B)
[a]For my soul is filled with troubles;(C)
    my life draws near to Sheol.

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  1. 88:4–8 In imagination the psalmist already experiences the alienation of Sheol.

May my prayer come before you;
    turn your ear to my cry.

I am overwhelmed with troubles(A)
    and my life draws near to death.(B)
I am counted among those who go down to the pit;(C)
    I am like one without strength.(D)

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