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A Prayer for Protection

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. Of David.

61 God, hear my cry;
    ·listen [pay attention] to my prayer.
I call to you from the ends of the earth [C far from the Temple]
    when ·I am afraid [L my heart grows faint].
    ·Carry [Lead] me away to ·a high mountain [L the rock that is higher than I am; C a place of refuge, perhaps referring to God as the rock; 18:2, 46; 19:14; 62:2].

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For the choir director; on a stringed instrument; by David.

61 Listen to my cry for help, O God.
Pay attention to my prayer.
From the ends of the earth, I call to you
when I begin to lose heart.
Lead me to the rock that is high above me.

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