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- "In the dayª of my troubleª I soughtª° the Lord:ª my soreª ranª° in the night,ª and ceasedª° not:¹ my soulª refusedª° to be comforted.ª° ... I will meditateª° also of all¹ thy work,ª and talkª° of thy doings.ª" {Psa 77:2-12} + "When¹ I said,ª° My footª slippeth;ª° thy mercy,ª O LORD,ª held me up.ª° ... In the multitudeª of my thoughtsª withinª me thy comfortsª delightª° my soul.ª" {Psa 94:18-19} + "I lookedª° on [my] right hand,ª and beheld,ª° but [there was] no man¹ that would knowª° me: refugeª failedª°¹ me; no man¹ caredª° for my soul.ª ... Bring²° my soul² out¹¹ of prison,ª¹ that I may praiseª°¹ thy name:ª the righteousª shall compass me about;ª° for¹ thou shalt deal bountifullyª° with¹ me." {Psa 142:4-7} + "[Am] I¹ a sea,ª or¹ a whale,ª that¹ thou settestª° a watchª over¹ me? ... So that my soulª choosethª° strangling,ª [and] deathª rather than my life.ª¹" {Job 7:12-15} + "If¹ [I speak] of strength,ª lo,¹ [he is] strong:ª and if¹ of judgment,ª who¹ shall set²° me a time¹ [to plead]? ... [Though] I¹ [were] perfect,ª [yet] would I not¹ knowª° my soul:ª I would despiseª° my life.ª" {Job 9:19-21} + "If¹ I say,ª° I will forgetª° my complaint,ª I will leave offª° my heaviness,ª and comfortª° [myself]: ... I am afraidª° of all¹ my sorrows,ª I knowª° that¹ thou wilt not¹ hold me innocent.ª°" {Job 9:27-28} + "If¹ I be wicked,ª° woeª unto me; and [if] I be righteous,ª° [yet] will I not¹ lift upª° my head.ª [I am] fullª of confusion;ª therefore seeª°²° thou mine affliction;ª" {Job 10:15} + "Behold,¹ I goª° forward,ª but he [is] not¹ [there]; and backward,ª but I cannot¹ perceiveª° him: ... But¹ he knowethª° the wayª that I take:ª [when] he hath triedª° me, I shall come forthª° as gold.ª" {Job 23:8-10} + "Why¹ is¹ my painª perpetual,ª and my woundª incurable,ª° [which] refusethª° to be healed?ª° wilt thou be altogetherª unto me as¹ a liar,ª [and as] watersª [that] fail?ª°¹" {Jer 15:18}
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