Turn to me, and have mercy on me, for I am desolate and afflicted.
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Psalms · Psalm 25
Psalm 25:16
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15My eyes are ever on the LORD, for he will pluck my feet out of the net.
Psalm 25:16
Turn to me, and have mercy on me, for I am desolate and afflicted.
After
17The troubles of my heart are enlarged. Oh bring me out of my distresses.
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