to halt: Heb. for halting, Psalms 35:15 *marg. Micah 4:6-7
sorrow: Psalms 38:6, Psalms 6:6, Psalms 77:2-3; Isaiah 53:3-5
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Psalms 38:17
Psalms 38:17
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