Be merciful: Psalms 56:1, Psalms 57:1
for I: Psalms 55:17, Psalms 88:9; Luke 2:37, Luke 11:8-13, Luke 18:7; Ephesians 6:18
daily: or, all the day, Psalms 25:5
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Psalms 86:3
Psalms 86:3
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