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Psalms 142:3

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my spirit: Psalms 22:14, Psalms 61:2, Psalms 102:4, Psalms 143:4; Mark 14:33-36

then thou: Psalms 1:6, Psalms 17:3, Psalms 139:2-4; Job 23:10

In the way: Psalms 31:4, Psalms 35:7-8, Psalms 56:6, Psalms 140:5, Psalms 141:9; Jeremiah 18:22; Matthew 22:15

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