1A song or Psalme of Heman the Ezrahite to give instruction, committed to the sonnes of Korah for him that excelleth upon Malath Leannoth. O Lord God of my saluation, I cry day and night before thee.

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Isaiah 12:2, Isaiah 12:2, Psalms 22:2, Psalms 22:2, Luke 18:7

2Let my prayer enter into thy presence: incline thine eare vnto my cry.

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Psalms 31:2, Psalms 31:2, Lamentations 3:8, Lamentations 3:8, Psalms 79:11

3For my soule is filled with euils, and my life draweth neere to the graue.

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Psalms 107:18, Psalms 107:18, Lamentations 3:15, Lamentations 3:19, Isaiah 53:3

4I am counted among them that go downe vnto the pit, and am as a man without strength:

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Psalms 28:1, Psalms 28:1, Psalms 31:12, Psalms 143:7, 2 Corinthians 1:9

5Free among the dead, like the slaine lying in the graue, whome thou remembrest no more, and they are cut off from thine hand.

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Isaiah 53:8, Isaiah 53:8, Psalms 31:22, Psalms 31:22, Genesis 19:29

6Thou hast layde me in the lowest pit, in darkenes, and in the deepe.

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Psalms 69:15, Psalms 69:15, Psalms 86:13, Psalms 86:13, John 12:46

7Thine indignation lyeth vpon me, and thou hast vexed me with all thy waues. Selah.

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Psalms 42:7, Psalms 42:7, Job 6:4, Romans 2:5, Romans 2:9

8Thou hast put away mine acquaintance farre from me, and made mee to be abhorred of them: I am shut vp, and cannot get foorth.

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Psalms 31:11, Psalms 31:11, John 15:23, John 15:24, Isaiah 49:7

9Mine eye is sorowfull through mine affliction: Lord, I call dayly vpon thee: I stretch out mine hands vnto thee.

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Job 11:13, Job 11:13, Psalms 38:10, Psalms 86:3, Psalms 38:10

10Wilt thou shewe a miracle to the dead? or shall the dead rise and prayse thee? Selah.

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Psalms 6:5, Psalms 6:5, Isaiah 26:19, Psalms 30:9, Isaiah 26:19

11Shall thy louing kindenes be declared in the graue? or thy faithfulnes in destruction?

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Job 26:6, Job 21:30, Matthew 7:13, Romans 9:22, Psalms 73:18

12Shall thy wonderous workes be knowen in the darke? and thy righteousnes in the land of obliuion?

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Ecclesiastes 9:5, Ecclesiastes 9:5, Psalms 31:12, Ecclesiastes 8:10, Matthew 8:12

13But vnto thee haue I cryed, O Lord, and early shall my prayer come before thee.

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Psalms 5:3, Psalms 5:3, Mark 1:35, Psalms 30:2, Mark 1:35

14Lord, why doest thou reiect my soule, and hidest thy face from me?

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Job 13:24, Job 13:24, Psalms 13:1, Psalms 13:1, Psalms 43:2

15I am afflicted and at the point of death: from my youth I suffer thy terrours, doubting of my life.

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Job 6:4, Job 6:4, Luke 22:44, Luke 22:44, Isaiah 53:10

16Thine indignations goe ouer me, and thy feare hath cut me off.

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Psalms 90:11, Psalms 102:10, Revelation 6:17, Romans 8:32, Psalms 90:7

17They came round about me dayly like water, and compassed me together.

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Psalms 22:16, Psalms 22:16, Psalms 116:3, Psalms 69:1, Psalms 69:2

18My louers and friends hast thou put away from me, and mine acquaintance hid themselues.

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Psalms 88:8, Psalms 88:8, Psalms 38:11, Psalms 38:11, Job 19:12