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Psalms 38:17 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: King James Version

" For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually "

Psalms 38:17

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15 For in thee, O LORD, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.

16 For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify

17 For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is continually

18 For I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.

19 But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong: and they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.

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"O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure."

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