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The Book of Psalms, Chapter 102, Verse 9

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Mine enemies reproach me all the day; [and] they that are mad against me are sworn against me.
King James Version
For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,
American Standard Version
For I have eaten ashes like bread, And mingled my drink with weeping,
New English Translation
For I eat ashes as if they were bread, and mix my drink with my tears,
World English Bible
For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mixed my drink with tears,
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Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.
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My days [are] like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass.
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But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.
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Thou shalt arise, [and] have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.
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For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.
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So the heathen shall fear the name of the LORD, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.
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When the LORD shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.
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He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
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This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD.
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For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;