I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:
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Verse 4 is found in chapter 88 of Psalms. Psalm 88 is one of the darkest laments in the Psalter and ends without an explicit resolution. The petitioner is near death, isolated from friends, and surrounded by affliction. Precisely for this reason it is theologically significant: biblical prayer allows an experience to be brought before God even when no explanation or visible restoration has yet appeared. The continued cry to the Lord keeps the relationship open even within darkness.
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Denn meine Seele ist voll Jammers, und mein Leben ist nahe dem Tode.
Soy contado con los que descienden al hoyo, Soy como hombre sin fuerza:
Me cuentan entre quienes bajan a la fosa; soy como un hombre sin fuerzas,
Je suis mis au rang de ceux qui descendent dans la fosse, Je suis comme un homme qui n'a plus de force.
Io son reputato del numero di quelli che scendono nella fossa; Io son simile ad un uomo che non ha più forza alcuna.
Estou contado com aqueles que descem ao abismo; estou como homem sem forças,
我與下到地府的人同列, 如同無人幫助的人一樣。
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