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Book V: The Penitential Plea for Guidance and the Quickening of the Servant
A Psalm of Dawid. Hear my prayer, O 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤅𐤄, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
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Tahiliym 143
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And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
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The Adversarial Siege and the Overwhelmed Spirit
For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath smitten my life down to the ground; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead.
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Therefore is my ruach overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
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The Remembrance of Old and the Thirst for the Ruach
I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
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I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
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The Petition for Speed and the Guidance Protocol
Hear me speedily, O 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄: my ruach faileth: hide not thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.
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Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.
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Deliver me, O 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
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Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my Alahiym: thy ruach is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
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The Quickening and the Judicial Retribution
Quicken me, O 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.
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And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I am thy servant.