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Psalms 88:1

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O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:
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  1. Isaiah 12:2Rank 1 from verse 1
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    2Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.

  2. Psalms 22:2Rank 2 from verse 1
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    2O my God, I cry in the daytime, but thou hearest not; and in the night season, and am not silent.

  3. Luke 18:7Rank 3 from verse 1
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    7And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?

  4. Psalms 86:3Rank 4 from verse 1
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    3Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.

  5. 1 Kings 4:31Rank 5 from verse 1
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    31For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.

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Psalms 88:1

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cried

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1. Called out, shouted, proclaimed, warned, wailed, or otherwise uttered, often loudly. 2. Appealed, prayed, complained, or called for help, justice, or attention.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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night

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1. The dark part of the daily cycle distinguished from day, from evening until morning, or any portion of it. 2. A time or condition compared with night or darkness.

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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1O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:

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2Let my prayer come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;

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