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Psalms 88:9

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Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: Lord, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.
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  1. Job 11:13Rank 1 from verse 9
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    13If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him;

  2. Psalms 38:10Rank 2 from verse 9
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    10My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.

  3. Psalms 86:3Rank 3 from verse 9
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    3Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.

  4. Psalms 143:6Rank 4 from verse 9
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    6I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

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    3My tears have been my meat day and night, while they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?

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Psalms 88:9

COMBINED MEANING

eye

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Sense 1: The bodily organ of sight; by extension, sight or seeing. Sense 2: Regard, judgment, disposition, or watchful attention, expressed figuratively by the eye. Sense 3: A small opening, as the eye of a needle. Sense 4: To watch or regard.

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

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reason

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A ground or cause; understanding or judgment; to think, discuss, or argue.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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called

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.

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

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upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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hands

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Sense 1: The end parts of the arms used for holding and working. Sense 2: Figures of power, possession, agency, or aid.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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8Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.

9Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: Lord, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.

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10Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.

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