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A silent petitioner withers in summer heat.
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Psalms 32:3-4

when I kept silent, my bones wasted away

Psalm 32: whose transgression is forgiven · Psalms 32

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3For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long.

4For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my vitality was dried up as by the heat of summer. Selah

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