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The sufferer lies at the edge of a shadowed burial pit.
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Psalms 88:3-5

my life draws near to Sheol

by day I cry out; at night I am before · Psalms 88

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3For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.

4I am counted among those going down to the pit; I have become like a man without strength.

5I am free among the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom you remember no more, and they are cut off from your hand.

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