Psalm 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.

My friends mock me, while my eyes overflow with tears to God,

My eyes have grown weak from grief; and my whole body is as thin as a shadow.

My eyes run with rivers of tears over the destruction of my cherished people.

Jesus burst into tears.

LORD, God of my salvation, by day and by night I cry out before you.

Morning, noon, and night, I mulled over these things and cried out in my distress, and he heard my voice.

Have mercy on me Lord, for I call on you all day long.

If we had forgotten the name of our God or lifted our hands to a foreign god,

Envoys will come from Egypt. Let the Ethiopians stretch out their hands to God.

I stretch out my hands toward you, longing for you like a parched land. Interlude

This message came to me from the LORD:

"Now for you, if you will prepare your heart, spread out your hands to him.