Trouble and anguish have found me out, but your commandments are my delight.
I have not departed from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my portion of food.
I am severely afflicted; give me life, O Lord, according to your word!
And he took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly distressed and troubled. And he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and watch.”
A Song of Ascents. Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord!
Let your mercy come to me, that I may live; for your law is my delight.
for I find my delight in your commandments, which I love.
I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.
The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me; I suffered distress and anguish.
For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol. I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am a man who has no strength, like one set loose among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, like those whom you remember no more, for they are cut off from your hand. You have put me in the depths of the pit, in the regions dark and deep. Your wrath lies heavy upon me, and you overwhelm me with all your waves. Selah
The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of destruction assailed me; the cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.
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