my heart: Psalms 43:5, Psalms 55:5, Psalms 77:3, Psalms 142:3, Psalms 143:4; Isaiah 54:11; Mark 14:33-34; Luke 22:44
the rock: Psalms 18:46, Psalms 27:5, Psalms 40:2, Psalms 62:2, Psalms 62:6; Isaiah 32:2
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Psalms 61:2
Psalms 61:2
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concludes with an air of pleasantness--begins with prayers and tears,
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of his distress and trouble: "Whatever comes, I will cry unto thee (v.
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I. THE HEART BECOMES "FAINT" WHEN IT IS CONSCIOUS OF BEING FAR FROM GOD. (Psalms 61:1.)
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