Lamentations 3:20

Bible in Basic English (1941)

My soul still keeps the memory of them; and is bent down in me.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 42:5-6 : 5 Why are you crushed down, O my soul? and why are you troubled in me? put your hope in God; for I will again give him praise who is my help and my God. 6 My soul is crushed down in me, so I will keep you in mind; from the land of Jordan and of the Hermons, from the hill Mizar.
  • Ps 42:11 : 11 Why are you crushed down, O my soul? and why are you troubled in me? put your hope in God; for I will again give him praise who is my help and my God.
  • Ps 43:5 : 5 Why are you crushed down, O my soul? and why are you troubled in me? put your hope in God, for I will again give him praise who is my help and my God.
  • Job 21:6 : 6 At the very thought of it my flesh is shaking with fear.
  • Ps 44:25 : 25 For our souls are crushed down to the dust: our bodies are stretched out on the earth.
  • Ps 146:8 : 8 The Lord makes open the eyes of the blind; the Lord is the lifter up of those who are bent down; the Lord is a lover of the upright;

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