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Crying and carrying on do me no good;
    God shuts out my prayer.
Closed in and blocked by walls of cut stone,
    what paths I have left, He has twisted and confused my steps.

10 Dangerous as a stalking lion or a lurking bear,
    God lies in wait for me.

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Even when I call out or cry for help,(A)
    he shuts out my prayer.(B)
He has barred(C) my way with blocks of stone;
    he has made my paths crooked.(D)

10 Like a bear lying in wait,
    like a lion(E) in hiding,(F)

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