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22 For I am poor and needy,
and my heart is wounded[a] within me.
23 Like a shadow after it lengthens, I go away.
I am shaken off like a locust.
24 My knees give way from fasting,
and my flesh has become lean, without fat.

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  1. Psalm 109:22 The meaning of this verb is uncertain. It may mean flutter or beat wildly.

22 For I am poor and needy,
    and my heart is wounded within me.
23 I fade away like an evening shadow;(A)
    I am shaken off like a locust.
24 My knees give(B) way from fasting;(C)
    my body is thin and gaunt.(D)

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