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[a]I groan as I think of God;
    my spirit grows faint as I meditate on him. Selah
You keep my eyes from closing in sleep;
    I am much too distraught to speak.
I reflect on the days of old
    and recall the years long past.

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  1. Psalm 77:4 Sleeplessness and dryness in prayer lead the psalmist’s faith to be shaken, but he puts his mind on the origins of his people as God’s people and attempts to rediscover hope (see Ps 119:52; Deut 32:7ff).