KJV ORIGINAL
Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the LORD: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Get up and cry out in the middle of the night — when everything feels darkest, pour your heart out to God like water spilling everywhere. Reach your hands up to him and beg for your kids who are literally starving on every street corner.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
When everything's falling apart, don't hold back — pour out every desperate feeling to God.
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