“O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.”
"O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, listen and take action, do not delay—for your own sake, O my God, because your city and your people are called by your name"—final urgent petition combining imperatives for hearing, forgiveness, and action with the ultimate appeal that God's own reputation and commitment to his people demand response. The repetition of "O Lord" reflects the intensity of intercession. Three times of petition (hear, forgive, listen/act) invoke the totality of divine response.
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