With my voice I cry to the Lord; with my voice I make supplication to the Lord. The doubling of voice and cry emphasizes that the entire embodied person, particularly vocal utterance, is directed toward God. Supplication expresses the specific form of prayer: urgent petition arising from need. The repetition of with my voice creates emphasis on the audible, expressed character of this prayer; crying and petition are not silent but vocally performed. This verse establishes that authentic prayer involves utterance and emotional expression.

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