The anguished question of how long before the psalmist's soul experiences restoration expresses the acute sense of time passing while distress continues, suggesting that divine delay in providing relief feels interminable. The question itself constitutes a form of lament that accuses God of tardiness in responding to the supplient's misery. This verse captures the interior experience of repentance: recognition of deserved judgment combined with bewilderment at prolonged distress.

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