O LORD, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; in your faithfulness and righteousness come to my relief.

耶和华阿，求你听我的祷告，留心听我的恳求，凭你的信实和公义应允我。

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And to meet a severe and urgent crisis abroad, tonight I propose the Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, a work of mercy beyond all current international efforts to help the people of Africa.

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So what relief (prison reduction) is there for people who admit their guilty and throw themselves on the mercy of the court hoping that the guidelines are not used against them?

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