16 (A)Then King David went in and sat before the Lord; and he said: “Who am I, O Lord God? And what is my house, that You have brought me this far?

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David’s Prayer(A)

16 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and he said:

“Who am I, Lord God, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?

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David’s Thanksgiving to God(A)

18 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord; and he said: (B)“Who am I, O Lord God? And what is my house, that You have brought me this far?

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David’s Prayer(A)

18 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and he said:

“Who am I,(B) Sovereign Lord, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?

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10 I am not worthy of the least of all the (A)mercies and of all the truth which You have shown Your servant; for I crossed over this Jordan with (B)my staff, and now I have become two companies.

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10 I am unworthy of all the kindness and faithfulness(A) you have shown your servant. I had only my staff(B) when I crossed this Jordan, but now I have become two camps.(C)

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Purpose of the Mystery

To me, (A)who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles (B)the unsearchable riches of Christ,

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Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people,(A) this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles(B) the boundless riches of Christ,(C)

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(A)Lord, what is man, that You take knowledge of him?
Or the son of man, that You are mindful of him?

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Lord, what are human beings(A) that you care for them,
    mere mortals that you think of them?

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21 And Saul answered and said, (A)Am I not a Benjamite, of the (B)smallest of the tribes of Israel, and (C)my family the least of all the families of the [a]tribe of Benjamin? Why then do you speak like this to me?”

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  1. 1 Samuel 9:21 Lit. tribes

21 Saul answered, “But am I not a Benjamite, from the smallest tribe(A) of Israel, and is not my clan the least(B) of all the clans of the tribe of Benjamin?(C) Why do you say such a thing to me?”

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12 Then Samuel (A)took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name [a]Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.”

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  1. 1 Samuel 7:12 Lit. Stone of Help

12 Then Samuel took a stone(A) and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer,[a](B) saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.”

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  1. 1 Samuel 7:12 Ebenezer means stone of help.

10 (A)who delivered us from so great a death, and [a]does deliver us; in whom we trust that He will still deliver us,

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  1. 2 Corinthians 1:10 NU shall

10 He has delivered us from such a deadly peril,(A) and he will deliver us again. On him we have set our hope(B) that he will continue to deliver us,

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22 Therefore, having obtained help from God, to this day I stand, witnessing both to small and great, saying no other things than those (A)which the prophets and (B)Moses said would come—

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22 But God has helped me to this very day; so I stand here and testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen(A)

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14 (A)And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it; and Hezekiah went up to the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord.

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Hezekiah’s Prayer(A)

14 Hezekiah received the letter(B) from the messengers and read it. Then he went up to the temple of the Lord and spread it out before the Lord.

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15 So he said to Him, “O [a]my Lord, how can I save Israel? Indeed (A)my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.”

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  1. Judges 6:15 Heb. Adonai, used of God

15 “Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but how can I save Israel? My clan(A) is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my family.(B)

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15 And (A)he blessed Joseph, and said:

“God, (B)before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked,
The God who has fed me all my life long to this day,
16 The Angel (C)who has redeemed me from all evil,
Bless the lads;
Let (D)my name be named upon them,
And the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac;
And let them (E)grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.”

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15 Then he blessed(A) Joseph and said,

“May the God before whom my fathers
    Abraham and Isaac walked faithfully,(B)
the God who has been my shepherd(C)
    all my life to this day,
16 the Angel(D) who has delivered me from all harm(E)
    —may he bless(F) these boys.(G)
May they be called by my name
    and the names of my fathers Abraham and Isaac,(H)
and may they increase greatly
    on the earth.”(I)

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