12 O our God, will You not (A)judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but (B)our eyes are upon You.”

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12 Our God, will you not judge them?(A) For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.(B)

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12 O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee.

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God the Help of Those Who Seek Him

A Song of Ascents.

121 I (A)will lift up my eyes to the hills—
From whence comes my help?
(B)My help comes from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.

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Psalm 121

A song of ascents.

I lift up my eyes to the mountains—
    where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven(A) and earth.(B)

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121 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.

My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.

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15 (A)My eyes are ever toward the Lord,
For He shall [a]pluck my feet out of the net.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 25:15 Lit. bring out

15 My eyes are ever on the Lord,(A)
    for only he will release my feet from the snare.(B)

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15 Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.

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But (A)my eyes are upon You, O God the Lord;
In You I take refuge;
[a]Do not leave my soul destitute.

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  1. Psalm 141:8 Lit. Do not make my soul bare

But my eyes are fixed(A) on you, Sovereign Lord;
    in you I take refuge(B)—do not give me over to death.

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But mine eyes are unto thee, O God the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.

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Prayer for Relief from Contempt

A Song of Ascents.

123 Unto You (A)I lift up my eyes,
O You (B)who dwell in the heavens.
Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters,
As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,
(C)So our eyes look to the Lord our God,
Until He has mercy on us.

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Psalm 123

A song of ascents.

I lift up my eyes to you,
    to you who sit enthroned(A) in heaven.
As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master,
    as the eyes of a female slave look to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the Lord(B) our God,
    till he shows us his mercy.

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123 Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.

Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that he have mercy upon us.

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Delivered from Suffering

For we do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, of (A)our [a]trouble which came to us in Asia: that we were burdened beyond measure, above strength, so that we despaired even of life. Yes, we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should (B)not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 1:8 tribulation

We do not want you to be uninformed,(A) brothers and sisters,[a] about the troubles we experienced(B) in the province of Asia.(C) We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God,(D) who raises the dead.(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 1:8 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 8:1; 13:11.

For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:

But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:

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27 Therefore I have not sinned against you, but you wronged me by fighting against me. May the Lord, (A)the Judge, (B)render judgment this day between the children of Israel and the people of Ammon.’ ”

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27 I have not wronged you, but you are doing me wrong by waging war against me. Let the Lord, the Judge,(A) decide(B) the dispute this day between the Israelites and the Ammonites.(C)

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27 Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the Lord the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.

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Prayer to God in Time of Trouble

43 Vindicate (A)me, O God,
And (B)plead my cause against an ungodly nation;
Oh, deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man!

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Psalm 43[a]

Vindicate me, my God,
    and plead my cause(A)
    against an unfaithful nation.
Rescue me(B) from those who are
    deceitful and wicked.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 43:1 In many Hebrew manuscripts Psalms 42 and 43 constitute one psalm.

43 Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man.

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19 Arise, O Lord,
Do not let man prevail;
Let the [a]nations be judged in Your sight.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 9:19 Gentiles

19 Arise,(A) Lord, do not let mortals triumph;(B)
    let the nations be judged(C) in your presence.

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19 Arise, O Lord; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.

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