2 Samuel 22:20
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20 He brought me out into a broad place;
he delivered me because he delighted in me.(A)
Psalm 31:8
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8 and have not delivered me into the hand of the enemy;
you have set my feet in a broad place.(A)
Psalm 118:5
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5 Out of my distress I called on the Lord;
the Lord answered me and set me in a broad place.(A)
2 Samuel 15:26
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26 But if he says, ‘I take no pleasure in you,’ here I am, let him do to me what seems good to him.”(A)
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Psalm 22:8
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8 “Commit your cause to the Lord; let him deliver—
let him rescue the one in whom he delights!”(A)
Psalm 149:4
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4 For the Lord takes pleasure in his people;
he adorns the humble with victory.(A)
Psalm 147:11
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11 but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him,
in those who hope in his steadfast love.
Acts 2:32-36
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32 “This Jesus God raised up, and of that all of us are witnesses.(A) 33 Being therefore exalted at[a] the right hand of God and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you see and hear.(B) 34 For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says,
‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand,(C)
35 until I make your enemies your footstool.” ’
36 “Therefore let the entire house of Israel know with certainty that God has made him both Lord and Messiah,[b] this Jesus whom you crucified.”
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Matthew 27:43
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43 He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he wants to, for he said, ‘I am God’s Son.’ ”(A)
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Matthew 17:5
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5 While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, the Beloved;[a] with him I am well pleased; listen to him!”(A)
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- 17.5 Or my beloved Son
Matthew 3:17
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17 And a voice from the heavens said, “This is my Son, the Beloved,[a] with whom I am well pleased.”(A)
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- 3.17 Or my beloved Son
Hosea 4:16
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16 Like a stubborn heifer,
Israel is stubborn;
can the Lord now feed them
like a lamb in a broad pasture?(A)
Isaiah 42:1
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The Servant, a Light to the Nations
42 Here is my servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen, in whom my soul delights;
I have put my spirit upon him;
he will bring forth justice to the nations.(A)
1 Chronicles 4:10
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10 Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory and that your hand might be with me and that you would keep me from hurt and harm!” And God granted what he asked.
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Genesis 26:22
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22 He moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it, so he called it Rehoboth,[a] saying, “Now the Lord has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.”(A)
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- 26.22 That is, broad places or room
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