Then let us arise and go up to Bethel; and I will make an altar there to God, (A)who answered me in the day of my distress (B)and has been with me in the way which I have gone.”

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Then the Lord said to Jacob, (A)“Return to the land of your fathers and to your family, and I will (B)be with you.”

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(A)When you pass through the waters, (B)I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.
When you (C)walk through the fire, you shall not be burned,
Nor shall the flame scorch you.

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So Jacob was greatly afraid and (A)distressed; and he divided the people that were with him, and the flocks and herds and camels, into two companies.

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(A)In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall [a]direct your paths.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:6 Or make smooth or straight

42 (A)Unless the God of my father, the God of Abraham and (B)the Fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now you would have sent me away empty-handed. (C)God has seen my affliction and the labor of my hands, and (D)rebuked you last night.”

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19 For the people (A)shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem;
You shall (B)weep no more.
He will be very gracious to you at the sound of your cry;
When He hears it, He will (C)answer you.

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(A)Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble,
And He delivered them out of their distresses.

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15 (A)Call upon Me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.”

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24 Then Jacob was left alone; and (A)a Man wrestled with him until the [a]breaking of day.

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  1. Genesis 32:24 dawn

15 Behold, (A)I am with you and will (B)keep[a] you wherever you go, and will (C)bring you back to this land; for (D)I will not leave you (E)until I have done what I have spoken to you.”

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  1. Genesis 28:15 protect

(A)Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness,
And for His wonderful works to the children of men!

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Praise for the Lord’s Mercies

A Psalm of David.

103 Bless (A)the Lord, O my soul;
And all that is within me, bless His holy name!
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
And forget not all His benefits:
(B)Who forgives all your iniquities,
Who (C)heals all your diseases,
Who redeems your life from destruction,
(D)Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies,
Who satisfies your mouth with good things,
So that (E)your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

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15 He shall (A)call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be (B)with him in trouble;
I will deliver him and honor him.

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13 (A)I will go into Your house with burnt offerings;
(B)I will pay You my [a]vows,
14 Which my lips have uttered
And my mouth has spoken when I was in trouble.

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  1. Psalm 66:13 Promised deeds

God the Refuge of His People and Conqueror of the Nations

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A Song (A)for Alamoth.

46 God is our (B)refuge and strength,
(C)A[a] very present help in trouble.

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  1. Psalm 46:1 An abundantly available help

20 (A)Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If (B)God will be with me, and keep me in this way that I am going, and give me (C)bread to eat and clothing to put on, 21 so that (D)I come back to my father’s house in peace, (E)then the Lord shall be my God. 22 And this stone which I have set as a pillar (F)shall be God’s house, (G)and of all that You give me I will surely give a [a]tenth to You.”

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  1. Genesis 28:22 tithe

12 Then he (A)dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there (B)the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.

13 (C)And behold, the Lord stood above it and said: (D)“I am the Lord God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; (E)the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants.

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19 (A)Open to me the gates of righteousness;
I will go through them,
And I will praise the Lord.
20 (B)This is the gate of the Lord,
(C)Through which the righteous shall enter.

21 I will praise You,
For You have (D)answered me,
And have become my salvation.

22 (E)The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone.

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16 O Lord, truly (A)I am Your servant;
I am Your servant, (B)the son of Your maidservant;
You have loosed my bonds.
17 I will offer to You (C)the sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And will call upon the name of the Lord.

18 I will pay my vows to the Lord
Now in the presence of all His people,

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Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Death

116 I (A)love the Lord, because He has heard
My voice and my supplications.
Because He has inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.

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