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then come, let us go up to Bethel, that I may make an altar there to the God who answered me in the day of my distress and has been with me wherever I have gone.”(A)

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

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When you pass through the waters, I will be with you,
    and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
when you walk through fire you shall not be burned,
    and the flame shall not consume you.(A)

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Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed, and he divided the people who were with him and the flocks and herds and camels into two companies,(A)

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In all your ways acknowledge him,
    and he will make straight your paths.(A)

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42 If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear[a] of Isaac, had not been on my side, surely now you would have sent me away empty-handed. God saw my affliction and the labor of my hands and rebuked you last night.”(A)

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  1. 31.42 Meaning of Heb uncertain

19 O people in Zion, inhabitants of Jerusalem, you shall weep no more. He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry; when he hears it, he will answer you.(A)

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Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he delivered them from their distress;(A)

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

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24 Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak.(A)

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15 Know that I am with you and will keep you wherever you go and will bring you back to this land, for I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”(A)

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Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love,
    for his wonderful works to humankind.(A)

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Psalm 103

Thanksgiving for God’s Goodness

Of David.

Bless the Lord, O my soul,
    and all that is within me,
    bless his holy name.(A)
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
    and do not forget all his benefits—
who forgives all your iniquity,
    who heals all your diseases,(B)
who redeems your life from the Pit,
    who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,(C)
who satisfies you with good as long as you live[a]
    so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

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  1. 103.5 Meaning of Heb uncertain

15 When they call to me, I will answer them;
    I will be with them in trouble;
    I will rescue them and honor them.(A)

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13 I will come into your house with burnt offerings;
    I will pay you my vows,(A)
14 those that my lips uttered
    and my mouth promised when I was in trouble.(B)

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Psalm 46

God’s Defense of His City and People

To the leader. Of the Korahites. According to Alamoth. A Song.

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

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  1. 46.1 Or well proved

20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will keep me in this way that I go and will give me bread to eat and clothing to wear,(A) 21 so that I come again to my father’s house in peace, then the Lord shall be my God,(B) 22 and this stone, which I have set up for a pillar, shall be God’s house, and of all that you give me I will surely give one-tenth to you.”(C)

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12 And he dreamed that there was a stairway[a] set up on the earth, the top of it reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.(A) 13 And the Lord stood beside him[b] and said, “I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and to your offspring,(B)

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  1. 28.12 Or ramp
  2. 28.13 Or stood above it

19 Open to me the gates of righteousness,
    that I may enter through them
    and give thanks to the Lord.(A)

20 This is the gate of the Lord;
    the righteous shall enter through it.(B)

21 I thank you that you have answered me
    and have become my salvation.(C)
22 The stone that the builders rejected
    has become the chief cornerstone.(D)

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16 O Lord, I am your servant;
    I am your servant, the child of your serving girl.
    You have loosed my bonds.(A)
17 I will offer to you a thanksgiving sacrifice
    and call on the name of the Lord.(B)
18 I will pay my vows to the Lord
    in the presence of all his people,

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Psalm 116

Thanksgiving for Recovery from Illness

I love the Lord because he has heard
    my voice and my supplications.(A)
Because he inclined his ear to me,
    therefore I will call on him as long as I live.(B)

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