Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;

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Then you will call,(A) and the Lord will answer;(B)
    you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I.

“If you do away with the yoke of oppression,
    with the pointing finger(C) and malicious talk,(D)

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12 Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.

13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

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12 Then you will call(A) on me and come and pray(B) to me, and I will listen(C) to you. 13 You will seek(D) me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.(E)

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15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

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15 and call(A) on me in the day of trouble;(B)
    I will deliver(C) you, and you will honor(D) me.”

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24 And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

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24 Before they call(A) I will answer;(B)
    while they are still speaking(C) I will hear.

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Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

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Ask, Seek, Knock(A)

“Ask and it will be given to you;(B) seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds;(C) and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

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15 And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.

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15 When you spread out your hands(A) in prayer,
    I hide(B) my eyes from you;
even when you offer many prayers,
    I am not listening.(C)

Your hands(D) are full of blood!(E)

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13 He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers;

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13     who winks maliciously with his eye,(A)
    signals with his feet
    and motions with his fingers,(B)

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15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

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15 He will call on me, and I will answer him;
    I will be with him in trouble,
    I will deliver him and honor him.(A)

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15 The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

16 The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

17 The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

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15 The eyes of the Lord(A) are on the righteous,(B)
    and his ears are attentive(C) to their cry;
16 but the face of the Lord is against(D) those who do evil,(E)
    to blot out their name(F) from the earth.

17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears(G) them;
    he delivers them from all their troubles.

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They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

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Everyone lies(A) to their neighbor;
    they flatter with their lips
    but harbor deception in their hearts.(B)

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I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place.

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When hard pressed,(A) I cried to the Lord;
    he brought me into a spacious place.(B)

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Delight thyself also in the Lord: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

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Take delight(A) in the Lord,
    and he will give you the desires of your heart.(B)

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21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.

22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

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21 Dear friends,(A) if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God(B) 22 and receive from him anything we ask,(C) because we keep his commands(D) and do what pleases him.(E)

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