16 He also allured you out of distress
    into (A)a broad place where there was no cramping,
    and what was set on your (B)table was full of (C)fatness.

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16 “He is wooing(A) you from the jaws of distress
    to a spacious place(B) free from restriction,(C)
    to the comfort of your table(D) laden with choice food.(E)

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You (A)prepare a table before me
    in (B)the presence of my enemies;
you (C)anoint my head with oil;
    my (D)cup overflows.

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You prepare a table(A) before me
    in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;(B)
    my cup(C) overflows.

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(A)Out of my distress I (B)called on the Lord;
    the Lord answered me and set me (C)free.

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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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19 He brought me out into (A)a broad place;
    he rescued me, because he (B)delighted in me.

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19 He brought me out into a spacious place;(A)
    he rescued me because he delighted in me.(B)

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(A)Why do you spend your money for that which is not bread,
    and your labor for that which does not satisfy?
Listen diligently to me, and eat what is good,
    and delight yourselves in rich food.

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Why spend money on what is not bread,
    and your labor on what does not satisfy?(A)
Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good,(B)
    and you will delight in the richest(C) of fare.

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(A)On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples
    a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wine,
    (B)of rich food full of marrow, of aged wine well refined.

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On this mountain(A) the Lord Almighty will prepare
    a feast(B) of rich food for all peoples,
a banquet of aged wine—
    the best of meats and the finest of wines.(C)

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My soul will be (A)satisfied as with fat and rich food,
    and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips,

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I will be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods;(A)
    with singing lips my mouth will praise you.

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They feast on (A)the abundance of your house,
    and you give them drink from (B)the river of (C)your delights.

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They feast on the abundance of your house;(A)
    you give them drink from your river(B) of delights.(C)

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and you have not (A)delivered me into the hand of the enemy;
    you have set my feet in (B)a broad place.

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You have not given me into the hands(A) of the enemy
    but have set my feet in a spacious place.(B)

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The Lord's Mercy on Israel

14 “Therefore, behold, I will allure her,
    and (A)bring her into the wilderness,
    and (B)speak tenderly to her.

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14 “Therefore I am now going to allure her;
    I will lead her into the wilderness(A)
    and speak tenderly to her.

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My Help and My Deliverer

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

40 I (A)waited patiently for the Lord;
    he inclined to me and (B)heard my cry.
He drew me up from (C)the pit of destruction,
    out of (D)the miry bog,
and (E)set my feet upon a rock,
    (F)making my steps secure.
He put (G)a new song in my mouth,
    a song of praise to our God.
Many will (H)see and fear,
    and put their trust in the Lord.

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Psalm 40[a](A)

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.

I waited patiently(B) for the Lord;
    he turned to me and heard my cry.(C)
He lifted me out of the slimy pit,(D)
    out of the mud(E) and mire;(F)
he set my feet(G) on a rock(H)
    and gave me a firm place to stand.
He put a new song(I) in my mouth,
    a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear the Lord(J)
    and put their trust(K) in him.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 40:1 In Hebrew texts 40:1-17 is numbered 40:2-18.

The Lord Restores Job's Fortunes

10 And the Lord (A)restored the fortunes of Job, when he had prayed for his friends. And the Lord gave Job (B)twice as much as he had before. 11 Then came to him all his (C)brothers and sisters and all who had (D)known him before, and ate bread with him in his house. And they (E)showed him sympathy and comforted him for all the evil[a] that the Lord had brought upon him. And each of them gave him (F)a piece of money[b] and (G)a ring of gold.

12 And the Lord blessed (H)the latter days of Job more than his beginning. And he had (I)14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys. 13 He had also (J)seven sons and three daughters. 14 And he called the name of the first daughter Jemimah, and the name of the second Keziah, and the name of the third Keren-happuch. 15 And in all the land there were no women so beautiful as Job's daughters. And their father gave them an inheritance (K)among their brothers. 16 And after this Job lived 140 years, and (L)saw his sons, and his sons' sons, four generations. 17 And Job died, an old man, and (M)full of days.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 42:11 Or disaster
  2. Job 42:11 Hebrew a qesitah; a unit of money of unknown value

10 After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes(A) and gave him twice as much as he had before.(B) 11 All his brothers and sisters and everyone who had known him before(C) came and ate with him in his house. They comforted and consoled him over all the trouble the Lord had brought on him,(D) and each one gave him a piece of silver[a] and a gold ring.

12 The Lord blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the former part. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand donkeys. 13 And he also had seven sons and three daughters. 14 The first daughter he named Jemimah, the second Keziah and the third Keren-Happuch. 15 Nowhere in all the land were there found women as beautiful as Job’s daughters, and their father granted them an inheritance along with their brothers.

16 After this, Job lived a hundred and forty years; he saw his children and their children to the fourth generation. 17 And so Job died, an old man and full of years.(E)

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  1. Job 42:11 Hebrew him a kesitah; a kesitah was a unit of money of unknown weight and value.

He has (A)walled up my way, so that I cannot pass,
    and he has set darkness upon my paths.

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He has blocked my way so I cannot pass;(A)
    he has shrouded my paths in darkness.(B)

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