If you were pure and upright,
Surely now He would [a]awake for you,
And prosper your rightful dwelling place.

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  1. Job 8:6 arise

if you are pure and upright,
    even now he will rouse himself on your behalf(A)
    and restore you to your prosperous state.(B)

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(A)Awake, awake, (B)put on strength,
O arm of the Lord!
Awake (C)as in the ancient days,
In the generations of old.
(D)Are You not the arm that cut (E)Rahab apart,
And wounded the (F)serpent?

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Awake, awake,(A) arm(B) of the Lord,
    clothe yourself with strength!(C)
Awake, as in days gone by,
    as in generations of old.(D)
Was it not you who cut Rahab(E) to pieces,
    who pierced that monster(F) through?

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10 “Say to the righteous (A)that it shall be well with them,
(B)For they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

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10 Tell the righteous it will be well(A) with them,
    for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.(B)

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(A)The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But the prayer of the upright is His delight.

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The Lord detests the sacrifice(A) of the wicked,(B)
    but the prayer of the upright pleases him.(C)

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24 You shall know that your tent is in peace;
You shall visit your dwelling and find nothing amiss.

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24 You will know that your tent is secure;(A)
    you will take stock of your property and find nothing missing.(B)

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They run and prepare themselves through no fault of mine.

(A)Awake to help me, and behold!
You therefore, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel,
Awake to punish all the [a]nations;
Do not be merciful to any wicked transgressors. Selah

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  1. Psalm 59:5 Gentiles

I have done no wrong,(A) yet they are ready to attack me.(B)
    Arise to help me; look on my plight!(C)
You, Lord God Almighty,
    you who are the God of Israel,(D)
rouse yourself(E) to punish all the nations;(F)
    show no mercy to wicked traitors.[a](G)

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  1. Psalm 59:5 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 13.

Arise, O Lord, in Your anger;
(A)Lift Yourself up because of the rage of my enemies;
(B)Rise up [a]for me to the judgment You have commanded!

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  1. Psalm 7:6 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX O Lord my God

Arise,(A) Lord, in your anger;
    rise up against the rage of my enemies.(B)
    Awake,(C) my God; decree justice.

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17 Although no violence is in my hands,
And my prayer is pure.

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17 yet my hands have been free of violence(A)
    and my prayer is pure.(B)

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19 And by this we [a]know (A)that we are of the truth, and shall [b]assure our hearts before Him. 20 (B)For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. 21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, (C)we have confidence toward God. 22 And (D)whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments (E)and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.

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  1. 1 John 3:19 NU shall know
  2. 1 John 3:19 persuade, set at rest

19 This is how we know that we belong to the truth and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence: 20 If our hearts condemn us, we know that God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. 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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Men and Women in the Church

I desire therefore that the men pray (A)everywhere, (B)lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting;

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Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands(A) without anger or disputing.

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15 (A)When you [a]spread out your hands,
I will hide My eyes from you;
(B)Even though you make many prayers,
I will not hear.
Your hands are full of [b]blood.

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  1. Isaiah 1:15 Pray
  2. Isaiah 1:15 bloodshed

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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23 (A)Awake! Why do You sleep, O Lord?
Arise! Do not cast us off forever.

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23 Awake,(A) Lord! Why do you sleep?(B)
    Rouse yourself!(C) Do not reject us forever.(D)

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I have (A)hated the assembly of evildoers,
And will not sit with the wicked.

I will wash my hands in innocence;
So I will go about Your altar, O Lord,

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I abhor(A) the assembly of evildoers
    and refuse to sit with the wicked.
I wash my hands in innocence,(B)
    and go about your altar, Lord,

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