Job 36:7
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7 He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous,
but with kings on the throne
he sets them forever, and they are exalted.(A)
Psalm 33:18
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18 Truly the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him,
on those who hope in his steadfast love,(A)
Psalm 34:15
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15 The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and his ears are open to their cry.(A)
Psalm 113:7-8
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7 He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
8 to make them sit with princes,
with the princes of his people.
1 Samuel 2:8
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8 He raises up the poor from the dust;
he lifts the needy from the ash heap
to make them sit with princes
and inherit a seat of honor.
For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
and on them he has set the world.(A)
1 Peter 3:12
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12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and his ears are open to their prayer.
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
2 Thessalonians 3:3
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3 But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.[a](A)
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- 3.3 Or from evil
Job 42:12
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12 The Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning, and he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand donkeys.(A)
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Job 1:3
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3 He had seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred donkeys, and very many servants, so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the East.(A)
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Esther 10:3
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3 For Mordecai the Jew was next in rank to King Ahasuerus, and he was powerful among the Jews and popular with his many kindred, for he sought the good of his people and interceded for the welfare of all his descendants.(A)
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Zephaniah 3:17
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17 The Lord, your God, is in your midst,
a warrior who gives victory;
he will rejoice over you with gladness;
he will renew you[a] in his love;
he will exult over you with loud singing(A)
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- 3.17 Gk Syr: Heb he will be silent
Psalm 112:7-10
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7 They are not afraid of evil tidings;
their hearts are firm, secure in the Lord.(A)
8 Their hearts are steady; they will not be afraid;
in the end they will look in triumph on their foes.(B)
9 They have distributed freely; they have given to the poor;
their righteousness endures forever;
their horn is exalted in honor.(C)
10 The wicked see it and are angry;
they gnash their teeth and melt away;
the desire of the wicked comes to nothing.(D)
Genesis 41:40
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40 You shall be over my house, and all my people shall order themselves as you command; only with regard to the throne will I be greater than you.”(A)
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Genesis 23:6
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6 “Hear us, my lord; you are a mighty prince among us. Bury your dead in the choicest of our burial places; none of us will withhold from you any burial ground for burying your dead.”(A)
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Psalm 78:70-72
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70 He chose his servant David
and took him from the sheepfolds;(A)
71 from tending the nursing ewes he brought him
to be the shepherd of his people Jacob,
of Israel, his inheritance.(B)
72 With upright heart he tended them
and guided them with skillful hand.(C)
2 Chronicles 16:9
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9 For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the entire earth to strengthen those whose heart is true to him. You have done foolishly in this, for from now on you will have wars.”(A)
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2 Samuel 7:13-16
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13 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.(A) 14 I will be a father to him, and he shall be a son to me. When he commits iniquity, I will punish him with a rod such as mortals use, with blows inflicted by human beings.(B) 15 But I will not take[a] my steadfast love from him, as I took it from Saul, whom I put away from before you.(C) 16 Your house and your kingdom shall be made sure forever before me;[b] your throne shall be established forever.”(D)
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