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28 Then Samson called to the Lord and said, “Lord God, remember me and strengthen me only this once, O God, so that with this one act of revenge I may pay back the Philistines for my two eyes.”[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 16.28 Or so that I may be avenged upon the Philistines for one of my two eyes

15 O Lord, you know;
    remember me and visit me,
    and bring down retribution for me on my persecutors.
In your forbearance do not take me away;
    know that on your account I suffer insult.(A)

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12 In your steadfast love cut off my enemies,
    and destroy all my adversaries,
    for I am your servant.(A)

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14 Alexander the coppersmith did me great harm; the Lord will pay him back for his deeds.(A)

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A Psalm of Thanksgiving

Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, saying,

“I called to the Lord out of my distress,
    and he answered me;
out of the belly of Sheol I cried,
    and you heard my voice.

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31 For the Lord will not
    reject forever.(A)
32 Although he causes grief, he will have compassion
    according to the abundance of his steadfast love;(B)

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18 Remember this, O Lord, how the enemy scoffs,
    and an impious people reviles your name.(A)
19 Do not deliver the soul of your dove to the wild animals;
    do not forget the life of your poor forever.(B)

20 Have regard for your[a] covenant,
    for the dark places of the land are full of the haunts of violence.(C)
21 Do not let the downtrodden be put to shame;
    let the poor and needy praise your name.(D)
22 Rise up, O God, plead your cause;
    remember how the impious scoff at you all day long.(E)
23 Do not forget the clamor of your foes,
    the uproar of your adversaries that goes up continually.(F)

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  1. 74.20 Gk Syr: Heb the

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

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10 they cried out with a loud voice, “Sovereign Lord, holy and true, how long will it be before you judge and avenge our blood on the inhabitants of the earth?”(A)

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32 And what more should I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets,

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Then I called on the name of the Lord,
    “O Lord, I pray, save my life!”

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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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10 The righteous will rejoice when they see vengeance done;
    they will bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.(A)
11 People will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous;
    surely there is a God who judges[a] on earth.”(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 58.11 Or there are gods who judge

12 O our God, will you not execute judgment upon them? For we are powerless against this great multitude that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”(A)

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18 By then he was very thirsty, and he called on the Lord, saying, “You have granted this great victory by the hand of your servant. Am I now to die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”(A)

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31 So perish all your enemies, O Lord!
    But may your friends be like the sun as it rises in its might.”

And the land had rest forty years.(A)

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As my life was ebbing away,
    I remembered the Lord,
and my prayer came to you,
    into your holy temple.(A)

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