Micah 7:9
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9 (A)I will bear the indignation of the Lord
because I have sinned against him,
until (B)he pleads my cause
and executes judgment for me.
(C)He will bring me out to the light;
I shall look upon his vindication.
1 Corinthians 4:5
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5 Therefore (A)do not pronounce judgment before the time, (B)before the Lord comes, (C)who will bring to light the things now hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. (D)Then each one will receive his commendation from God.
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Psalm 37:6
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Hebrews 12:6-7
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6 For (A)the Lord disciplines the one he loves,
and chastises every son whom he receives.”
7 It is for discipline that you have to endure. (B)God is treating you as sons. For what son is there whom his father does not discipline?
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2 Thessalonians 1:5-10
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The Judgment at Christ's Coming
5 This is (A)evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be (B)considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are also suffering— 6 since indeed God considers it (C)just (D)to repay with affliction those who afflict you, 7 and to grant (E)relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when (F)the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven (G)with his mighty angels 8 (H)in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those (I)who do not know God and on those who (J)do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. 9 They will suffer the punishment of (K)eternal destruction, (L)away from[a] the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might, 10 (M)when he comes on (N)that day (O)to be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at among all who have believed, because our (P)testimony to you (Q)was believed.
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- 2 Thessalonians 1:9 Or destruction that comes from
1 Samuel 24:15
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15 (A)May the Lord therefore be judge and give sentence between me and you, and see to it and (B)plead my cause and deliver me from your hand.”
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Malachi 3:18
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18 Then once more you shall (A)see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.
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Revelation 18:20
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20 (A)Rejoice over her, O heaven,
and you saints and (B)apostles and prophets,
for (C)God has given judgment for you against her!”
Revelation 6:10-11
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10 They cried out with a loud voice, “O Sovereign Lord, (A)holy and true, (B)how long (C)before you will judge and (D)avenge our blood on (E)those who dwell on the earth?” 11 Then they were each given (F)a white robe and (G)told to rest a little longer, (H)until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers[a] (I)should be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been.
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- Revelation 6:11 Or brothers and sisters. In New Testament usage, depending on the context, the plural Greek word adelphoi (translated “brothers”) may refer either to brothers or to brothers and sisters
Luke 15:18-19
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18 I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, (A)I have sinned against (B)heaven and before you. 19 (C)I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Treat me as one of your hired servants.”’
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Lamentations 3:39-42
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Lamentations 1:18
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18 (A)“The Lord is in the right,
(B)for I have rebelled against his word;
but hear, all you peoples,
and see my suffering;
(C)my young women and my young men
have gone into captivity.
Jeremiah 51:35-36
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35 The violence done to me and to my kinsmen be upon Babylon,”
let the inhabitant of Zion say.
“My blood be upon the inhabitants of Chaldea,”
let Jerusalem say.
36 Therefore thus says the Lord:
“Behold, (A)I will plead your cause
and take vengeance for you.
(B)I will dry up her sea
and (C)make her fountain dry,
Jeremiah 50:33-34
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33 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: (A)The people of Israel are oppressed, and the people of Judah with them. All who took them captive have held them fast; (B)they refuse to let them go. 34 (C)Their Redeemer is strong; (D)the Lord of hosts is his name. (E)He will surely plead their cause, that he may give rest to the earth, but unrest to the inhabitants of Babylon.
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Jeremiah 50:17-20
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17 (A)“Israel is a hunted sheep (B)driven away by lions. (C)First the king of Assyria (D)devoured him, and now at last (E)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon (F)has gnawed his bones. 18 Therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, (G)I am bringing punishment on the king of Babylon and his land, (H)as I punished the king of Assyria. 19 (I)I will restore Israel to his pasture, and (J)he shall feed on (K)Carmel and in (L)Bashan, and his desire shall be satisfied on the hills of Ephraim and in (M)Gilead. 20 In those days and in that time, declares the Lord, (N)iniquity shall be sought in Israel, and there shall be none, and sin in Judah, and none shall be found, for (O)I will pardon those whom I leave as a remnant.
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Isaiah 46:13
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13 (A)I bring near my righteousness; it is not far off,
and my salvation will not delay;
(B)I will put salvation in Zion,
for Israel my glory.”
Psalm 43:1
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Send Out Your Light and Your Truth
43 (A)Vindicate me, O God, and (B)defend my cause
against an ungodly people,
from (C)the deceitful and unjust man
deliver me!
Psalm 7:6
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6 (A)Arise, O Lord, in your anger;
(B)lift yourself up against the fury of my enemies;
(C)awake for me; you have appointed a judgment.
Job 34:31-32
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31 “For has anyone said to God,
‘I have borne punishment; I will not offend any more;
32 (A)teach me what I do not see;
if I have done iniquity, I will do it no more’?
Job 23:10
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2 Samuel 24:17
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17 Then David spoke to the Lord when he saw the angel who was striking the people, and said, “Behold, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand be against me and against my father's house.”
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2 Samuel 16:11-12
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11 And David said to Abishai and to all his servants, “Behold, (A)my own son seeks my life; how much more now may this Benjaminite! Leave him alone, and let him curse, for the Lord has told him to. 12 It may be that the Lord will look on the wrong done to me,[a] and that the Lord will repay me with good for his cursing today.”
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- 2 Samuel 16:12 Septuagint, Vulgate will look upon my affliction
1 Samuel 26:10
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10 And David said, (A)“As the Lord lives, (B)the Lord will strike him, or (C)his day will come to die, (D)or he will go down into battle and perish.
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1 Samuel 25:39
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39 When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, (A)“Blessed be the Lord who has (B)avenged the insult I received at the hand of Nabal, (C)and has kept back his servant from wrongdoing. (D)The Lord has returned the evil of Nabal on his own head.” Then David sent and (E)spoke to Abigail, to take her as his wife.
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