(A)Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my trouble;
Incline Your ear to me;
In the day that I call, answer me speedily.

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Do not hide your face(A) from me
    when I am in distress.
Turn your ear(B) to me;
    when I call, answer me quickly.

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17 And do not hide Your face from Your servant,
For I am in trouble;
Hear me speedily.

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17 Do not hide your face(A) from your servant;
    answer me quickly,(B) for I am in trouble.(C)

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(A)Do not hide Your face from me;
Do not turn Your servant away in anger;
You have been my help;
Do not leave me nor forsake me,
O God of my salvation.

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Do not hide your face(A) from me,
    do not turn your servant away in anger;(B)
    you have been my helper.(C)
Do not reject me or forsake(D) me,
    God my Savior.(E)

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29 You hide Your face, they are troubled;
(A)You take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.

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29 When you hide your face,(A)
    they are terrified;
when you take away their breath,
    they die and return to the dust.(B)

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17 And I will wait on the Lord,
Who (A)hides His face from the house of Jacob;
And I (B)will hope in Him.

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17 I will wait(A) for the Lord,
    who is hiding(B) his face from the descendants of Jacob.
I will put my trust in him.(C)

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Answer me speedily, O Lord;
My spirit fails!
Do not hide Your face from me,
(A)Lest I [a]be like those who [b]go down into the pit.

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  1. Psalm 143:7 become
  2. Psalm 143:7 Die

Answer me quickly,(A) Lord;
    my spirit fails.(B)
Do not hide your face(C) from me
    or I will be like those who go down to the pit.

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Let my prayer come before You;
[a]Incline Your ear to my cry.

For my soul is full of troubles,
And my life (A)draws near to the grave.
I am counted with those who (B)go[b] down to the pit;
(C)I am like a man who has no strength,
[c]Adrift among the dead,
Like the slain who lie in the grave,
Whom You remember no more,
And who are cut off from Your hand.

You have laid me in the lowest pit,
In darkness, in the depths.
Your wrath lies heavy upon me,
And You have afflicted me with all (D)Your waves. Selah
(E)You have [d]put away my acquaintances far from me;
You have made me an abomination to them;
(F)I am shut up, and I cannot get out;
My eye wastes away because of affliction.

(G)Lord, I have called daily upon You;
I have stretched out my hands to You.
10 Will You work wonders for the dead?
Shall [e]the dead arise and praise You? Selah
11 Shall Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave?
Or Your faithfulness in the place of destruction?
12 Shall Your wonders be known in the dark?
And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

13 But to You I have cried out, O Lord,
And in the morning my prayer comes before You.
14 Lord, why do You cast off my soul?
Why do You hide Your face from me?
15 I have been afflicted and ready to die from my youth;
I suffer Your terrors;
I am distraught.
16 Your fierce wrath has gone over me;
Your terrors have [f]cut me off.
17 They came around me all day long like water;
They engulfed me altogether.
18 (H)Loved one and friend You have put far from me,
And my acquaintances into darkness.

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  1. Psalm 88:2 Listen to
  2. Psalm 88:4 Die
  3. Psalm 88:5 Lit. Free
  4. Psalm 88:8 taken away my friends
  5. Psalm 88:10 shades, ghosts
  6. Psalm 88:16 destroyed me

May my prayer come before you;
    turn your ear to my cry.

I am overwhelmed with troubles(A)
    and my life draws near to death.(B)
I am counted among those who go down to the pit;(C)
    I am like one without strength.(D)
I am set apart with the dead,
    like the slain who lie in the grave,
whom you remember no more,
    who are cut off(E) from your care.

You have put me in the lowest pit,
    in the darkest depths.(F)
Your wrath(G) lies heavily on me;
    you have overwhelmed me with all your waves.[a](H)
You have taken from me my closest friends(I)
    and have made me repulsive to them.
I am confined(J) and cannot escape;(K)
    my eyes(L) are dim with grief.

I call(M) to you, Lord, every day;
    I spread out my hands(N) to you.
10 Do you show your wonders to the dead?
    Do their spirits rise up and praise you?(O)
11 Is your love declared in the grave,
    your faithfulness(P) in Destruction[b]?
12 Are your wonders known in the place of darkness,
    or your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion?

13 But I cry to you for help,(Q) Lord;
    in the morning(R) my prayer comes before you.(S)
14 Why, Lord, do you reject(T) me
    and hide your face(U) from me?

15 From my youth(V) I have suffered(W) and been close to death;
    I have borne your terrors(X) and am in despair.(Y)
16 Your wrath(Z) has swept over me;
    your terrors(AA) have destroyed me.
17 All day long they surround me like a flood;(AB)
    they have completely engulfed me.
18 You have taken from me friend(AC) and neighbor—
    darkness is my closest friend.

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  1. Psalm 88:7 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 10.
  2. Psalm 88:11 Hebrew Abaddon

(A)Deliver me in Your righteousness, and cause me to escape;
(B)Incline Your ear to me, and save me.

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In your righteousness, rescue me and deliver me;
    turn your ear(A) to me and save me.

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Prayer for Relief from Adversaries(A)

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. (B)To bring to remembrance.

70 Make haste, (C)O God, to deliver me!
Make haste to help me, O Lord!

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Psalm 70[a](A)

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

Hasten, O God, to save me;
    come quickly, Lord, to help me.(B)

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  1. Psalm 70:1 In Hebrew texts 70:1-5 is numbered 70:2-6.

13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but (A)God is faithful, (B)who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to [a]bear it.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 10:13 endure

13 No temptation[a] has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful;(A) he will not let you be tempted[b] beyond what you can bear.(B) But when you are tempted,[c] he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.

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  1. 1 Corinthians 10:13 The Greek for temptation and tempted can also mean testing and tested.
  2. 1 Corinthians 10:13 The Greek for temptation and tempted can also mean testing and tested.
  3. 1 Corinthians 10:13 The Greek for temptation and tempted can also mean testing and tested.

Peter Freed from Prison

Peter was therefore kept in prison, but [a]constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church. And when Herod was about to bring him out, that night Peter was sleeping, bound with two chains between two soldiers; and the guards before the door were [b]keeping the prison. Now behold, (A)an angel of the Lord stood by him, and a light shone in the prison; and he struck Peter on the side and raised him up, saying, “Arise quickly!” And his chains fell off his hands. Then the angel said to him, “Gird yourself and tie on your sandals”; and so he did. And he said to him, “Put on your garment and follow me.” So he went out and followed him, and (B)did not know that what was done by the angel was real, but thought (C)he was seeing a vision. 10 When they were past the first and the second guard posts, they came to the iron gate that leads to the city, (D)which opened to them of its own accord; and they went out and went down one street, and immediately the angel departed from him.

11 And when Peter had come to himself, he said, “Now I know for certain that (E)the Lord has sent His angel, and (F)has delivered me from the hand of Herod and from all the expectation of the Jewish people.”

12 So, when he had considered this, (G)he came to the house of Mary, the mother of (H)John whose surname was Mark, where many were gathered together (I)praying. 13 And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a girl named Rhoda came to answer. 14 When she recognized Peter’s voice, because of her gladness she did not open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter stood before the gate. 15 But they said to her, “You are beside yourself!” Yet she kept insisting that it was so. So they said, (J)“It is his angel.”

16 Now Peter continued knocking; and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished. 17 But (K)motioning to them with his hand to keep silent, he declared to them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, “Go, tell these things to James and to the brethren.” And he departed and went to another place.

18 Then, as soon as it was day, there was no small [c]stir among the soldiers about what had become of Peter. 19 But when Herod had searched for him and not found him, he examined the guards and commanded that they should be put to death.

And he went down from Judea to Caesarea, and stayed there.

Herod’s Violent Death

20 Now Herod had been very angry with the people of (L)Tyre and Sidon; but they came to him with one accord, and having made Blastus [d]the king’s personal aide their friend, they asked for peace, because (M)their country was [e]supplied with food by the king’s country.

21 So on a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat on his throne and gave an oration to them. 22 And the people kept shouting, “The voice of a god and not of a man!” 23 Then immediately an angel of the Lord (N)struck him, because (O)he did not give glory to God. And he was eaten by worms and [f]died.

24 But (P)the word of God grew and multiplied.

Barnabas and Saul Appointed

25 And (Q)Barnabas and Saul returned [g]from Jerusalem when they had (R)fulfilled their ministry, and they also (S)took with them (T)John whose surname was Mark.

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  1. Acts 12:5 NU constantly or earnestly
  2. Acts 12:6 guarding
  3. Acts 12:18 disturbance
  4. Acts 12:20 who was in charge of the king’s bedchamber
  5. Acts 12:20 Lit. nourished
  6. Acts 12:23 breathed his last
  7. Acts 12:25 NU, M to

So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.(A)

The night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains,(B) and sentries stood guard at the entrance. Suddenly an angel(C) of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. “Quick, get up!” he said, and the chains fell off Peter’s wrists.(D)

Then the angel said to him, “Put on your clothes and sandals.” And Peter did so. “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me,” the angel told him. Peter followed him out of the prison, but he had no idea that what the angel was doing was really happening; he thought he was seeing a vision.(E) 10 They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city. It opened for them by itself,(F) and they went through it. When they had walked the length of one street, suddenly the angel left him.

11 Then Peter came to himself(G) and said, “Now I know without a doubt that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me(H) from Herod’s clutches and from everything the Jewish people were hoping would happen.”

12 When this had dawned on him, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark,(I) where many people had gathered and were praying.(J) 13 Peter knocked at the outer entrance, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer the door.(K) 14 When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed(L) she ran back without opening it and exclaimed, “Peter is at the door!”

15 “You’re out of your mind,” they told her. When she kept insisting that it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.”(M)

16 But Peter kept on knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished. 17 Peter motioned with his hand(N) for them to be quiet and described how the Lord had brought him out of prison. “Tell James(O) and the other brothers and sisters(P) about this,” he said, and then he left for another place.

18 In the morning, there was no small commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter. 19 After Herod had a thorough search made for him and did not find him, he cross-examined the guards and ordered that they be executed.(Q)

Herod’s Death

Then Herod went from Judea to Caesarea(R) and stayed there. 20 He had been quarreling with the people of Tyre and Sidon;(S) they now joined together and sought an audience with him. After securing the support of Blastus, a trusted personal servant of the king, they asked for peace, because they depended on the king’s country for their food supply.(T)

21 On the appointed day Herod, wearing his royal robes, sat on his throne and delivered a public address to the people. 22 They shouted, “This is the voice of a god, not of a man.” 23 Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel(U) of the Lord struck him down,(V) and he was eaten by worms and died.

24 But the word of God(W) continued to spread and flourish.(X)

Barnabas and Saul Sent Off

25 When Barnabas(Y) and Saul had finished their mission,(Z) they returned from[a] Jerusalem, taking with them John, also called Mark.(AA)

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  1. Acts 12:25 Some manuscripts to

(A)When you pass through the waters, (B)I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.
When you (C)walk through the fire, you shall not be burned,
Nor shall the flame scorch you.

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When you pass through the waters,(A)
    I will be with you;(B)
and when you pass through the rivers,
    they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,(C)
    you will not be burned;
    the flames will not set you ablaze.(D)

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13 (A)Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me;
O Lord, make haste to help me!

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13 Be pleased to save me, Lord;
    come quickly, Lord, to help me.(A)

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