In return for my love they (A)accuse me,
    but I (B)give myself to prayer.[a]

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  1. Psalm 109:4 Hebrew but I am prayer

In return for my friendship they accuse me,
    but I am a man of prayer.(A)

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12 I am the talk of those who (A)sit in the gate,
    and the drunkards make (B)songs about me.

13 But as for me, my (C)prayer is to you, O Lord.
    At (D)an acceptable time, O God,
    in the abundance of your steadfast love answer me in your saving faithfulness.

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12 Those who sit at the gate(A) mock me,
    and I am the song of the drunkards.(B)

13 But I pray to you, Lord,
    in the time of your favor;(C)
in your great love,(D) O God,
    answer me with your sure salvation.

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20 Those who (A)render me evil for good
    (B)accuse me because I (C)follow after good.

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20 Those who repay my good with evil(A)
    lodge accusations(B) against me,
    though I seek only to do what is good.

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16 But I call to God,
    and the Lord will save me.
17 (A)Evening and (B)morning and at (C)noon
    I (D)utter my complaint and moan,
    and he hears my voice.

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16 As for me, I call to God,
    and the Lord saves me.
17 Evening,(A) morning(B) and noon(C)
    I cry out in distress,
    and he hears my voice.

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34 And Jesus said, “Father, (A)forgive them, (B)for they know not what they do.”[a] And they cast lots (C)to divide his garments.

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  1. Luke 23:34 Some manuscripts omit the sentence And Jesus… what they do

34 Jesus said, “Father,(A) forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.”[a](B) And they divided up his clothes by casting lots.(C)

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  1. Luke 23:34 Some early manuscripts do not have this sentence.

For (A)without cause (B)they hid their net for me;
    without cause they dug (C)a pit for my life.[a]

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  1. Psalm 35:7 The word pit is transposed from the preceding line; Hebrew For without cause they hid the pit of their net for me; without cause they dug for my life

Since they hid their net(A) for me without cause(B)
    and without cause dug a pit(C) for me,

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11 But they were filled with (A)fury and discussed with one another what they might do to Jesus.

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12 In these days (B)he went out to the mountain to pray, and all night he continued in prayer to God.

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11 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were furious(A) and began to discuss with one another what they might do to Jesus.

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12 One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God.(C)

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15 (A)I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If (B)I love you more, am I to be loved less?

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15 So I will very gladly spend for you everything I have and expend myself as well.(A) If I love you more,(B) will you love me less?

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32 Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you going to stone me?”

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32 but Jesus said to them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone me?”

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12 (A)They repay me evil for good;
    my soul is bereft.[a]

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  1. Psalm 35:12 Hebrew it is bereavement to my soul

12 They repay me evil for good(A)
    and leave me like one bereaved.

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10 When Daniel knew that the document had been signed, he went to his house where (A)he had windows in his upper chamber open (B)toward Jerusalem. He got down on his knees (C)three times a day and prayed and (D)gave thanks before his God, as he had done previously.

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10 Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward(A) Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees(B) and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before.(C)

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31 And it was told David, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “O Lord, please (A)turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”

32 While David was coming to the summit, where God was worshiped, behold, Hushai (B)the Archite came to meet him (C)with his coat torn and (D)dirt on his head.

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31 Now David had been told, “Ahithophel(A) is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David prayed, “Lord, turn Ahithophel’s counsel into foolishness.”

32 When David arrived at the summit, where people used to worship God, Hushai(B) the Arkite(C) was there to meet him, his robe torn and dust(D) on his head.

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39 And the spirit of the king[a] longed to go out[b] to Absalom, because (A)he was comforted about Amnon, since he was dead.

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  1. 2 Samuel 13:39 Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Hebrew David
  2. 2 Samuel 13:39 Compare Vulgate ceased to go out

39 And King David longed to go to Absalom,(A) for he was consoled(B) concerning Amnon’s death.

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