For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.

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

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12 They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.

13 But as for me, my prayer is unto thee, O Lord, in an acceptable time: O God, in the multitude of thy mercy hear me, in the truth of thy salvation.

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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 They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.

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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 As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me.

17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear 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 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

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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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Footnotes

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

For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.

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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 And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.

12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night 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.

The Twelve Apostles(B)

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 And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.

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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, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye 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 They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.

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

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10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.

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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 one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O Lord, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.

32 And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon 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 soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.

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

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