151 You are (A)near, O Lord,
And all Your commandments are truth.

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151 Yet you are near,(A) Lord,
    and all your commands are true.(B)

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18 (A)The Lord is near to all who call upon Him,
To all who call upon Him (B)in truth.

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18 The Lord is near(A) to all who call on him,(B)
    to all who call on him in truth.

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142 Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness,
And Your law is (A)truth.

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142 Your righteousness is everlasting
    and your law is true.(A)

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23 (A)“Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”

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23 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”[a](A) (which means “God with us”).

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 1:23 Isaiah 7:14

(A)You know my sitting down and my rising up;
You (B)understand my thought afar off.

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You know when I sit and when I rise;(A)
    you perceive my thoughts(B) from afar.

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138 (A)Your testimonies, which You have commanded,
Are righteous and very faithful.

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138 The statutes you have laid down are righteous;(A)
    they are fully trustworthy.(B)

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Thanksgiving for God’s Righteous Judgment

To the Chief Musician. Set to (A)“Do[a] Not Destroy.” A Psalm of Asaph. A Song.

75 We give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks!
For Your wondrous works declare that Your name is near.

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  1. Psalm 75:1 Heb. Al Tashcheth

Psalm 75[a]

For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A psalm of Asaph. A song.

We praise you, God,
    we praise you, for your Name is near;(A)
    people tell of your wonderful deeds.(B)

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  1. Psalm 75:1 In Hebrew texts 75:1-10 is numbered 75:2-11.

God the Refuge of His People and Conqueror of the Nations

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A Song (A)for Alamoth.

46 God is our (B)refuge and strength,
(C)A[a] very present help in trouble.

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  1. Psalm 46:1 An abundantly available help

Psalm 46[a]

For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to alamoth.[b] A song.

God is our refuge(A) and strength,(B)
    an ever-present(C) help(D) in trouble.(E)

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  1. Psalm 46:1 In Hebrew texts 46:1-11 is numbered 46:2-12.
  2. Psalm 46:1 Title: Probably a musical term

18 (A)The Lord is near (B)to those who have a broken heart,
And saves such as [a]have a contrite spirit.

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  1. Psalm 34:18 are crushed in spirit

18 The Lord is close(A) to the brokenhearted(B)
    and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

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“For (A)what great nation is there that has (B)God[a] so near to it, as the Lord our God is to us, for whatever reason we may call upon Him?

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  1. Deuteronomy 4:7 Or a god

What other nation is so great(A) as to have their gods near(B) them the way the Lord our God is near us whenever we pray to him?

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