As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master,
    as the eyes of a female slave look to the hand of her mistress,
so our eyes look to the Lord(A) our God,
    till he shows us his mercy.

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Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that he have mercy upon us.

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I wait for the Lord,(A) my whole being waits,(B)
    and in his word(C) I put my hope.
I wait for the Lord
    more than watchmen(D) wait for the morning,
    more than watchmen wait for the morning.(E)

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I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.

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25 The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him,
    to the one who seeks him;(A)
26 it is good to wait quietly(B)
    for the salvation of the Lord.(C)

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25 The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.

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15 My eyes are ever on the Lord,(A)
    for only he will release my feet from the snare.(B)

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15 Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.

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Psalm 40[a](A)

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

I waited patiently(B) for the Lord;
    he turned to me and heard my cry.(C)
He lifted me out of the slimy pit,(D)
    out of the mud(E) and mire;(F)
he set my feet(G) on a rock(H)
    and gave me a firm place to stand.
He put a new song(I) in my mouth,
    a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear the Lord(J)
    and put their trust(K) in him.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 40:1 In Hebrew texts 40:1-17 is numbered 40:2-18.

40 I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.

And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.

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18 “I look for your deliverance,(A) Lord.(B)

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18 I have waited for thy salvation, O Lord.

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123 My eyes fail,(A) looking for your salvation,(B)
    looking for your righteous promise.(C)
124 Deal with your servant according to your love(D)
    and teach me your decrees.(E)
125 I am your servant;(F) give me discernment
    that I may understand your statutes.(G)

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123 Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.

124 Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes.

125 I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.

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26 Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.”

But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”(A)

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26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

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The Parable of the Persistent Widow

18 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.(A)

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18 And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;

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82 My eyes fail,(A) looking for your promise;(B)
    I say, “When will you comfort me?”

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82 Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?

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The Gibeonites then sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal:(A) “Do not abandon your servants. Come up to us quickly and save us! Help us, because all the Amorite kings from the hill country have joined forces against us.”

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And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together against us.

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27 That day he made the Gibeonites(A) woodcutters and water carriers(B) for the assembly, to provide for the needs of the altar of the Lord at the place the Lord would choose.(C) And that is what they are to this day.

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27 And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the Lord, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose.

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23 You are now under a curse:(A) You will never be released from service as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.”

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23 Now therefore ye are cursed, and there shall none of you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers of water for the house of my God.

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