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Turn and answer me, O Lord my God!
    Restore the sparkle to my eyes, or I will die.

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Look on me(A) and answer,(B) Lord my God.
    Give light to my eyes,(C) or I will sleep in death,(D)

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28 You light a lamp for me.
    The Lord, my God, lights up my darkness.

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28 You, Lord, keep my lamp(A) burning;
    my God turns my darkness into light.(B)

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“But now we have been given a brief moment of grace, for the Lord our God has allowed a few of us to survive as a remnant. He has given us security in this holy place. Our God has brightened our eyes and granted us some relief from our slavery.

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“But now, for a brief moment, the Lord our God has been gracious(A) in leaving us a remnant(B) and giving us a firm place[a](C) in his sanctuary, and so our God gives light to our eyes(D) and a little relief in our bondage.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 9:8 Or a foothold

Psalm 5

For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by the flute.

O Lord, hear me as I pray;
    pay attention to my groaning.

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Psalm 5[a]

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

Listen(A) to my words, Lord,
    consider my lament.(B)

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  1. Psalm 5:1 In Hebrew texts 5:1-12 is numbered 5:2-13.

39 And while they lie inflamed with all their wine,
    I will prepare a different kind of feast for them.
I will make them drink until they fall asleep,
    and they will never wake up again,”
    says the Lord.

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39 But while they are aroused,
    I will set out a feast for them
    and make them drunk,(A)
so that they shout with laughter—
    then sleep forever(B) and not awake,”
declares the Lord.(C)

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29 “My father has made trouble for us all!” Jonathan exclaimed. “A command like that only hurts us. See how refreshed I am now that I have eaten this little bit of honey.

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29 Jonathan said, “My father has made trouble(A) for the country. See how my eyes brightened when I tasted a little of this honey.

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27 But Jonathan had not heard his father’s command, and he dipped the end of his stick into a piece of honeycomb and ate the honey. After he had eaten it, he felt refreshed.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 14:27 Or his eyes brightened; similarly in 14:29.

27 But Jonathan had not heard that his father had bound the people with the oath, so he reached out the end of the staff that was in his hand and dipped it into the honeycomb.(A) He raised his hand to his mouth, and his eyes brightened.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 14:27 Or his strength was renewed; similarly in verse 29

14 for the light makes everything visible. This is why it is said,

“Awake, O sleeper,
    rise up from the dead,
    and Christ will give you light.”

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14 This is why it is said:

“Wake up, sleeper,(A)
    rise from the dead,(B)
    and Christ will shine on you.”(C)

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Prayer for Restoration

Lord, remember what has happened to us.
    See how we have been disgraced!

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Remember, Lord, what has happened to us;
    look, and see our disgrace.(A)

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57 I will make her officials and wise men drunk,
    along with her captains, officers, and warriors.
They will fall asleep
    and never wake up again!”
says the King, whose name is
    the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

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57 I will make her officials(A) and wise(B) men drunk,(C)
    her governors, officers and warriors as well;
they will sleep(D) forever and not awake,”
    declares the King,(E) whose name is the Lord Almighty.

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Resh

153 Look upon my suffering and rescue me,
    for I have not forgotten your instructions.

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ר Resh

153 Look on my suffering(A) and deliver me,(B)
    for I have not forgotten(C) your law.

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I will be glad and rejoice in your unfailing love,
    for you have seen my troubles,
    and you care about the anguish of my soul.

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I will be glad and rejoice in your love,
    for you saw my affliction(A)
    and knew the anguish(B) of my soul.

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19 See how many enemies I have
    and how viciously they hate me!

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19 See how numerous are my enemies(A)
    and how fiercely they hate me!(B)

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