23 Who (A)remembered us in our lowly state,
For His mercy endures forever;

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23 He remembered us(A) in our low estate
His love endures forever.

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(A)In all their affliction He was [a]afflicted,
(B)And the Angel of His Presence saved them;
(C)In His love and in His pity He redeemed them;
And (D)He bore them and carried them
All the days of old.

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  1. Isaiah 63:9 Kt., LXX, Syr. not afflicted

In all their distress he too was distressed,
    and the angel(A) of his presence(B) saved them.[a]
In his love and mercy he redeemed(C) them;
    he lifted them up and carried(D) them
    all the days of old.(E)

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  1. Isaiah 63:9 Or Savior in their distress. / It was no envoy or angel / but his own presence that saved them

48 For (A)He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant;
For behold, henceforth (B)all generations will call me blessed.

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48 for he has been mindful
    of the humble state of his servant.(A)
From now on all generations will call me blessed,(B)

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The Lord preserves the simple;
I was brought low, and He saved me.

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The Lord protects the unwary;
    when I was brought low,(A) he saved me.(B)

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[a]Attend to my cry,
For I am brought very low;
Deliver me from my persecutors,
For they are stronger than I.

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  1. Psalm 142:6 Give heed

Listen to my cry,(A)
    for I am in desperate need;(B)
rescue me(C) from those who pursue me,
    for they are too strong(D) for me.

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(A)He raises the poor out of the dust,
And lifts the (B)needy out of the ash heap,

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He raises the poor(A) from the dust
    and lifts the needy(B) from the ash heap;

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The Lord (A)makes poor and makes rich;
(B)He brings low and lifts up.
(C)He raises the poor from the dust
And lifts the beggar from the ash heap,
(D)To set them among princes
And make them inherit the throne of glory.

(E)“For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He has set the world upon them.

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The Lord sends poverty and wealth;(A)
    he humbles and he exalts.(B)
He raises(C) the poor(D) from the dust(E)
    and lifts the needy(F) from the ash heap;
he seats them with princes
    and has them inherit a throne of honor.(G)

“For the foundations(H) of the earth are the Lord’s;
    on them he has set the world.

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36 “For(A) the Lord will judge His people
(B)And have compassion on His servants,
When He sees that their power is gone,
And (C)there is no one remaining, bond or free.

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36 The Lord will vindicate his people(A)
    and relent(B) concerning his servants(C)
when he sees their strength is gone
    and no one is left, slave(D) or free.[a]

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  1. Deuteronomy 32:36 Or and they are without a ruler or leader

and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God to Jerusalem: “Your [a]birth (A)and your nativity are from the land of Canaan; (B)your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite. As for your nativity, (C)on the day you were born your navel cord was not cut, nor were you washed in water to cleanse you; you were not rubbed with salt nor wrapped in swaddling cloths. No eye pitied you, to do any of these things for you, to have compassion on you; but you were thrown out into the open field, when you yourself were [b]loathed on the day you were born.

“And when I passed by you and saw you struggling in your own blood, I said to you in your blood, ‘Live!’ Yes, I said to you in your blood, ‘Live!’ (D)I made you [c]thrive like a plant in the field; and you grew, matured, and became very beautiful. Your breasts were formed, your hair grew, but you were naked and bare.

“When I passed by you again and looked upon you, indeed your time was the time of love; (E)so I spread [d]My wing over you and covered your nakedness. Yes, I (F)swore an oath to you and entered into a (G)covenant with you, and (H)you became Mine,” says the Lord God.

“Then I washed you in water; yes, I thoroughly washed off your blood, and I anointed you with oil. 10 I clothed you in embroidered cloth and gave you sandals of [e]badger skin; I clothed you with fine linen and covered you with silk. 11 I adorned you with ornaments, (I)put bracelets on your wrists, (J)and a chain on your neck. 12 And I put a [f]jewel in your nose, earrings in your ears, and a beautiful crown on your head. 13 Thus you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was of fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth. (K)You ate pastry of fine flour, honey, and oil. You were exceedingly (L)beautiful, and succeeded to royalty.

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  1. Ezekiel 16:3 origin and your birth
  2. Ezekiel 16:5 abhorred
  3. Ezekiel 16:7 Lit. a myriad
  4. Ezekiel 16:8 Or the corner of My garment
  5. Ezekiel 16:10 Or dolphin or dugong
  6. Ezekiel 16:12 Lit. ring

and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says to Jerusalem: Your ancestry(A) and birth were in the land of the Canaanites; your father(B) was an Amorite(C) and your mother a Hittite.(D) On the day you were born(E) your cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water to make you clean, nor were you rubbed with salt or wrapped in cloths. No one looked on you with pity or had compassion enough to do any of these things for you. Rather, you were thrown out into the open field, for on the day you were born you were despised.

“‘Then I passed by and saw you kicking about in your blood, and as you lay there in your blood I said to you, “Live!”[a](F) I made you grow(G) like a plant of the field. You grew and developed and entered puberty. Your breasts had formed and your hair had grown, yet you were stark naked.(H)

“‘Later I passed by, and when I looked at you and saw that you were old enough for love, I spread the corner of my garment(I) over you and covered your naked body. I gave you my solemn oath and entered into a covenant(J) with you, declares the Sovereign Lord, and you became mine.(K)

“‘I bathed you with water and washed(L) the blood from you and put ointments on you. 10 I clothed you with an embroidered(M) dress and put sandals of fine leather on you. I dressed you in fine linen(N) and covered you with costly garments.(O) 11 I adorned you with jewelry:(P) I put bracelets(Q) on your arms and a necklace(R) around your neck, 12 and I put a ring on your nose,(S) earrings(T) on your ears and a beautiful crown(U) on your head.(V) 13 So you were adorned with gold and silver; your clothes(W) were of fine linen and costly fabric and embroidered cloth. Your food was honey, olive oil(X) and the finest flour. You became very beautiful and rose to be a queen.(Y)

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  1. Ezekiel 16:6 A few Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts repeat and as you lay there in your blood I said to you, “Live!”

12 For He (A)will deliver the needy when he cries,
The poor also, and him who has no helper.
13 He will spare the poor and needy,
And will save the souls of the needy.
14 He will redeem their life from oppression and violence;
And (B)precious shall be their blood in His sight.

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12 For he will deliver the needy who cry out,
    the afflicted who have no one to help.
13 He will take pity(A) on the weak and the needy
    and save the needy from death.
14 He will rescue(B) them from oppression and violence,
    for precious(C) is their blood in his sight.

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52 (A)He has put down the mighty from their thrones,
And exalted the lowly.

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52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones
    but has lifted up the humble.(A)

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17 (A)He shall regard the prayer of the destitute,
And shall not despise their prayer.

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17 He will respond to the prayer(A) of the destitute;
    he will not despise their plea.

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Noah’s Deliverance

Then God (A)remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the animals that were with him in the ark. (B)And God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters subsided.

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But God remembered(A) Noah and all the wild animals and the livestock that were with him in the ark, and he sent a wind over the earth,(B) and the waters receded.

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