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Bring me out of prison
    so I can thank you.
The godly will crowd around me,
    for you are good to me.”

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Set me free from my prison,(A)
    that I may praise your name.(B)
Then the righteous will gather about me
    because of your goodness to me.(C)

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11 For the glory of your name, O Lord, preserve my life.
    Because of your faithfulness, bring me out of this distress.

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11 For your name’s sake,(A) Lord, preserve my life;(B)
    in your righteousness,(C) bring me out of trouble.

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He gives justice to the oppressed
    and food to the hungry.
The Lord frees the prisoners.

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He upholds(A) the cause of the oppressed(B)
    and gives food to the hungry.(C)
The Lord sets prisoners free,(D)

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I will sing to the Lord
    because he is good to me.

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I will sing(A) the Lord’s praise,
    for he has been good to me.

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Arise, O Lord, in anger!
    Stand up against the fury of my enemies!
    Wake up, my God, and bring justice!
Gather the nations before you.
    Rule over them from on high.

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Arise,(A) Lord, in your anger;
    rise up against the rage of my enemies.(B)
    Awake,(C) my God; decree justice.
Let the assembled peoples gather around you,
    while you sit enthroned over them on high.(D)

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11 We give great honor to those who endure under suffering. For instance, you know about Job, a man of great endurance. You can see how the Lord was kind to him at the end, for the Lord is full of tenderness and mercy.

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11 As you know, we count as blessed(A) those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance(B) and have seen what the Lord finally brought about.(C) The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.(D)

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24 But God released him from the horrors of death and raised him back to life, for death could not keep him in its grip.

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24 But God raised him from the dead,(A) freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.(B)

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Good News for the Oppressed

61 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me,
    for the Lord has anointed me
    to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted
    and to proclaim that captives will be released
    and prisoners will be freed.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 61:1 Greek version reads and the blind will see. Compare Luke 4:18.

The Year of the Lord’s Favor

61 The Spirit(A) of the Sovereign Lord(B) is on me,
    because the Lord has anointed(C) me
    to proclaim good news(D) to the poor.(E)
He has sent me to bind up(F) the brokenhearted,
    to proclaim freedom(G) for the captives(H)
    and release from darkness for the prisoners,[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 61:1 Hebrew; Septuagint the blind

14 Save me so I can praise you publicly at Jerusalem’s gates,
    so I can rejoice that you have rescued me.

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14 that I may declare your praises(A)
    in the gates of Daughter Zion,(B)
    and there rejoice in your salvation.(C)

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Psalm 142

A psalm[a] of David, regarding his experience in the cave. A prayer.

I cry out to the Lord;
    I plead for the Lord’s mercy.

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Footnotes

  1. 142:Title Hebrew maskil. This may be a literary or musical term.

Psalm 142[a]

A maskil[b] of David. When he was in the cave.(A) A prayer.

I cry aloud(B) to the Lord;
    I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 142:1 In Hebrew texts 142:1-7 is numbered 142:2-8.
  2. Psalm 142:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term

Gimel

17 Be good to your servant,
    that I may live and obey your word.

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ג Gimel

17 Be good to your servant(A) while I live,
    that I may obey your word.(B)

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74 May all who fear you find in me a cause for joy,
    for I have put my hope in your word.

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74 May those who fear you rejoice(A) when they see me,
    for I have put my hope in your word.(B)

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Let my soul be at rest again,
    for the Lord has been good to me.

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Return to your rest,(A) my soul,
    for the Lord has been good(B) to you.

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