19 He brought me out into (A)a broad place;
    he rescued me, because he (B)delighted in me.

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19 He brought me out into a spacious place;(A)
    he rescued me because he delighted in me.(B)

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(A)Out of my distress I (B)called on the Lord;
    the Lord answered me and set me (C)free.

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When hard pressed,(A) I cried to the Lord;
    he brought me into a spacious place.(B)

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and you have not (A)delivered me into the hand of the enemy;
    you have set my feet in (B)a broad place.

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You have not given me into the hands(A) of the enemy
    but have set my feet in a spacious place.(B)

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36 You (A)gave a wide place for my steps under me,
    and my feet did not slip.

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36 You provide a broad path(A) for my feet,
    so that my ankles do not give way.(B)

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He drew me up from (A)the pit of destruction,
    out of (B)the miry bog,
and (C)set my feet upon a rock,
    (D)making my steps secure.

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He lifted me out of the slimy pit,(A)
    out of the mud(B) and mire;(C)
he set my feet(D) on a rock(E)
    and gave me a firm place to stand.

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16 He also allured you out of distress
    into (A)a broad place where there was no cramping,
    and what was set on your (B)table was full of (C)fatness.

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16 “He is wooing(A) you from the jaws of distress
    to a spacious place(B) free from restriction,(C)
    to the comfort of your table(D) laden with choice food.(E)

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23 The (A)steps of a man are (B)established by the Lord,
    when he delights in his way;

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23 The Lord makes firm the steps(A)
    of the one who delights(B) in him;

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18 He rescued me from my strong enemy,
    from those who hated me,
    for they were too mighty for me.
19 They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
    but the Lord was my support.
20 (A)He brought me out into a broad place;
    he rescued me, because (B)he delighted in me.

21 “The Lord (C)dealt with me according to my righteousness;
    according to the (D)cleanness of my hands he rewarded me.
22 (E)For I have kept the ways of the Lord
    and have not wickedly departed from my God.
23 (F)For all his rules were before me,
    and from his statutes I did not turn aside.
24 I was (G)blameless before him,
    and I kept myself from guilt.
25 (H)And the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,
    according to my cleanness in his sight.

26 (I)“With the merciful you show yourself merciful;
    with the (J)blameless man you show yourself blameless;
27 with the purified you deal purely,
    and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.

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18 He rescued(A) me from my powerful enemy,
    from my foes, who were too strong for me.
19 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
    but the Lord was my support.(B)
20 He brought me out into a spacious(C) place;
    he rescued(D) me because he delighted(E) in me.(F)

21 “The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;(G)
    according to the cleanness(H) of my hands(I) he has rewarded me.
22 For I have kept(J) the ways of the Lord;
    I am not guilty of turning from my God.
23 All his laws are before me;(K)
    I have not turned(L) away from his decrees.
24 I have been blameless(M) before him
    and have kept myself from sin.
25 The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,(N)
    according to my cleanness[a] in his sight.

26 “To the faithful you show yourself faithful,
    to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
27 to the pure(O) you show yourself pure,
    but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.(P)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 22:25 Hebrew; Septuagint and Vulgate (see also Psalm 18:24) to the cleanness of my hands

(A)Blessed be the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and set you on the throne of Israel! (B)Because the Lord loved Israel forever, he has made you king, (C)that you may execute justice and righteousness.”

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Praise(A) be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the Lord’s eternal love(B) for Israel, he has made you king to maintain justice(C) and righteousness.”

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