19 (A)He also brought me out into a broad place;
He delivered me because He 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)I called on the Lord in distress;
The Lord answered me and (B)set me in a broad place.

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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 have not (A)shut[a] me up into the hand of the enemy;
(B)You have set my feet in a wide place.

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  1. Psalm 31:8 given me over

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 enlarged my path under me,
(A)So 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 also brought me up out of a horrible pit,
Out of (A)the miry clay,
And (B)set my feet upon a rock,
And established my steps.

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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 “Indeed He would have brought you out of dire distress,
(A)Into a broad place where there is no restraint;
And (B)what is set on your table would be full of (C)richness.

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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 (A)The steps of a good man are [a]ordered by the Lord,
And He delights in his way.

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  1. Psalm 37:23 established

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

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

21 “The(D) Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness;
According to the (E)cleanness of my hands
He has recompensed me.
22 For I have (F)kept the ways of the Lord,
And have not wickedly departed from my God.
23 For all His (G)judgments were before me;
And as for His statutes, I did not depart from them.
24 I was also (H)blameless before Him,
And I kept myself from my iniquity.
25 Therefore (I)the Lord has [a]recompensed me according to my righteousness,
According to [b]my cleanness in His eyes.

26 “With (J)the merciful You will show Yourself merciful;
With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless;
27 With the pure You will show Yourself pure;
And (K)with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.

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  1. 2 Samuel 22:25 rewarded
  2. 2 Samuel 22:25 LXX, Syr., Vg. the cleanness of my hands in His sight (cf. Ps. 18:24); Tg. my cleanness before His word

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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  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 (B)delighted in you, setting you on the throne of Israel! Because the Lord has loved Israel forever, therefore He made you king, (C)to do 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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