19 But you, O Lord, (A)do not be far off!
    O you my help, (B)come quickly to my aid!

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19 But you, Lord, do not be far from me.(A)
    You are my strength;(B) come quickly(C) to help me.(D)

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11 Be not (A)far from me,
    for trouble is near,
    and there is (B)none to help.

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11 Do not be far from me,(A)
    for trouble is near(B)
    and there is no one to help.(C)

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17 As for me, I am (A)poor and needy,
    but (B)the Lord takes thought for me.
You are my help and my deliverer;
    do not delay, O my God!

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17 But as for me, I am poor and needy;(A)
    may the Lord think(B) of me.
You are my help(C) and my deliverer;(D)
    you are my God, do not delay.(E)

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13 (A)Be pleased, O Lord, to (B)deliver me!
    O Lord, (C)make haste to help me!

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13 Be pleased to save me, Lord;
    come quickly, Lord, to help me.(A)

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The King Rejoices in the Lord's Strength

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

21 O Lord, in your (A)strength the king rejoices,
    and in your (B)salvation how greatly he exults!

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Psalm 21[a]

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

The king rejoices in your strength, Lord.(A)
    How great is his joy in the victories you give!(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 21:1 In Hebrew texts 21:1-13 is numbered 21:2-14.

Why Do You Hide Yourself?

10 Why, O Lord, do you stand (A)far away?
    Why (B)do you hide yourself in (C)times of trouble?

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Psalm 10[a]

Why, Lord, do you stand far off?(A)
    Why do you hide yourself(B) in times of trouble?

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  1. Psalm 10:1 Psalms 9 and 10 may originally have been a single acrostic poem in which alternating lines began with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. In the Septuagint they constitute one psalm.

But I am poor and needy;
    (A)hasten to me, O God!
You are my help and my deliverer;
    O Lord, do not delay!

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But as for me, I am poor and needy;(A)
    come quickly to me,(B) O God.
You are my help(C) and my deliverer;(D)
    Lord, do not delay.(E)

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The Lord Is My Rock and My Fortress

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, (A)the servant of the Lord, (B)who addressed the words of this (C)song to the Lord on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said:

18 I love you, O Lord, my strength.

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Psalm 18[a](A)

For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord. He sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:

I love you, Lord, my strength.(B)

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  1. Psalm 18:1 In Hebrew texts 18:1-50 is numbered 18:2-51.

13 But as for me, my (A)prayer is to you, O Lord.
    At (B)an acceptable time, O God,
    in the abundance of your steadfast love answer me in your saving faithfulness.
14 Deliver me
    from sinking in (C)the mire;
(D)let me be delivered from my enemies
    and from (E)the deep waters.
15 Let not the flood sweep over me,
    or the deep swallow me up,
    or (F)the pit close (G)its mouth over me.

16 Answer me, O Lord, for your (H)steadfast love is good;
    according to your abundant (I)mercy, (J)turn to me.
17 (K)Hide not your face from your servant,
    (L)for I am in distress; (M)make haste to answer me.
18 Draw near to my soul, redeem me;
    ransom me because of my enemies!

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13 But I pray to you, Lord,
    in the time of your favor;(A)
in your great love,(B) O God,
    answer me with your sure salvation.
14 Rescue me from the mire,
    do not let me sink;
deliver me from those who hate me,
    from the deep waters.(C)
15 Do not let the floodwaters(D) engulf me
    or the depths swallow me up(E)
    or the pit close its mouth over me.(F)

16 Answer me, Lord, out of the goodness of your love;(G)
    in your great mercy turn to me.
17 Do not hide your face(H) from your servant;
    answer me quickly,(I) for I am in trouble.(J)
18 Come near and rescue me;
    deliver(K) me because of my foes.

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