16 (A)Turn to me and be gracious to me,
    for I am lonely and afflicted.

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16 Turn to me(A) and be gracious to me,(B)
    for I am lonely(C) and afflicted.

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16 (A)Turn to me and be gracious to me;
    give your strength to (B)your servant,
    and save (C)the son of your maidservant.

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16 Turn to me(A) and have mercy(B) on me;
    show your strength(C) in behalf of your servant;
save me, because I serve you
    just as my mother did.(D)

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19 He will (A)again have compassion on us;
    (B)he will tread our iniquities underfoot.
(C)You will cast all our[a] sins
    into the depths of the sea.

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  1. Micah 7:19 Hebrew their

19 You will again have compassion on us;
    you will tread our sins underfoot
    and hurl all our iniquities(A) into the depths of the sea.(B)

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17 Now therefore, O our God, listen to the prayer of your servant and to his pleas for mercy, and for your own sake, O Lord,[a] (A)make your face to shine upon (B)your sanctuary, which is desolate.

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  1. Daniel 9:17 Hebrew for the Lord's sake

17 “Now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of your servant. For your sake, Lord, look with favor(A) on your desolate sanctuary.

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Therefore my spirit (A)faints within me;
    my heart within me is appalled.

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So my spirit grows faint within me;
    my heart within me is dismayed.(A)

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14 Deliver me
    from sinking in (A)the mire;
(B)let me be delivered from my enemies
    and from (C)the deep waters.
15 Let not the flood sweep over me,
    or the deep swallow me up,
    or (D)the pit close (E)its mouth over me.

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

19 You know my (L)reproach,
    and my shame and my dishonor;
    my foes are all known to you.
20 (M)Reproaches have broken my heart,
    so that I am in (N)despair.
I (O)looked for (P)pity, but there was none,
    and for (Q)comforters, but I found none.

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14 Rescue me from the mire,
    do not let me sink;
deliver me from those who hate me,
    from the deep waters.(A)
15 Do not let the floodwaters(B) engulf me
    or the depths swallow me up(C)
    or the pit close its mouth over me.(D)

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

19 You know how I am scorned,(J) disgraced and shamed;
    all my enemies are before you.
20 Scorn has broken my heart
    and has left me helpless;
I looked for sympathy, but there was none,
    for comforters,(K) but I found none.(L)

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The Death of Jesus

33 And when the sixth hour[a] had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.[b] 34 And at the ninth hour Jesus (A)cried with a loud voice, (B)“Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 35 And some of the bystanders hearing it said, “Behold, he is calling Elijah.”

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  1. Mark 15:33 That is, noon
  2. Mark 15:33 That is, 3 p.m.

The Death of Jesus(A)

33 At noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.(B) 34 And at three in the afternoon Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” (which means “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”).[a](C)

35 When some of those standing near heard this, they said, “Listen, he’s calling Elijah.”

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  1. Mark 15:34 Psalm 22:1

15 Afflicted and close to death from my youth up,
    I suffer your terrors; I am helpless.[a]
16 Your wrath has swept over me;
    your (A)dreadful assaults destroy me.
17 They (B)surround me like a flood (C)all day long;
    they (D)close in on me together.
18 You have caused (E)my beloved and my friend to shun me;
    my companions have become darkness.[b]

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  1. Psalm 88:15 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
  2. Psalm 88:18 Or darkness has become my only companion

15 From my youth(A) I have suffered(B) and been close to death;
    I have borne your terrors(C) and am in despair.(D)
16 Your wrath(E) has swept over me;
    your terrors(F) have destroyed me.
17 All day long they surround me like a flood;(G)
    they have completely engulfed me.
18 You have taken from me friend(H) and neighbor—
    darkness is my closest friend.

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He Will Tread Down Our Foes

To the choirmaster: according to (A)Shushan Eduth. A (B)Miktam[a] of David; (C)for instruction; when he (D)strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah, and when Joab on his return struck down twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt.

60 O God, (E)you have rejected us, (F)broken our defenses;
    you have been angry; (G)oh, restore us.

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  1. Psalm 60:1 Probably musical or liturgical terms

Psalm 60[a](A)

For the director of music. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A miktam[b] of David. For teaching. When he fought Aram Naharaim[c] and Aram Zobah,[d] and when Joab returned and struck down twelve thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.(B)

You have rejected us,(C) God, and burst upon us;
    you have been angry(D)—now restore us!(E)

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  1. Psalm 60:1 In Hebrew texts 60:1-12 is numbered 60:3-14.
  2. Psalm 60:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
  3. Psalm 60:1 Title: That is, Arameans of Northwest Mesopotamia
  4. Psalm 60:1 Title: That is, Arameans of central Syria