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11 But I am not like that; I live with integrity.
    So redeem me and show me mercy.

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11 I lead a blameless life;
    deliver me(A) and be merciful to me.

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18 Come and redeem me;
    free me from my enemies.

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18 Come near and rescue me;
    deliver(A) me because of my foes.

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Psalm 26

A psalm of David.

Declare me innocent, O Lord,
    for I have acted with integrity;
    I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.

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Psalm 26

Of David.

Vindicate me,(A) Lord,
    for I have led a blameless life;(B)
I have trusted(C) in the Lord
    and have not faltered.(D)

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18 For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose their value. 19 It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God.

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18 For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed(A) from the empty way of life(B) handed down to you from your ancestors, 19 but with the precious blood(C) of Christ, a lamb(D) without blemish or defect.(E)

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14 He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds.

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14 who gave himself for us(A) to redeem us from all wickedness(B) and to purify(C) for himself a people that are his very own,(D) eager to do what is good.(E)

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10 You yourselves are our witnesses—and so is God—that we were devout and honest and faultless toward all of you believers.

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10 You are witnesses,(A) and so is God,(B) of how holy,(C) righteous and blameless we were among you who believed.

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Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous in God’s eyes, careful to obey all of the Lord’s commandments and regulations.

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Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly.(A)

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“Remember, O Lord, how I have always been faithful to you and have served you single-mindedly, always doing what pleases you.” Then he broke down and wept bitterly.

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“Remember, Lord, how I have walked(A) before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion(B) and have done what is good in your eyes.(C)” And Hezekiah wept(D) bitterly.

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He revealed his character to Moses
    and his deeds to the people of Israel.
The Lord is compassionate and merciful,
    slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.

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He made known(A) his ways(B) to Moses,
    his deeds(C) to the people of Israel:
The Lord is compassionate and gracious,(D)
    slow to anger, abounding in love.

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He forgives all my sins
    and heals all my diseases.
He redeems me from death
    and crowns me with love and tender mercies.

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who forgives all your sins(A)
    and heals(B) all your diseases,
who redeems your life(C) from the pit
    and crowns you with love and compassion,(D)

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15 But as for me, God will redeem my life.
    He will snatch me from the power of the grave. Interlude

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15 But God will redeem me from the realm of the dead;(A)
    he will surely take me to himself.(B)

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Yet they cannot redeem themselves from death[a]
    by paying a ransom to God.

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Footnotes

  1. 49:7 Some Hebrew manuscripts read no one can redeem the life of another.

No one can redeem the life of another
    or give to God a ransom for them—

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Prologue

There once was a man named Job who lived in the land of Uz. He was blameless—a man of complete integrity. He feared God and stayed away from evil.

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Prologue

In the land of Uz(A) there lived a man whose name was Job.(B) This man was blameless(C) and upright;(D) he feared God(E) and shunned evil.(F)

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