O Lord, you have brought up my soul from (A)Sheol;
    you restored me to life from among those who (B)go down to the pit.[a]

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  1. Psalm 30:3 Or to life, that I should not go down to the pit

You, Lord, brought me up from the realm of the dead;(A)
    you spared me from going down to the pit.(B)

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The Lord Is My Strength and My Shield

Of David.

28 To you, O Lord, I call;
    (A)my rock, be not deaf to me,
lest, if you (B)be silent to me,
    I become like those who (C)go down to the pit.

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Psalm 28

Of David.

To you, Lord, I call;
    you are my Rock,
    do not turn a deaf ear(A) to me.
For if you remain silent,(B)
    I will be like those who go down to the pit.(C)

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17 (A)Behold, it was for my welfare
    that I had great bitterness;
(B)but in love you have delivered my life
    from the pit of destruction,
(C)for you have cast all my sins
    behind your back.
18 (D)For Sheol does not thank you;
    death does not praise you;
those who go down to the pit do not hope
    for your faithfulness.

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17 Surely it was for my benefit(A)
    that I suffered such anguish.(B)
In your love you kept me
    from the pit(C) of destruction;
you have put all my sins(D)
    behind your back.(E)
18 For the grave(F) cannot praise you,
    death cannot sing your praise;(G)
those who go down to the pit(H)
    cannot hope for your faithfulness.

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13 (A)For great is your steadfast love toward me;
    you have (B)delivered my soul from the depths of Sheol.

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13 For great is your love toward me;
    you have delivered me(A) from the depths,
    from the realm of the dead.(B)

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10 For you will not abandon my soul to (A)Sheol,
    (B)or let your (C)holy one see (D)corruption.[a]

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  1. Psalm 16:10 Or see the pit

10 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,(A)
    nor will you let your faithful[a] one(B) see decay.(C)

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  1. Psalm 16:10 Or holy

(A)Then I said, ‘I am driven away
    from your sight;
(B)yet I shall again look
    upon your holy temple.’
(C)The waters closed in over me (D)to take my life;
    the deep surrounded me;
weeds were wrapped about my head
    at the roots of the mountains.
I went down to the land
    whose bars closed upon me forever;
yet you brought up my life from the pit,
    O Lord my God.

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I said, ‘I have been banished
    from your sight;(A)
yet I will look again
    toward your holy temple.’(B)
The engulfing waters threatened me,[a]
    the deep surrounded me;
    seaweed was wrapped around my head.(C)
To the roots of the mountains(D) I sank down;
    the earth beneath barred me in forever.
But you, Lord my God,
    brought my life up from the pit.(E)

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  1. Jonah 2:5 Or waters were at my throat

For (A)you have delivered my soul from death,
    my eyes from tears,
    my feet from stumbling;

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For you, Lord, have delivered me(A) from death,
    my eyes from tears,
    my feet from stumbling,

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20 You who have (A)made me see many troubles and calamities
    will (B)revive me again;
from the depths of the earth
    you will bring me up again.

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20 Though you have made me see troubles,(A)
    many and bitter,
    you will restore(B) my life again;
from the depths of the earth(C)
    you will again bring me up.

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13 (A)For you have delivered my soul from death,
    yes, my feet from falling,
(B)that I may walk before God
    (C)in the light of life.

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13 For you have delivered me from death(A)
    and my feet from stumbling,
that I may walk before God
    in the light of life.(B)

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My Help and My Deliverer

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

40 I (A)waited patiently for the Lord;
    he inclined to me and (B)heard my cry.
He drew me up from (C)the pit of destruction,
    out of (D)the miry bog,
and (E)set my feet upon a rock,
    (F)making my steps secure.

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Psalm 40[a](A)

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.

I waited patiently(B) for the Lord;
    he turned to me and heard my cry.(C)
He lifted me out of the slimy pit,(D)
    out of the mud(E) and mire;(F)
he set my feet(G) on a rock(H)
    and gave me a firm place to stand.

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  1. Psalm 40:1 In Hebrew texts 40:1-17 is numbered 40:2-18.

28 He has redeemed my (A)soul from going down (B)into the pit,
    and my life shall (C)look upon the light.’

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28 God has delivered(A) me from going down to the pit,(B)
    and I shall live to enjoy the light of life.’(C)

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19 “Man is also rebuked with pain on his bed
    and with continual strife in his (A)bones,
20 so that his (B)life loathes bread,
    and his appetite (C)the choicest food.
21 His flesh is so wasted away that it cannot be seen,
    and his bones that were not seen (D)stick out.
22 His soul draws near (E)the pit,
    and his life to (F)those who bring death.

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19 “Or someone may be chastened(A) on a bed of pain(B)
    with constant distress in their bones,(C)
20 so that their body finds food(D) repulsive
    and their soul loathes the choicest meal.(E)
21 Their flesh wastes away to nothing,
    and their bones,(F) once hidden, now stick out.(G)
22 They draw near to the pit,(H)
    and their life to the messengers of death.[a](I)

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  1. Job 33:22 Or to the place of the dead