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Therefore let all who are faithful
    offer prayer to you;
at a time of distress,[a] the rush of mighty waters
    shall not reach them.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 32.6 Cn: Heb at a time of finding only

Therefore let all the faithful pray to you
    while you may be found;(A)
surely the rising(B) of the mighty waters(C)
    will not reach them.(D)

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Seek the Lord while he may be found;
    call upon him while he is near;(A)

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Seek(A) the Lord while he may be found;(B)
    call(C) on him while he is near.

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When you pass through the waters, I will be with you,
    and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
when you walk through fire you shall not be burned,
    and the flame shall not consume you.(A)

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When you pass through the waters,(A)
    I will be with you;(B)
and when you pass through the rivers,
    they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,(C)
    you will not be burned;
    the flames will not set you ablaze.(D)

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For he says,

“At an acceptable time I have listened to you,
    and on a day of salvation I have helped you.”

Look, now is the acceptable time; look, now is the day of salvation!(A)

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For he says,

“In the time of my favor I heard you,
    and in the day of salvation I helped you.”[a](A)

I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 6:2 Isaiah 49:8

34 You will search for me, but you will not find me, and where I am, you cannot come.”(A)

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34 You will look for me, but you will not find me; and where I am, you cannot come.”(A)

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Deep calls to deep
    at the thunder of your torrents;
all your waves and your billows
    have gone over me.(A)

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Deep calls to deep(A)
    in the roar of your waterfalls;
all your waves and breakers
    have swept over me.(B)

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My soul makes its boast in the Lord;
    let the humble hear and be glad.(A)
O magnify the Lord with me,
    and let us exalt his name together.(B)

I sought the Lord, and he answered me
    and delivered me from all my fears.(C)
Look to him, and be radiant,
    so your[a] faces shall never be ashamed.(D)

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  1. 34.5 Gk Syr Jerome: Heb their

I will glory(A) in the Lord;
    let the afflicted hear and rejoice.(B)
Glorify the Lord(C) with me;
    let us exalt(D) his name together.

I sought the Lord,(E) and he answered me;
    he delivered(F) me from all my fears.
Those who look to him are radiant;(G)
    their faces are never covered with shame.(H)

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But know that the Lord has set apart the faithful for himself;
    the Lord hears when I call to him.(A)

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Know that the Lord has set apart his faithful servant(A) for himself;
    the Lord hears(B) when I call to him.

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Hearers and Doers

24 “Everyone, then, who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock.(A) 25 The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall because it had been founded on rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its fall!”

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The Wise and Foolish Builders(A)

24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice(B) is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26 But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”

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He put a new song in my mouth,
    a song of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear
    and put their trust in the Lord.(A)

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He put a new song(A) in my mouth,
    a hymn of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear the Lord(B)
    and put their trust(C) in him.

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28 Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer;
    they will seek me diligently but will not find me.(A)

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28 “Then they will call to me but I will not answer;(A)
    they will look for me but will not find me,(B)

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12 training us to renounce impiety and worldly passions and in the present age to live lives that are self-controlled, upright, and godly,(A)

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12 It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions,(A) and to live self-controlled,(B) upright and godly lives(C) in this present age,

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now I rejoice, not because you were grieved but because your grief led to repentance, for you felt a godly grief, so that you were not harmed in any way by us. 10 For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation and brings no regret, but worldly grief produces death.(A)

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yet now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us. 10 Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation(A) and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.

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