18 The Lord is close(A) to the brokenhearted(B)
    and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

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18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

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18 (A)The Lord is near (B)to those who have a broken heart,
And saves such as [a]have a contrite spirit.

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  1. Psalm 34:18 are crushed in spirit

18 The Lord is near to (A)the brokenhearted
    and saves (B)the crushed in spirit.

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He heals the brokenhearted(A)
    and binds up their wounds.(B)

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He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

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(A)He heals the brokenhearted
And binds up their [a]wounds.

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  1. Psalm 147:3 Lit. sorrows

He heals (A)the brokenhearted
    and (B)binds up their wounds.

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18 The Lord is near(A) to all who call on him,(B)
    to all who call on him in truth.

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18 The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

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18 (A)The Lord is near to all who call upon Him,
To all who call upon Him (B)in truth.

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18 The Lord is (A)near to all who call on him,
    to all who call on him (B)in truth.

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15 For this is what the high and exalted(A) One says—
    he who lives forever,(B) whose name is holy:
“I live in a high(C) and holy place,
    but also with the one who is contrite(D) and lowly in spirit,(E)
to revive the spirit of the lowly
    and to revive the heart of the contrite.(F)

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15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

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15 For thus says the High and Lofty One
Who inhabits eternity, (A)whose name is Holy:
(B)“I dwell in the high and holy place,
(C)With him who has a contrite and humble spirit,
(D)To revive the spirit of the humble,
And to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

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15 For thus says (A)the One who is high and lifted up,
    who inhabits eternity, whose name is (B)Holy:
(C)“I dwell in the high and holy place,
    and also (D)with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit,
(E)to revive the spirit of the lowly,
    and to revive the heart of the contrite.

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The Year of the Lord’s Favor

61 The Spirit(A) of the Sovereign Lord(B) is on me,
    because the Lord has anointed(C) me
    to proclaim good news(D) to the poor.(E)
He has sent me to bind up(F) the brokenhearted,
    to proclaim freedom(G) for the captives(H)
    and release from darkness for the prisoners,[a]

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  1. Isaiah 61:1 Hebrew; Septuagint the blind

61 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

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The Good News of Salvation

61 “The (A)Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me,
Because the Lord (B)has anointed Me
To preach good tidings to the poor;
He has sent Me (C)to [a]heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim (D)liberty to the captives,
And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;

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  1. Isaiah 61:1 Lit. bind up

The Year of the Lord's Favor

61 (A)The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
    because the Lord has (B)anointed me
to bring good news to the poor;[a]
    he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
    and (C)the opening of the prison to those who are bound;[b]

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  1. Isaiah 61:1 Or afflicted
  2. Isaiah 61:1 Or the opening [of the eyes] to those who are blind; Septuagint and recovery of sight to the blind

17 My sacrifice,(A) O God, is[a] a broken spirit;
    a broken and contrite heart(B)
    you, God, will not despise.

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  1. Psalm 51:17 Or The sacrifices of God are

17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

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17 (A)The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit,
A broken and a contrite heart—
These, O God, You will not despise.

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17 The sacrifices of God are (A)a broken spirit;
    a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise.

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26 I will give you a new heart(A) and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone(B) and give you a heart of flesh.(C)

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26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

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26 I will give you a (A)new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

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26 And I will give you (A)a new heart, and (B)a new spirit I will put within you. (C)And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

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