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He drew me up from the desolate pit,[a]
    out of the miry bog,
and set my feet upon a rock,
    making my steps secure.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 40.2 Cn: Heb pit of tumult

He lifted me out of the slimy pit,(A)
    out of the mud(B) and mire;(C)
he set my feet(D) on a rock(E)
    and gave me a firm place to stand.

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23 Our steps[a] are made firm by the Lord
    when he delights in our[b] way;(A)

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  1. 37.23 Heb A man’s steps
  2. 37.23 Heb his

23 The Lord makes firm the steps(A)
    of the one who delights(B) in him;

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For he will hide me in his shelter
    in the day of trouble;
he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;
    he will set me high on a rock.(A)

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For in the day of trouble(A)
    he will keep me safe(B) in his dwelling;
he will hide me(C) in the shelter of his sacred tent
    and set me high upon a rock.(D)

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133 Keep my steps steady according to your promise,
    and never let iniquity have dominion over me.(A)

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133 Direct my footsteps according to your word;(A)
    let no sin rule(B) over me.

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

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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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I sink in deep mire,
    where there is no foothold;
I have come into deep waters,
    and the flood sweeps over me.(A)

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I sink in the miry depths,(A)
    where there is no foothold.
I have come into the deep waters;
    the floods engulf me.

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From the end of the earth I call to you,
    when my heart is faint.

Lead me to the rock
    that is higher than I,(A)

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From the ends of the earth I call to you,
    I call as my heart grows faint;(A)
    lead me to the rock(B) that is higher than I.

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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.

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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.

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The waters closed in over me;
    the deep surrounded me;
weeds were wrapped around my head(A)
    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.(B)

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The engulfing waters threatened me,[a]
    the deep surrounded me;
    seaweed was wrapped around my head.(A)
To the roots of the mountains(B) I sank down;
    the earth beneath barred me in forever.
But you, Lord my God,
    brought my life up from the pit.(C)

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Footnotes

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

14 rescue me
    from sinking in the mire;
let me be delivered from my enemies
    and from the deep waters.(A)
15 Do not let the flood sweep over me
    or the deep swallow me up
    or the Pit close its mouth over me.(B)

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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)

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36 You gave me a wide place for my steps under me,
    and my feet did not slip.

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36 You provide a broad path(A) for my feet,
    so that my ankles do not give way.(B)

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27 For you will not abandon my soul to Hades
    or let your Holy One experience corruption.(A)
28 You have made known to me the ways of life;
    you will make me full of gladness with your presence.’

29 “Fellow Israelites,[a] I may say to you confidently of our ancestor David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.(B) 30 Since he was a prophet, he knew that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would put one of his descendants on his throne.(C) 31 Foreseeing this, David[b] spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah,[c] saying,

‘He was not abandoned to Hades,
    nor did his flesh experience corruption.’(D)

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  1. 2.29 Gk Men, brothers
  2. 2.31 Gk he
  3. 2.31 Or the Christ

27 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,
    you will not let your holy one see decay.(A)
28 You have made known to me the paths of life;
    you will fill me with joy in your presence.’[a](B)

29 “Fellow Israelites,(C) I can tell you confidently that the patriarch(D) David died and was buried,(E) and his tomb is here(F) to this day. 30 But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his descendants on his throne.(G) 31 Seeing what was to come, he spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, that he was not abandoned to the realm of the dead, nor did his body see decay.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 2:28 Psalm 16:8-11 (see Septuagint)

11 As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you,
    I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit.(A)

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11 As for you, because of the blood of my covenant(A) with you,
    I will free your prisoners(B) from the waterless pit.(C)

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