32 When (A)the humble see it they will be glad;
    you who seek God, (B)let your hearts revive.

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32 The poor will see and be glad(A)
    you who seek God, may your hearts live!(B)

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My soul (A)makes its boast in the Lord;
    let the humble hear and (B)be glad.

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I will glory(A) in the Lord;
    let the afflicted hear and rejoice.(B)

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26 (A)The afflicted[a] shall (B)eat and be satisfied;
    those who seek him shall praise the Lord!
    May your hearts (C)live forever!

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 22:26 Or The meek

26 The poor will eat(A) and be satisfied;
    those who seek the Lord will praise him—(B)
    may your hearts live forever!

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22 (A)So also you have sorrow now, but (B)I will see you again, and (C)your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.

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22 So with you: Now is your time of grief,(A) but I will see you again(B) and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.(C)

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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]
(D)to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor,
    (E)and the day of vengeance of our God;
    to comfort all who mourn;
to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
    (F)to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
(G)the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
    the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
(H)that they may be called oaks of righteousness,
    the planting of the Lord, (I)that he may be glorified.[c]

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Footnotes

  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
  3. Isaiah 61:3 Or that he may display his beauty

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]
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor(I)
    and the day of vengeance(J) of our God,
to comfort(K) all who mourn,(L)
    and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown(M) of beauty
    instead of ashes,(N)
the oil(O) of joy
    instead of mourning,(P)
and a garment of praise
    instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
    a planting(Q) of the Lord
    for the display of his splendor.(R)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 61:1 Hebrew; Septuagint the blind

(A)“Seek the Lord while he may be found;
    call upon him while he is near;
let the wicked forsake his way,
    and the unrighteous man his thoughts;
let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him,
    and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

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Seek(A) the Lord while he may be found;(B)
    call(C) on him while he is near.
Let the wicked forsake(D) their ways
    and the unrighteous their thoughts.(E)
Let them turn(F) to the Lord, and he will have mercy(G) on them,
    and to our God, for he will freely pardon.(H)

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He leads the humble in what is right,
    and teaches the humble his way.

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He guides(A) the humble in what is right
    and teaches them(B) his way.

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20 When he had said this, (A)he showed them his hands and his side. Then (B)the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord.

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20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and side.(A) The disciples were overjoyed(B) when they saw the Lord.

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29 All (A)the prosperous of the earth eat and worship;
    before him shall (B)bow all who go down to the dust,
    even the one who could not (C)keep himself alive.

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29 All the rich(A) of the earth will feast and worship;(B)
    all who go down to the dust(C) will kneel before him—
    those who cannot keep themselves alive.(D)

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