21 You will increase my greatness
    and comfort me again.

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21 You will increase my honor(A)
    and comfort(B) me once more.

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Abner Joins David

There was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David. And David grew stronger and stronger, while the house of Saul became weaker and weaker.

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The war between the house of Saul and the house of David lasted a long time.(A) David grew stronger and stronger,(B) while the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.(C)

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(A)who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. For as we share abundantly in (B)Christ's sufferings, so through Christ we share abundantly in comfort too.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 1:5 Or For as the sufferings of Christ abound for us, so also our comfort abounds through Christ

who comforts us(A) in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. For just as we share abundantly in the sufferings of Christ,(B) so also our comfort abounds through Christ.

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Even though I (A)walk through the valley of (B)the shadow of death,[a]
    I will (C)fear no evil,
for (D)you are with me;
    your (E)rod and your staff,
    they comfort me.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 23:4 Or the valley of deep darkness

Even though I walk
    through the darkest valley,[a](A)
I will fear no evil,(B)
    for you are with me;(C)
your rod and your staff,
    they comfort me.

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  1. Psalm 23:4 Or the valley of the shadow of death

14 But (A)thanks be to God, who in Christ always (B)leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads (C)the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.

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14 But thanks be to God,(A) who always leads us as captives in Christ’s triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma(B) of the knowledge(C) of him everywhere.

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13 (A)Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth;
    break forth, O mountains, into singing!
For the Lord (B)has comforted his people
    and will have compassion on his afflicted.

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13 Shout for joy,(A) you heavens;
    rejoice, you earth;(B)
    burst into song, you mountains!(C)
For the Lord comforts(D) his people
    and will have compassion(E) on his afflicted ones.(F)

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he says:
“It is too light a thing that you should be my servant
    to raise up the tribes of Jacob
    and to bring back the preserved of Israel;
(A)I will make you (B)as a light for the nations,
    that (C)my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”

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he says:
“It is too small a thing for you to be my servant(A)
    to restore the tribes of Jacob
    and bring back those of Israel I have kept.(B)
I will also make you a light(C) for the Gentiles,(D)
    that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.”(E)

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The Lord Is My Strength and My Song

12 You[a] will say (A)in that day:
“I will give thanks to you, O Lord,
    for though you were angry with me,
(B)your anger turned away,
    that you might comfort me.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 12:1 The Hebrew for you is singular in verse 1

Songs of Praise

12 In that day(A) you will say:

“I will praise(B) you, Lord.
    Although you were angry with me,
your anger has turned away(C)
    and you have comforted(D) me.

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Of the increase of his government and of peace
    (A)there will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
    to establish it and to uphold it
(B)with justice and with righteousness
    from this time forth and forevermore.
(C)The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

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Of the greatness of his government(A) and peace(B)
    there will be no end.(C)
He will reign(D) on David’s throne
    and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
    with justice(E) and righteousness(F)
    from that time on and forever.(G)
The zeal(H) of the Lord Almighty
    will accomplish this.

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17 (A)Show me a sign of your (B)favor,
    that those who hate me may see and be put to shame
    because you, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.

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17 Give me a sign(A) of your goodness,
    that my enemies may see it and be put to shame,
    for you, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.

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11 May all kings (A)fall down before him,
    all nations serve him!

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11 May all kings bow down(A) to him
    and all nations serve(B) him.

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10 (A)Many are the sorrows of the wicked,
    but steadfast love surrounds the one who (B)trusts in the Lord.

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10 Many are the woes of the wicked,(A)
    but the Lord’s unfailing love
    surrounds the one who trusts(B) in him.

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35 You have given me the shield of your salvation,
    and your right hand (A)supported me,
    and your (B)gentleness made me great.

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35 You make your saving help my shield,
    and your right hand sustains(A) me;
    your help has made me great.

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