Psalm 103:4
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4 who redeems your life from the Pit,
who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy,(A)
Psalm 71:23
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23 My lips will shout for joy
when I sing praises to you;
my soul also, which you have rescued.(A)
Psalm 103:12
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12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far he removes our transgressions from us.(A)
Psalm 8:5
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- 8.5 Or than the divine beings or angels
1 Peter 5:4
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4 And when the chief shepherd appears, you will win the crown of glory that never fades away.(A)
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Psalm 56:13
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13 For you have delivered my soul from death
and my feet from falling,
so that I may walk before God
in the light of life.(A)
James 1:12
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Trial and Temptation
12 Blessed is anyone who endures temptation. Such a one has stood the test and will receive the crown of life that the Lord[a] has promised to those who love him.(A)
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- 1.12 Gk he; other ancient authorities read God
Psalm 5:12
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12 For you bless the righteous, O Lord;
you cover them with favor as with a shield.(A)
Revelation 5:9
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9 They sing a new song:
“You are worthy to take the scroll
and to break its seals,
for you were slaughtered and by your blood you ransomed for God
saints from[a] every tribe and language and people and nation;(A)
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- 5.9 Gk ransomed for God from
Psalm 34:22
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22 The Lord redeems the life of his servants;
none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned.(A)
Psalm 21:3
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3 For you meet him with rich blessings;
you set a crown of fine gold on his head.(A)
Job 33:19-30
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19 They are also chastened with pain upon their beds
and with continual strife in their bones,(A)
20 so that their lives loathe bread
and their appetites dainty food.(B)
21 Their flesh is so wasted away that it cannot be seen,
and their bones, once invisible, now stick out.(C)
22 Their souls draw near the Pit
and their lives to those who bring death.(D)
23 Then, if there should be for one of them an angel,
a mediator, one of a thousand,
one who declares a person upright,(E)
24 and he is gracious to that person and says,
‘Deliver him from going down into the Pit;
I have found a ransom;(F)
25 let his flesh become fresh with youth;
let him return to the days of his youthful vigor,’(G)
26 then he prays to God and is accepted by him;
he comes into his presence with joy,
and God[a] repays him for his righteousness.(H)
27 That person sings to others and says,
‘I sinned and perverted what was right,
and it was not paid back to me.(I)
28 He has redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit,
and my life shall see the light.’(J)
29 “God indeed does all these things,
twice, three times, with mortals,(K)
30 to bring back their souls from the Pit,
so that they may see the light of life.[b](L)
Genesis 48:16
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16 the angel who has redeemed me from all harm, bless the boys,
and in them let my name be perpetuated and the name of my ancestors Abraham and Isaac,
and let them grow into a multitude on the earth.”(A)
Psalm 65:11
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11 You crown the year with your bounty;
your wagon tracks overflow with richness.
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