(A)Out of my distress I (B)called on the Lord;
    the Lord answered me and set me (C)free.

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19 He brought me out into (A)a broad place;
    he rescued me, because he (B)delighted in me.

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(A)In my distress I called upon the Lord;
    to my God I cried for help.
From his (B)temple he heard my voice,
    and my cry to him reached his ears.

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Deliver Me, O Lord

A Song of (A)Ascents.

120 In my distress I called to the Lord,
    and he answered me.

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19 (A)Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he delivered them from their distress.

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My Soul Waits for the Lord

A Song of (A)Ascents.

130 Out of (B)the depths I cry to you, O Lord!
    O Lord, hear my voice!
(C)Let your ears be attentive
    to (D)the voice of my pleas for mercy!

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and you have not (A)delivered me into the hand of the enemy;
    you have set my feet in (B)a broad place.

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My Help and My Deliverer

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

40 I (A)waited patiently for the Lord;
    he inclined to me and (B)heard my cry.
He drew me up from (C)the pit of destruction,
    out of (D)the miry bog,
and (E)set my feet upon a rock,
    (F)making my steps secure.
He put (G)a new song in my mouth,
    a song of praise to our God.
Many will (H)see and fear,
    and put their trust in the Lord.

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And David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke (A)of stoning him, because all the people were bitter in soul,[a] each for his sons and daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.

(B)And David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought the ephod to David. (C)And David inquired of the Lord, “Shall I pursue after this (D)band? Shall I overtake them?” He answered him, “Pursue, for you shall surely overtake (E)and shall surely rescue.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 30:6 Compare 22:2

31 But (A)he said emphatically, “If I must die with you, I will not deny you.” And they all said the same.

Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

32 (B)And they went (C)to a place called Gethsemane. And he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I pray.” 33 And he took with him (D)Peter and James and John, and began (E)to be greatly distressed and troubled. 34 And he said to them, (F)“My soul is very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and (G)watch.”[a] 35 And going a little farther, he fell on the ground (H)and prayed that, if it were possible, (I)the hour might pass from him. 36 And he said, (J)“Abba, Father, (K)all things are possible for you. Remove (L)this cup from me. (M)Yet not what I will, but what you will.”

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 14:34 Or keep awake; also verses 37, 38

(A)The snares of death encompassed me;
    the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me;
    I suffered distress and anguish.
Then (B)I called on the name of the Lord:
    “O Lord, I pray, deliver my soul!”

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13 (A)Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble,
    and he delivered them from their distress.

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(A)In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord;
    in (B)the night my (C)hand is stretched out without wearying;
    my soul (D)refuses to be comforted.

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Then Jacob was (A)greatly afraid and distressed. He divided the people who were with him, and the flocks and herds and camels, into two camps,

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And Jacob said, (A)“O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac, O Lord who (B)said to me, ‘Return to your country and to your kindred, that I may do you good,’ 10 (C)I am not worthy of the least of all the deeds of steadfast love and all the faithfulness that you have shown to your servant, for with only my staff I crossed this Jordan, and now I have become two camps. 11 Please deliver me from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau, for (D)I fear him, that he may come and attack me, the mothers with the children.

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