134 (A)Redeem me from the oppression of man,
That I may keep Your precepts.

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Prayer for Relief from Tormentors

To the Chief Musician. Set to [a]“The Silent Dove in Distant Lands.” A Michtam of David when the (A)Philistines captured him in Gath.

56 Be (B)merciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up;
Fighting all day he oppresses me.
My enemies would (C)hound me all day,
For there are many who fight against me, O Most High.

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  1. Psalm 56:1 Heb. Jonath Elem Rechokim

74 To grant us that we,
Being delivered from the hand of our enemies,
Might (A)serve Him without fear,
75 (B)In holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life.

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17 Therefore say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: (A)“I will gather you from the peoples, assemble you from the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.” ’ 18 And they will go there, and they will take away all its (B)detestable things and all its abominations from there. 19 Then (C)I will give them one heart, and I will put (D)a new spirit within [a]them, and take (E)the stony heart out of their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh, 20 (F)that they may walk in My statutes and keep My judgments and do them; (G)and they shall be My people, and I will be their God.

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  1. Ezekiel 11:19 Lit. you (pl.)

122 Be (A)surety[a] for Your servant for good;
Do not let the proud oppress me.

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  1. Psalm 119:122 guaranty

The Church Prospers

31 (A)Then the [a]churches throughout all Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace and were (B)edified.[b] And walking in the (C)fear of the Lord and in the (D)comfort of the Holy Spirit, they were (E)multiplied.

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  1. Acts 9:31 NU church . . . was
  2. Acts 9:31 built up

24 For (A)I will take you from among the nations, gather you out of all countries, and bring you into your own land. 25 (B)Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you (C)from all your filthiness and from all your idols. 26 I will give you a (D)new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 27 I will put My (E)Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.

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[a]Attend to my cry,
For I am brought very low;
Deliver me from my persecutors,
For they are stronger than I.

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  1. Psalm 142:6 Give heed

43 He brought out His people with joy,
His chosen ones with [a]gladness.
44 (A)He gave them the lands of the [b]Gentiles,
And they inherited the labor of the nations,
45 (B)That they might observe His statutes
And keep His laws.

[c]Praise the Lord!

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  1. Psalm 105:43 a joyful shout
  2. Psalm 105:44 nations
  3. Psalm 105:45 Heb. Hallelujah

13 (A)For You have delivered my soul from death.
Have You not kept my feet from falling,
That I may walk before God
In the (B)light of the living?

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