Psalm 123:3
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3 Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us,
for we have had more than enough of contempt.(A)
Luke 18:11-13
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11 The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying thus, ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people: thieves, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of all my income.’(A) 13 But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven but was beating his breast and saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’(B)
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Luke 23:35
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35 And the people stood by watching, but the leaders scoffed at him, saying, “He saved others; let him save himself if he is the Messiah[a] of God, his chosen one!”(A)
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- 23.35 Or the Christ
Isaiah 53:3
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3 He was despised and rejected by others;
a man of suffering[a] and acquainted with infirmity,
and as one from whom others hide their faces[b]
he was despised, and we held him of no account.(A)
Psalm 89:50-51
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50 Remember, O Lord, how your servant is taunted,
how I bear in my bosom the insults of the peoples,[a](A)
51 with which your enemies taunt, O Lord,
with which they taunted the footsteps of your anointed.(B)
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- 89.50 Cn: Heb bosom all of many peoples
Psalm 57:1
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Psalm 57
Praise and Assurance under Persecution
To the leader: Do Not Destroy. Of David. A Miktam, when he fled from Saul, in the cave.
1 Be merciful to me, O God; be merciful to me,
for in you my soul takes refuge;
in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,
until the destroying storms pass by.(A)
Nehemiah 4:2-4
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2 He said in the presence of his associates and of the army of Samaria, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they restore it by themselves?[a] Will they offer sacrifice? Will they finish it in a day? Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish—burned ones at that?”(A) 3 Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and he said, “That stone wall they are building—any fox going up on it would break it down!”(B) 4 Hear, O our God, for we are despised; turn their taunt back on their own heads, and give them over as plunder in a land of captivity.(C)
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- 4.2 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Luke 16:14
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The Law and the Kingdom of God
14 The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all this, and they ridiculed him.(A)
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Psalm 69:13-16
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13 But as for me, my prayer is to you, O Lord.
At an acceptable time, O God,
in the abundance of your steadfast love, answer me.
With your faithful help(A) 14 rescue me
from sinking in the mire;
let me be delivered from my enemies
and from the deep waters.(B)
15 Do not let the flood sweep over me
or the deep swallow me up
or the Pit close its mouth over me.(C)
16 Answer me, O Lord, for your steadfast love is good;
according to your abundant mercy, turn to me.(D)
Psalm 56:1-2
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Psalm 56
Trust in God under Persecution
To the leader: according to The Dove on Far-off Terebinths. Of David. A Miktam, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.
1 Be gracious to me, O God, for people trample on me;
all day long foes oppress me;
2 my enemies trample on me all day long,
for many fight against me.
O Most High,(A)
Psalm 44:13-16
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13 You have made us the taunt of our neighbors,
the derision and scorn of those around us.(A)
14 You have made us a byword among the nations,
a laughingstock[a] among the peoples.(B)
15 All day long my disgrace is before me,
and shame has covered my face
16 at the words of the taunters and revilers,
at the sight of the enemy and the avenger.(C)
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- 44.14 Heb a shaking of the head
Psalm 4:1
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Psalm 4
Confident Plea for Deliverance from Enemies
To the leader: with stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.
1 Answer me when I call, O God of my right!
You gave me room when I was in distress.
Be gracious to me, and hear my prayer.(A)
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