Psalm 123:3
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3 (A)Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us,
for we have had more than enough of (B)contempt.
Luke 18:11-13
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11 The Pharisee, (A)standing by himself, prayed[a] (B)thus: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12 (C)I fast twice a week; (D)I give tithes of all that I get.’ 13 But the tax collector, (E)standing far off, (F)would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but (G)beat his breast, saying, ‘God, (H)be merciful to me, a sinner!’
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- Luke 18:11 Or standing, prayed to himself
Psalm 89:50-51
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50 (A)Remember, O Lord, how your servants are mocked,
and how I bear in my (B)heart the insults[a] of all the many nations,
51 with which your enemies mock, O Lord,
with which they mock (C)the footsteps of your (D)anointed.
Footnotes
- Psalm 89:50 Hebrew lacks the insults
Psalm 57:1
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Let Your Glory Be over All the Earth
To the choirmaster: according to (A)Do Not Destroy. A (B)Miktam[a] of David, when he fled from Saul, in (C)the cave.
57 (D)Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me,
for in you my soul (E)takes refuge;
in (F)the shadow of your wings I will take refuge,
(G)till the storms of destruction pass by.
Footnotes
- Psalm 57:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
Isaiah 53:3
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3 (A)He was despised and rejected[a] by men,
a man of sorrows[b] and acquainted with[c] grief;[d]
and as one from whom men hide their faces[e]
he was despised, and (B)we esteemed him not.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 53:3 Or forsaken
- Isaiah 53:3 Or pains; also verse 4
- Isaiah 53:3 Or and knowing
- Isaiah 53:3 Or sickness; also verse 4
- Isaiah 53:3 Or as one who hides his face from us
Psalm 69:13-16
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13 But as for me, my (A)prayer is to you, O Lord.
At (B)an acceptable time, O God,
in the abundance of your steadfast love answer me in your saving faithfulness.
14 Deliver me
from sinking in (C)the mire;
(D)let me be delivered from my enemies
and from (E)the deep waters.
15 Let not the flood sweep over me,
or the deep swallow me up,
or (F)the pit close (G)its mouth over me.
16 Answer me, O Lord, for your (H)steadfast love is good;
according to your abundant (I)mercy, (J)turn to me.
Nehemiah 4:2-4
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2 And he said in the presence of his brothers and of the army of (A)Samaria, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Will they restore it for themselves?[a] Will they sacrifice? Will they finish up in a day? Will they revive the stones out of the heaps of rubbish, and burned ones at that?” 3 (B)Tobiah the Ammonite was beside him, and he said, “Yes, what they are building—(C)if a fox goes up on it he will break down their stone wall!” 4 (D)Hear, O our God, for we are despised. (E)Turn back their taunt on their own heads and give them up to be plundered in a land where they are captives.
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- Nehemiah 4:2 Or Will they commit themselves to God?
Luke 16:14
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The Law and the Kingdom of God
14 (A)The Pharisees, who were (B)lovers of money, heard all these things, and they (C)ridiculed him.
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Psalm 56:1-2
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In God I Trust
To the choirmaster: according to The Dove on Far-off Terebinths. A (A)Miktam[a] of David, when the (B)Philistines seized him in Gath.
56 (C)Be gracious to me, O God, for man (D)tramples on me;
all day long an attacker oppresses me;
2 my enemies trample on me all day long,
for many attack me proudly.
Footnotes
- Psalm 56:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
Psalm 44:13-16
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13 You have made us (A)the taunt of our neighbors,
the derision and (B)scorn of those around us.
14 You have made us (C)a byword among the nations,
(D)a laughingstock[a] among the peoples.
15 All day long my disgrace is before me,
and (E)shame has covered my face
16 at the sound of the taunter and reviler,
at the sight of (F)the enemy and the avenger.
Footnotes
- Psalm 44:14 Hebrew a shaking of the head
Psalm 4:1
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Answer Me When I Call
To the (A)choirmaster: with (B)stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.
4 Answer me when I call, O God of my (C)righteousness!
You have (D)given me relief when I was in distress.
Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!
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