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

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Out of my distress I called on the Lord;
    the Lord answered me and set me in a broad place.(A)

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

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He drew me up from the desolate pit,[a]
    out of the miry bog,
and set my feet upon a rock,
    making my steps secure.(A)

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  1. 40.2 Cn: Heb pit of tumult

23 Our steps[a] are made firm by the Lord
    when he delights in our[b] way;(A)

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  1. 37.23 Heb A man’s steps
  2. 37.23 Heb his

36 You gave me a wide place for my steps under me,
    and my feet did not slip.

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16 He also allured you out of distress
    into a broad place where there was no constraint,
    and what was set on your table was full of fatness.(A)

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Blessed be the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and set you on the throne of Israel! Because the Lord loved Israel forever, he has made you king to execute justice and righteousness.”(A)

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18 He delivered me from my strong enemy,
    from those who hated me,
    for they were too mighty for me.
19 They came upon me in the day of my calamity,
    but the Lord was my stay.(A)
20 He brought me out into a broad place;
    he delivered me because he delighted in me.(B)

21 The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness;
    according to the cleanness of my hands he recompensed me.(C)
22 For I have kept the ways of the Lord
    and have not wickedly departed from my God.(D)
23 For all his ordinances were before me,
    and from his statutes I did not turn aside.(E)
24 I was blameless before him,
    and I kept myself from guilt.(F)
25 Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness,
    according to my cleanness in his sight.(G)

26 With the loyal you show yourself loyal;
    with the blameless[a] you show yourself blameless;(H)
27 with the pure you show yourself pure,
    and with the crooked you show yourself shrewd.(I)

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  1. 22.26 Heb mss Gk: MT blameless warrior