Psalm 86:17
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17 Show me a sign of your favor,
so that those who hate me may see it and be put to shame,
because you, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.(A)
Psalm 71:20-21
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20 You who have made me see many troubles and calamities
will revive me again;
from the depths of the earth
you will bring me up again.(A)
21 You will increase my honor
and comfort me once again.
Psalm 41:10-11
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10 But you, O Lord, be gracious to me,
and raise me up, that I may repay them.(A)
11 By this I know that you are pleased with me:
because my enemy has not triumphed over me.(B)
Judges 6:17
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17 Then he said to him, “If now I have found favor with you, then show me a sign that it is you who speak with me.(A)
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Psalm 40:1
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Psalm 40
Thanksgiving for Deliverance and Prayer for Help
To the leader. Of David. A Psalm.
1 I waited patiently for the Lord;
he inclined to me and heard my cry.(A)
Micah 7:8-10
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Penitence and Trust in God
8 Do not rejoice over me, my enemies;[a]
when I fall, I shall rise;
when I sit in darkness,
the Lord will be a light to me.(A)
9 I must bear the indignation of the Lord
because I have sinned against him,
until he takes my side
and executes judgment for me.
He will bring me out to the light;
I shall see his vindication.(B)
10 Then my enemies[b] will see,
and shame will cover those[c] who said to me,
“Where is the Lord your God?”
My eyes will see their[d] downfall;[e]
now they[f] will be trodden down
like the mire of the streets.(C)
1 Corinthians 5:5
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5 you are to hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.[a](A)
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Isaiah 38:22
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22 Hezekiah also had said, “What is the sign that I shall go up to the house of the Lord?”]][a]
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Psalm 109:29
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29 May my accusers be clothed with dishonor;
may they be wrapped in their own shame as in a mantle.(A)
Psalm 71:9-13
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9 Do not cast me off in the time of old age;
do not forsake me when my strength is spent.(A)
10 For my enemies speak concerning me,
and those who watch for my life consult together.(B)
11 They say, “Pursue and seize that person
whom God has forsaken,
for there is no one to deliver.”(C)
12 O God, do not be far from me;
O my God, make haste to help me!(D)
13 Let my accusers be put to shame and consumed;
let those who seek to hurt me
be covered with scorn and disgrace.(E)
Psalm 74:9
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9 We do not see our emblems;
there is no longer any prophet,
and there is no one among us who knows how long.(A)
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