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Bring me out of prison
    so I can thank you.
The godly will crowd around me,
    for you are good to me.”

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11 For the glory of your name, O Lord, preserve my life.
    Because of your faithfulness, bring me out of this distress.

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He gives justice to the oppressed
    and food to the hungry.
The Lord frees the prisoners.

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I will sing to the Lord
    because he is good to me.

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Arise, O Lord, in anger!
    Stand up against the fury of my enemies!
    Wake up, my God, and bring justice!
Gather the nations before you.
    Rule over them from on high.

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11 We give great honor to those who endure under suffering. For instance, you know about Job, a man of great endurance. You can see how the Lord was kind to him at the end, for the Lord is full of tenderness and mercy.

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24 But God released him from the horrors of death and raised him back to life, for death could not keep him in its grip.

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Good News for the Oppressed

61 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me,
    for the Lord has anointed me
    to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted
    and to proclaim that captives will be released
    and prisoners will be freed.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 61:1 Greek version reads and the blind will see. Compare Luke 4:18.

14 Save me so I can praise you publicly at Jerusalem’s gates,
    so I can rejoice that you have rescued me.

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Psalm 142

A psalm[a] of David, regarding his experience in the cave. A prayer.

I cry out to the Lord;
    I plead for the Lord’s mercy.

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Footnotes

  1. 142:Title Hebrew maskil. This may be a literary or musical term.

Gimel

17 Be good to your servant,
    that I may live and obey your word.

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74 May all who fear you find in me a cause for joy,
    for I have put my hope in your word.

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Let my soul be at rest again,
    for the Lord has been good to me.

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