Psalm 35:1-5

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Psalm 35

Of David.

35 Lord, argue with those who argue with me;
    fight with those who fight against me!
²Grab a shield and armor;
    stand up and help me!
³Use your spear and ax^[a]
    against those who are out to get me!
    Say to me:^[b] “I’m your salvation!”
⁴Let those who want me dead
    be humiliated and put to shame.
Let those who intend to hurt me
    be thoroughly frustrated and disgraced.
⁵Let them be like dust on the wind—
    and let the Lord’s messenger be the one who does the blowing!

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Psalm 35:3 Correction
Psalm 35:3 Or my soul; also in 35:4, 7, 9, 12, 13, 17, 24

Psalm 35:20-22

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²⁰They don’t speak the truth;
    instead, they plot false accusations
    against innocent people in the land.
²¹They speak out against me,
    saying, “Yes! Oh, yes! We’ve seen it with our own eyes!”

²²But you’ve seen it too, Lord.
Don’t keep quiet about it.
Please don’t be far from me, my Lord.

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Zephaniah 3:14-18

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¹⁴Rejoice, Daughter Zion! Shout, Israel!
        Rejoice and exult with all your heart, Daughter Jerusalem.
¹⁵The Lord has removed your judgment;
        he has turned away your enemy.
The Lord, the king of Israel, is in your midst;
        you will no longer fear evil.
¹⁶On that day, it will be said to Jerusalem:
        Don’t fear, Zion.
        Don’t let your hands fall.
¹⁷The Lord your God is in your midst—a warrior bringing victory.
        He will create calm with his love;
        he will rejoice over you with singing.

¹⁸ I will remove from you those worried about the appointed feasts.^[a]
They have been a burden for her, a reproach.

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Zephaniah 3:18 Heb uncertain

Luke 1:39-45

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Mary visits Elizabeth

³⁹Mary got up and hurried to a city in the Judean highlands. ⁴⁰She entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. ⁴¹When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. ⁴²With a loud voice she blurted out, “God has blessed you above all women, and he has blessed the child you carry. ⁴³Why do I have this honor, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? ⁴⁴As soon as I heard your greeting, the baby in my womb jumped for joy. ⁴⁵Happy is she who believed that the Lord would fulfill the promises he made to her.”