O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life.
You defend my cause, O Lord; You redeem my life.
Thou hast pleaded, O Lord, the pleadings of my soul, Thou hast redeemed my life.
Lord, thou hast pleaded the cause of my soul, thou hast redeemed my life.
Lamentations — Five poems over the ruin of Jerusalem. The first four are alphabetic acrostics — every letter of the Hebrew alphabet drafted to hold the weight of grief. At the book's centre, mercy renewed every morning.
The verses this one reaches8
Strive thou, O Jehovah, with them that strive with me: Fight thou against them that fight against me.
Jehovah redeemeth the soul of his servants; And none of them that take refuge in him shall be condemned.
Therefore thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her fountain dry.
Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
Their Redeemer is strong; Jehovah of hosts is his name: he will thoroughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the earth, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon.
My lips shall shout for joy when I sing praises unto thee; And my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
the angel who hath redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth.
And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be Jehovah, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept back his servant from evil: and the evil-doing of Nabal hath Jehovah returned upon his own head. And David sent and spake concerning Abigail, to take her to him to wife.
The walk8
Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page, and every stop travels with its words.
Through
Psalms 34:22Jehovah redeemeth the soul of his servants; And none of them that take refuge in him shall be condemned.
leads to
Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
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knowing that ye were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from your vain manner of life handed down from your fathers;
Into thy hand I commend my spirit: Thou hast redeemed me, O Jehovah, thou God of truth.
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Psalms 103:4Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
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My lips shall shout for joy when I sing praises unto thee; And my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
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Jehovah redeemeth the soul of his servants; And none of them that take refuge in him shall be condemned.
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For thou hast delivered my soul from death: Hast thou not delivered my feet from falling, That I may walk before God In the light of the living?
As far as the east is from the west, So far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
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For thou hast made him but little lower than God, And crownest him with glory and honor.