Then come, let us go up to Bethel, where I will build an altar to God,(A) who answered me in the day of my distress(B) and who has been with me wherever I have gone.(C)

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Then let us arise and go up to Bethel; and I will make an altar there to God, (A)who answered me in the day of my distress (B)and has been with me in the way which I have gone.”

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“In my distress(A) I called(B) to the Lord;
    I called out to my God.
From his temple he heard my voice;
    my cry came to his ears.

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In my distress (A)I called upon the Lord,
And cried out to my God;
He (B)heard my voice from His temple,
And my cry entered His ears.

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But in their distress they turned to the Lord, the God of Israel, and sought him,(A) and he was found by them.

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but (A)when in their trouble they turned to the Lord God of Israel, and sought Him, He was found by them.

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The hungry consume his harvest,(A)
    taking it even from among thorns,
    and the thirsty pant after his wealth.

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Because the hungry eat up his harvest,
[a]Taking it even from the thorns,
[b]And a snare snatches their [c]substance.

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Footnotes

  1. Job 5:5 LXX They shall not be taken from evil men; Vg. And the armed man shall take him by violence
  2. Job 5:5 LXX The might shall draw them off; Vg. And the thirsty shall drink up their riches
  3. Job 5:5 wealth

22 In the midst of his plenty, distress will overtake him;(A)
    the full force of misery will come upon him.(B)

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22 In his self-sufficiency he will be in distress;
Every hand of [a]misery will come against him.

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  1. Job 20:22 Or the wretched or sufferer

Psalm 4[a]

For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of David.

Answer me(A) when I call to you,
    my righteous God.
Give me relief from my distress;(B)
    have mercy(C) on me and hear my prayer.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 4:1 In Hebrew texts 4:1-8 is numbered 4:2-9.

The Safety of the Faithful

To the [a]Chief Musician. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.

Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness!
You have relieved me in my distress;
[b]Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 4:1 Choir Director
  2. Psalm 4:1 Be gracious to me

In my distress(A) I called to the Lord;(B)
    I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;(C)
    my cry came(D) before him, into his ears.

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In my distress I called upon the Lord,
And cried out to my God;
He heard my voice from His temple,
And my cry came before Him, even to His ears.

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