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Psalms 25:17–18

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The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses.
Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.
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From verse 17

  1. Psalms 107:6Rank 1 from verse 17
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    6Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses.

  2. 2 Corinthians 4:8–9Rank 2 from verse 17
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    8We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;

    9Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;

  3. Psalms 34:19Rank 3 from verse 17
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    19Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

  4. 1 Corinthians 4:11–13Rank 4 from verse 17
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    11Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;

    12And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:

    13Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.

  5. Habakkuk 3:17–19Rank 5 from verse 17
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    17¶ Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:

    18Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.

    19The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.

From verse 18

  1. 2 Samuel 16:12Rank 1 from verse 18
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    12It may be that the Lord will look on mine affliction, and that the Lord will requite me good for his cursing this day.

  2. Psalms 119:132Rank 2 from verse 18
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    132Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.

  3. 1 Samuel 1:11Rank 3 from verse 18
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    11And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the Lord all the days of his life, and there shall no rasor come upon his head.

  4. Lamentations 5:1Rank 4 from verse 18
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    1REMEMBER, O Lord, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach.

  5. Matthew 9:2Rank 5 from verse 18
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    2And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.

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Psalms 25:17

COMBINED MEANING

heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

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COMBINED MEANING

enlarged

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Sense 1: Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of enlarge, meaning to make greater or wider. Sense 2: To set at liberty or give room.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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distresses

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Sense 1: Severe troubles or afflictions. Sense 2: As a verb, afflicts, oppresses, or makes miserable.

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Psalms 25:18

COMBINED MEANING

look

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Sense 1: To direct the eyes or attention; to behold, observe, expect, or take heed. Sense 2: An appearance, countenance, expression, or aspect.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

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pain

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Sense 1: Suffering, distress, or bodily torment. Sense 2: As a verb, to cause distress.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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forgive

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To pardon an offence, remit a debt, or release from the penalty or resentment connected with it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

sins

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Transgressions or offences against God and his law, and the guilt for them.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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16Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.

17The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses.

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18Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.

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19Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.

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