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Marie.Irby

But give great joy to those who came to my defense. Let them continually say, “Great is the LORD, who delights in blessing his servant with peace!”

Feb 8

Marie.Irby

highlighted Psalms 35:26 NLT

May those who rejoice at my troubles be humiliated and disgraced. May those who triumph over me be covered with shame and dishonor.

Feb 8

Marie.Irby

highlighted Psalms 35:24 NLT

Declare me not guilty, O LORD my God, for you give justice. Don’t let my enemies laugh about me in my troubles.

Feb 8

Marie.Irby

highlighted Psalms 35:23 NLT

Wake up! Rise to my defense! Take up my case, my God and my Lord.

Feb 8

Marie.Irby

highlighted Psalms 35:22 NLT

O LORD, you know all about this. Do not stay silent. Do not abandon me now, O Lord.

Feb 8

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highlighted Psalms 35:18 NLT

Then I will thank you in front of the great assembly. I will praise you before all the people.

Feb 8

Marie.Irby

highlighted Psalms 35:10 NLT

With every bone in my body I will praise him: “LORD, who can compare with you? Who else rescues the helpless from the strong? Who else protects the helpless and poor from those who rob them?”

Feb 8

Marie.Irby

highlighted Psalms 35:9 NLT

Then I will rejoice in the LORD. I will be glad because he rescues me.

Feb 8

I did them no wrong, but they laid a trap for me. I did them no wrong, but they dug a pit to catch me. So let sudden ruin come upon them! Let them be caught in the trap they set for me! Let them be destroyed in the pit they dug for me.

Feb 8

Marie.Irby

highlighted Exodus 21:33-34 NLT

“Suppose someone digs or uncovers a pit and fails to cover it, and then an ox or a donkey falls into it. The owner of the pit must pay full compensation to the owner of the animal, but then he gets to keep the dead animal.

Feb 8

Marie.Irby

highlighted Exodus 21:32 NLT

But if the ox gores a slave, either male or female, the animal’s owner must pay the slave’s owner thirty silver coins, and the ox must be stoned.

Feb 8

Marie.Irby

highlighted Exodus 21:28-31 NLT

“If an ox gores a man or woman to death, the ox must be stoned, and its flesh may not be eaten. In such a case, however, the owner will not be held liable. But suppose the ox had a reputation for goring, and the owner had been informed but failed to keep it under control. If the ox then kills someone, it must be stoned, and the owner must also be put to death. However, the dead person’s relatives may accept payment to compensate for the loss of life. The owner of the ox may redeem his life by paying whatever is demanded. “The same regulation applies if the ox gores a boy or a girl.

Feb 8

Marie.Irby

highlighted Exodus 21:22-25 NLT

“Now suppose two men are fighting, and in the process they accidentally strike a pregnant woman so she gives birth prematurely. If no further injury results, the man who struck the woman must pay the amount of compensation the woman’s husband demands and the judges approve. But if there is further injury, the punishment must match the injury: a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, a foot for a foot, a burn for a burn, a wound for a wound, a bruise for a bruise.

Feb 8

Marie.Irby

highlighted Exodus 21:26-27 NLT

“If a man hits his male or female slave in the eye and the eye is blinded, he must let the slave go free to compensate for the eye. And if a man knocks out the tooth of his male or female slave, he must let the slave go free to compensate for the tooth.

Feb 8

Marie.Irby

highlighted Exodus 21:20-21 NLT

“If a man beats his male or female slave with a club and the slave dies as a result, the owner must be punished. But if the slave recovers within a day or two, then the owner shall not be punished, since the slave is his property.

Feb 8

Marie.Irby

highlighted Exodus 21:18-19 NLT

“Now suppose two men quarrel, and one hits the other with a stone or fist, and the injured person does not die but is confined to bed. If he is later able to walk outside again, even with a crutch, the assailant will not be punished but must compensate his victim for lost wages and provide for his full recovery.

Feb 8