1 I will give thanks to you, O Lord, O King, and will praise you, O God my Savior. I give thanks to your name, (WEB) 2 for you have been my protector and helper, and delivered my body out of destruction, and out of the snare of a slanderous tongue, from lips that fabricate lies. You were my helper before those who stood by, (WEB) 3 and delivered me, according to the abundance of your mercy and of your name, from the gnashings of teeth ready to devour, out of the hand of those seeking my life, out of the many afflictions I endured, (WEB)
Sirach 51:1–3
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Sirach 51:11–13
11 I will praise your name continually. I will sing praise with thanksgiving. My prayer was heard. (WEB) 12 You saved me from destruction and delivered me from the evil time. Therefore I will give thanks and praise to you, and bless the name of the Lord. (WEB) 13 When I was yet you… (WEB)
Psalms of Solomon 16:4–6
4 He pricked me, as a horse is pricked, that I might serve Him, My saviour and helper at all times saved me. (PSS) 5 I will give thanks unto Thee, O God, for Thou hast helped me to my salvation; And hast not counted me with sinners to my destruction. (PSS) 6 Remove not Thy mercy… (PSS)
Psalms 18:47–49
47 the God who avenges me and subdues nations beneath me, 48 who delivers me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men. 49 Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.
Psalms 144:9–11
9 I will sing to You a new song, O God; on a harp of ten strings I will make music to You— 10 to Him who gives victory to kings, who frees His servant David from the deadly sword. 11 Set me free and rescue me from the grasp of foreigners, whose mouths speak falsehood,…
2 Samuel 22:48–50
48 the God who avenges me and brings down nations beneath me, 49 who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men. 50 Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.
Psalms 118:20–22
20 This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it. 21 I will give You thanks, for You have answered me, and You have become my salvation. 22 The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.
Psalms 109:20–22
20 May this be the LORD’s reward to my accusers, to those who speak evil against me. 21 But You, O GOD, the Lord, deal kindly with me for the sake of Your name; deliver me by the goodness of Your loving devotion. 22 For I am poor and needy; my heart is wounded within me.
Psalms 86:12–14
12 I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify Your name forever. 13 For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol. 14 The arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life, with no re…
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