I am feeble and severely broken;
I groan because of the turmoil of my heart.

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I feel (A)faint and [a]badly crushed;
I [b](B)groan because of the [c]agitation of my heart.

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  1. Psalm 38:8 Or greatly
  2. Psalm 38:8 Lit roar
  3. Psalm 38:8 Lit growling


I am numb and greatly bruised [deadly cold and completely worn out];
I groan because of the disquiet and moaning of my heart.

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I am feeble and utterly crushed;(A)
    I groan(B) in anguish of heart.(C)

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I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.

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18 (A)The Lord is near (B)to those who have a broken heart,
And saves such as [a]have a contrite spirit.

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  1. Psalm 34:18 are crushed in spirit

18 The Lord (A)is near to the (B)brokenhearted
And saves those who are [a](C)crushed in spirit.

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  1. Psalm 34:18 Or contrite

18 
The Lord is near to the heartbroken
And He saves those who are crushed in spirit (contrite in heart, truly sorry for their sin).

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18 The Lord is close(A) to the brokenhearted(B)
    and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

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18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

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17 (A)The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit,
A broken and a contrite heart—
These, O God, You will not despise.

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17 The sacrifices of God are a (A)broken spirit;
A broken and a contrite heart, God, You will not despise.

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17 
My [only] sacrifice [acceptable] to God is a broken spirit;
A broken and contrite heart [broken with sorrow for sin, thoroughly penitent], such, O God, You will not despise.

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17 My sacrifice,(A) O God, is[a] a broken spirit;
    a broken and contrite heart(B)
    you, God, will not despise.

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  1. Psalm 51:17 Or The sacrifices of God are

17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

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The Good News of Salvation

61 “The (A)Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me,
Because the Lord (B)has anointed Me
To preach good tidings to the poor;
He has sent Me (C)to [a]heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim (D)liberty to the captives,
And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;

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  1. Isaiah 61:1 Lit. bind up

Exaltation of the Afflicted

61 The (A)Spirit of the Lord [a]God is upon me,
Because the Lord anointed me
To (B)bring good news to the (C)humble;
He has sent me to (D)bind up the brokenhearted,
To (E)proclaim [b]release to captives
And [c]freedom to prisoners;

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  1. Isaiah 61:1 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  2. Isaiah 61:1 Or liberty
  3. Isaiah 61:1 Lit opening to those who are bound

Exaltation of the Afflicted

61 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
Because the Lord has anointed and commissioned me
To bring good news to the humble and afflicted;
He has sent me to bind up [the wounds of] the brokenhearted,
To proclaim release [from confinement and condemnation] to the [physical and spiritual] captives
And freedom to prisoners,(A)

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The Year of the Lord’s Favor

61 The Spirit(A) of the Sovereign Lord(B) is on me,
    because the Lord has anointed(C) me
    to proclaim good news(D) to the poor.(E)
He has sent me to bind up(F) the brokenhearted,
    to proclaim freedom(G) for the captives(H)
    and release from darkness for the prisoners,[a]

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  1. Isaiah 61:1 Hebrew; Septuagint the blind

61 The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

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15 For thus says the High and Lofty One
Who inhabits eternity, (A)whose name is Holy:
(B)“I dwell in the high and holy place,
(C)With him who has a contrite and humble spirit,
(D)To revive the spirit of the humble,
And to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

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15 For this is what the (A)high and exalted One
Who [a](B)lives forever, whose name is Holy, says:
“I (C)dwell in a high and holy place,
And also with the (D)contrite and lowly of spirit
In order to (E)revive the spirit of the lowly
And to revive the heart of the contrite.

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  1. Isaiah 57:15 Or dwells in eternity

15 
For the high and exalted One
He who inhabits eternity, Whose name is Holy says this,
“I dwell on the high and holy place,
But also with the [a]contrite and humble in spirit
In order to revive the spirit of the humble
And to revive the heart of the contrite [overcome with sorrow for sin].(A)

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  1. Isaiah 57:15 Lit crushed.

15 For this is what the high and exalted(A) One says—
    he who lives forever,(B) whose name is holy:
“I live in a high(C) and holy place,
    but also with the one who is contrite(D) and lowly in spirit,(E)
to revive the spirit of the lowly
    and to revive the heart of the contrite.(F)

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15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

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