O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.

And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I {am} thy servant.

I {am} thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.

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;

Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon. {of the king: Heb. which were the king's} {fetters: or, chains}

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.

If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will {my} Father honour.

For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,

But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.

And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

[To the chief Musician, {A Psalm} of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day {that} the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said,] I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.

O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.

And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul: for I {am} thy servant.

Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.

I {am} the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright.

When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.

Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness.

I {am} thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.

Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband {also}, and he praiseth her.

And the LORD drave out from before us all the people, even the Amorites which dwelt in the land: {therefore} will we also serve the LORD; for he {is} our God.

He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins with a girdle.

And he laid {his} hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.

For he that is called in the Lord, {being} a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, {being} free, is Christ's servant. {freeman: Gr. made free}

And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon {him}, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from {his} hands.

Simon answered and said, I suppose that {he}, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.

For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,

One shall say, I {am} the LORD'S; and another shall call {himself} by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe {with} his hand unto the LORD, and surname {himself} by the name of Israel.

For unto me the children of Israel {are} servants; they {are} my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I {am} the LORD your God.

And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and {that} the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.

[To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David.] Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me {when I was} in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. {chief...: or, overseer} {have...: or, be gracious unto me}

When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for {he hath} no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.

Now the man out of whom the devils were departed besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away, saying,

For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and {in} the bond of iniquity.

I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.

And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.