Psalm 39:8
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8 Deliver me from all my transgressions.
Do not make me the scorn of the fool.(A)
Psalm 44:13
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13 You have made us the taunt of our neighbors,
the derision and scorn of those around us.(A)
Psalm 79:4
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4 We have become a taunt to our neighbors,
mocked and derided by those around us.(A)
Titus 2:14
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14 He it is who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify for himself a people of his own who are zealous for good deeds.(A)
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Romans 2:23-24
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23 You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by your transgression of the law? 24 For, as it is written, “The name of God is blasphemed[a] among the gentiles because of you.”(A)
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- 2.24 Or despised
Matthew 1:21
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21 She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”(A)
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Micah 7:19
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19 He will again have compassion upon us;
he will tread our iniquities under foot.
You will cast all our[a] sins
into the depths of the sea.(A)
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- 7.19 Gk Syr Vg Tg: Heb their
Joel 2:17
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17 Between the vestibule and the altar,
let the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep.
Let them say, “Spare your people, O Lord,
and do not make your heritage a mockery,
a byword among the nations.
Why should it be said among the peoples,
‘Where is their God?’ ”(A)
Psalm 130:8
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8 It is he who will redeem Israel
from all its iniquities.(A)
Psalm 119:39
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39 Turn away the disgrace that I dread,
for your ordinances are good.
Psalm 65:3
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3 When deeds of iniquity overwhelm us,
you forgive our transgressions.(A)
Psalm 57:3
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3 He will send from heaven and save me;
he will put to shame those who trample on me. Selah
God will send forth his steadfast love and his faithfulness.(A)
Psalm 51:14
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14 Deliver me from bloodshed, O God,
O God of my salvation,
and my tongue will sing aloud of your deliverance.(A)
Psalm 51:7-10
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7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean;
wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.(A)
8 Let me hear joy and gladness;
let the bones that you have crushed rejoice.(B)
9 Hide your face from my sins,
and blot out all my iniquities.(C)
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- 51.10 Or steadfast
Psalm 35:21
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21 They open wide their mouths against me;
they say, “Aha, Aha,
our eyes have seen it.”(A)
Psalm 25:18
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18 Consider my affliction and my trouble,
and forgive all my sins.(A)
Psalm 25:11
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11 For your name’s sake, O Lord,
pardon my guilt, for it is great.(A)
2 Samuel 16:7-8
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7 Shimei shouted while he cursed, “Out! Out! Murderer! Scoundrel!(A) 8 The Lord has avenged on all of you the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned, and the Lord has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. See, disaster has overtaken you, for you are a man of blood.”(B)
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Joel 2:19
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19 In response to his people the Lord said:
“I am sending you
grain, wine, and oil,
and you will be satisfied;
and I will no more make you
a mockery among the nations.(A)
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