10 Then he said to them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send portions to those who have nothing prepared,(A) since today(B) is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, because the joy of the Lord is your strength.”[a](C)

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  1. 8:10 Or stronghold

10 Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing(A) prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy(B) of the Lord is your strength.”

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Psalm 27

My Stronghold

Of David.

The Lord is my light and my salvation—
whom should I fear?(A)
The Lord is the stronghold of my life—
whom should I dread?(B)

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Psalm 27

Of David.

The Lord is my light(A) and my salvation(B)
    whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold(C) of my life—
    of whom shall I be afraid?(D)

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39 The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord,
their refuge in a time of distress.(A)

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39 The salvation(A) of the righteous comes from the Lord;
    he is their stronghold in time of trouble.(B)

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29 The way of the Lord is a stronghold for the honorable,
but destruction awaits evildoers.(A)

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29 The way of the Lord is a refuge for the blameless,
    but it is the ruin of those who do evil.(A)

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On that day their strong cities will be
like the abandoned woods and mountaintops
that were abandoned because of the Israelites;
there will be desolation.

10 For you have forgotten the God of your salvation,
and you have failed to remember
the rock of your strength;(A)
therefore you will plant beautiful plants
and set out cuttings from exotic vines.

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In that day their strong cities, which they left because of the Israelites, will be like places abandoned to thickets and undergrowth.(A) And all will be desolation.

10 You have forgotten(B) God your Savior;(C)
    you have not remembered the Rock,(D) your fortress.(E)
Therefore, though you set out the finest plants
    and plant imported vines,(F)

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