Verse 24

What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?

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Referenced Verses

  • Rom 6:6 : 6 We know this: our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, and we would no longer be enslaved to sin.
  • Titus 2:14 : 14 He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify a people for His own possession, who are eager to do good works.
  • Luke 4:18 : 18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free,
  • Heb 2:15 : 15 and might free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.
  • Rev 21:4 : 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.
  • Rom 8:2 : 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and death.
  • Rom 8:13 : 13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
  • Rom 8:26 : 26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weaknesses. For we do not know what to pray for as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with unspeakable groanings.
  • 2 Cor 1:8-9 : 8 For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, of the trouble we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself. 9 Indeed, we felt we had received the sentence of death. But this happened so that we would not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead. 10 He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us again. On Him we have set our hope that He will continue to deliver us,
  • 2 Cor 12:7-9 : 7 And because of the extraordinary revelations, so that I might not become conceited, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to torment me, so that I would not become conceited. 8 Concerning this, I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. 9 But He said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.' Most gladly, therefore, I will rather boast in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
  • Col 2:11 : 11 In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not done by hands, by putting off the body of the flesh, through the circumcision of Christ.
  • 2 Tim 4:18 : 18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil work and will bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
  • Deut 22:26-27 : 26 You shall do nothing to the young woman; she has committed no sin deserving death. This case is like when a man rises against his neighbor and murders him. 27 For he found her in the field, and though the betrothed young woman cried out for help, there was no one to rescue her.
  • 1 Kgs 8:38 : 38 and when a prayer or plea is made by anyone among all Your people Israel—being aware of the afflictions in their own hearts and spreading out their hands toward this house—
  • Ps 6:6 : 6 For in death, no one remembers You; in the grave, who can give You thanks?
  • Ps 32:3-4 : 3 When I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. 4 For day and night your hand was heavy on me; my strength was drained as in the heat of summer. Selah.
  • Ps 38:2 : 2 O LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.
  • Ps 38:8-9 : 8 For my loins are filled with burning, and there is no health in my body. 9 I am feeble and crushed; I groan because of the anguish of my heart. 10 O Lord, all my desires are before you, and my sighing is not hidden from you.
  • Ps 71:11 : 11 They say, 'God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for no one will deliver him.'
  • Ps 72:12 : 12 For he will deliver the needy who cry for help, the poor who have no helper.
  • Ps 77:3-9 : 3 In the day of my trouble, I sought the Lord. My hand was stretched out at night and did not grow weary; my soul refused to be comforted. 4 I remember God and moan; I meditate, and my spirit faints. Selah. 5 You have held my eyelids open; I am troubled and cannot speak. 6 I consider the days of old, the years long past. 7 I remember my song in the night; I meditate with my heart, and my spirit searches diligently. 8 Will the Lord reject forever and never again show His favor? 9 Has His mercy ceased forever? Has His promise come to an end for all generations?
  • Ps 88:5 : 5 I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am like a man without strength.
  • Ps 91:14-15 : 14 "Because he loves Me, I will deliver him; I will set him on high because he knows My name. 15 He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
  • Ps 102:20 : 20 For he looked down from his holy height; from heaven the LORD observed the earth,
  • Ps 119:20 : 20 My soul is crushed with longing for Your judgments at all times.
  • Ps 119:81-83 : 81 My soul faints for Your salvation; I hope in Your word. 82 My eyes fail, longing for Your promise, saying, 'When will You comfort me? 83 For I have become like a wineskin in smoke, yet I have not forgotten Your statutes.
  • Ps 119:131 : 131 I open my mouth wide and pant, longing for Your commandments.
  • Ps 119:143 : 143 Trouble and anguish have seized me, yet Your commandments are my delight.
  • Ps 119:176 : 176 I have wandered like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.
  • Ps 130:1-3 : 1 A song of ascents. From the depths I call to You, LORD. 2 Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy. 3 If You, LORD, keep a record of iniquities, Lord, who could stand?
  • Ezek 9:4 : 4 The LORD said to him, 'Pass through the city, through Jerusalem, and mark a sign on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the detestable things being done within it.'
  • Mic 7:19 : 19 He will again have compassion on us; He will subdue our iniquities. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.
  • Zech 9:11-12 : 11 As for you, because of the blood of your covenant, I will release your prisoners from the waterless pit. 12 Return to your stronghold, prisoners of hope. Even today I declare that I will restore to you double.
  • Matt 5:4 : 4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
  • Matt 5:6 : 6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.