My God, rescue me from the power ¹  of the wicked, from the hand of the cruel oppressor!

“I will deliver you from the power of the wicked. I will free you from the clutches of violent people.”

But ¹  the twelve ²  understood none of these things. This ³  saying was hidden from them, and they did not grasp ⁴  what Jesus meant. ⁵ 

Whoever hides her hides the wind ¹  or grasps ²  oil with his right hand. ³ 

Her hands ¹  take hold ²  of the distaff, and her hands grasp the spindle.

Then ¹  they attempted ²  again to seize him, but he escaped their clutches. ³ 

It is best to take hold of one warning ¹  without letting go of the other warning; ²  for the one who fears God will follow ³  both warnings. ⁴ 

But they did not understand this statement; its meaning ¹  had been concealed ²  from them, so that they could not grasp it. Yet ³  they were afraid to ask him about this statement.

you may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, ¹ 

Rescue the poor and needy! Deliver them from the power ¹  of the wicked!

I hold fast ¹  to your rules. O Lord, do not let me be ashamed!

To impart ¹  shrewdness ²  to the morally naive, ³  and ⁴  a discerning ⁵  plan ⁶  to the young person. ⁷ 

a lizard ¹  you can catch with the hand, but it gets into the palaces of the king. ² 

Then he called the crowd to him and said, ¹  “Listen and understand.

Think about what I am saying and ¹  the Lord will give you understanding of all this. ² 

Adonijah feared Solomon, so he got up and went and grabbed hold of the horns of the altar. ¹ 

“Surely, God does not reject a blameless man, ¹  nor does he grasp the hand ²  of the evildoers.

hands, but cannot touch, feet, but cannot walk. They cannot even clear their throats. ¹ 

Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, ¹  but one who has understanding ²  follows an upright course. ³ 

I have examined all this by wisdom; I said, “I am determined ¹  to comprehend this” ²  – but it was beyond my grasp. ³