“In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.”
Psalms 118:5
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Connection with Isaac's well Rehoboth
In Hebrew, "set me free" here reads He answered me in the wide place, merchab (H4800). It comes from the same root as Rehoboth, the name Isaac gave his well, so this prayer from distress uses Isaac's well name.
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