What are 20 verses from the OT about God's deliverance?

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According to the Coptic Orthodox tradition, the theme of deliverance in the Old Testament is a precursor to the ultimate deliverance achieved by Jesus Christ through His death and Resurrection. We see God as the The Savior who rescues His people from both physical bondage and spiritual death.

Deliverance in the Psalms (The Prayer of the Church)

1. Psalm 3:8: "Salvation belongs to the Lord. Your blessing is upon Your people."
2. Psalm 18:3: "I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies."
3. Psalm 18:19: "He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me."
4. Psalm 32:7: "You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance."
5. Psalm 34:4: "I sought the Lord, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears."
6. Psalm 34:6: "This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles."
7. Psalm 34:17: "The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles."
8. Psalm 40:17: "But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinks upon me. You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God."
9. Psalm 50:15: "Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me."
10. Psalm 56:13: "For You have delivered my soul from death. Have You not kept my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?"
11. Psalm 70:5: "But I am poor and needy; make haste to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O Lord, do not delay."
12. Psalm 107:6: "Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and He delivered them out of their distresses."
13. Psalm 107:20: "He sent His word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions."

Deliverance in the Law and the Prophets

1. Exodus 6:6: "Therefore say to the children of Israel: ‘I am the Lord; I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, I will rescue you from their bondage.’"
2. Exodus 15:2: "The Lord is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation; He is my God, and I will praise Him." (This is part of the First Hoas.)
3. 2 Samuel 22:2: "The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer."
4. 1 Chronicles 16:35: "And say, ‘Save us, O God of our salvation; gather us together, and deliver us from the Gentiles, to give thanks to Your holy name, to triumph in Your praise.’"
5. Isaiah 19:20: "And it will be for a sign and for a witness to the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they will cry to the Lord because of the oppressors, and He will send them a Savior and a Mighty One, and He will deliver them."
6. Jeremiah 1:19: "‘They will fight against you, but they shall not prevail against you. For I am with you,’ says the Lord, ‘to deliver you.’"
7. Daniel 3:17: "If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king." (Recalled in the Third Hoas.)

In our liturgical life, especially during the Kiahk season and Pascha, we reflect on these verses to remind ourselves that just as God delivered Israel from the hand of Pharaoh, He has delivered us from the hand of the true Pharaoh—Satan—and brought us into the liberty of the children of God.