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NOVEMBER 30
28 All this came upon King Psalm 136:1–9
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Nebuchadnezzar. At the end of the h, give thanks to the LORD,
twelve months he was walking about O for He is good!
the royal palace of Babylon. The king For His mercy endures forever.
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spoke, saying, “Is not this great 2 Oh, give thanks to the God of gods!
Babylon, that I have built for a royal For His mercy endures forever.
dwelling by my mighty power and for 3 Oh, give thanks to the Lord of lords!
the honor of my majesty?”
For His mercy endures forever:
31 While the word was still in the king’s 4 To Him who alone does great wonders,
mouth, a voice fell from heaven: “King For His mercy endures forever;
Nebuchadnezzar, to you it is spoken: 5 To Him who by wisdom made the
the kingdom has departed from you! heavens,
32 And they shall drive you from men, For His mercy endures forever;
and your dwelling shall be with the 6 To Him who laid out the earth above
beasts of the field. They shall make the waters,
you eat grass like oxen; and seven For His mercy endures forever;
times shall pass over you, until you 7 To Him who made great lights,
know that the Most High rules in the For His mercy endures forever—
kingdom of men, and gives it to 8 The sun to rule by day,
whomever He chooses.” For His mercy endures forever;
33 That very hour the word was fulfilled 9 The moon and stars to rule by night,
concerning Nebuchadnezzar; he was For His mercy endures forever.
driven from men and ate grass like oxen; Proverbs 29:11
his body was wet with the dew of heaven
till his hair had grown like eagles’ 11 A fool vents all his feelings,
feathers and his nails like birds’ claws. But a wise man holds them back.
34 And at the end of the time I, 2 Peter 1:1–21
Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to Simon Peter, a bondservant and apostle of
heaven, and my understanding 1 Jesus Christ,
returned to me; and I blessed the Most
High and praised and honored Him To those who have obtained like precious
who lives forever: faith with us by the righteousness of our God
and Savior Jesus Christ:
For His dominion is an everlasting
2 Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the
dominion, 3
And His kingdom is from generation to knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, as
generation. His divine power has given to us all things that
35 All the inhabitants of the earth are pertain to life and godliness, through the
reputed as nothing; knowledge of Him who called us by glory and
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He does according to His will in the virtue, by which have been given to us
exceedingly great and precious promises, that
army of heaven through these you may be partakers of the
And among the inhabitants of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption
earth. that is in the world through lust.
No one can restrain His hand
Or say to Him, “What have You done?”
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At the same time my reason returned
to me, and for the glory of my 1:4 partakers of the divine nature. This
kingdom, my honor and splendor expression is not different from the concepts
returned to me. My counselors and of being born again, born from above (John
nobles resorted to me, I was restored 3:3; James 1:18; 1 Pet. 1:23), being in Christ
to my kingdom, and excellent majesty (Rom. 8:1), or being the home of the Trinity
was added to me. Now I, (John 14:17–23).The precious promises of sal-
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Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and vation result in becoming God’s children in
honor the King of heaven, all of whose the present age (John 1:12; Rom. 8:9; Gal. 2:20;
works are truth, and His ways justice. Col. 1:27), and thereby sharing in God’s nature
And those who walk in pride He is able by the possession of His eternal life.
to put down.

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