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OCTOBER 12
“And He causes the vapors to ascend 25 Pour out Your fury on the Gentiles,
from the ends of the earth. who do not know You,
He makes lightning for the rain, And on the families who do not call on
He brings the wind out of His Your name;
treasuries.” For they have eaten up Jacob,
Devoured him and consumed him,
Everyone is dull-hearted, without
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knowledge; And made his dwelling place desolate.
Every metalsmith is put to shame by Psalm 118:5–9
an image; 5
For his molded image is falsehood, I called on the LORD in distress;
And there is no breath in them. The LORD answered me and set me in a
15 They are futile, a work of errors; 6 broad place.
In the time of their punishment they The LORD is on my side;
shall perish. I will not fear.
The Portion of Jacob is not like them,
16 What can man do to me?
7 The LORD is for me among those who
For He is the Maker of all things,
And Israel is the tribe of His help me;
inheritance; Therefore I shall see my desire on
The LORD of hosts is His name. those who hate me.
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It is better to trust in the LORD
17 Gather up your wares from the land, Than to put confidence in man.
O inhabitant of the fortress! 9 It is better to trust in the LORD
Than to put confidence in princes.
18 For thus says the LORD:
“Behold, I will throw out at this time Proverbs 27:7
The inhabitants of the land, 7 A satisfied soul loathes the
And will distress them, honeycomb,
That they may find it so.” But to a hungry soul every bitter thing
19 Woe is me for my hurt! is sweet.
My wound is severe. Colossians 3:1–25
But I say, “Truly this is an infirmity,
And I must bear it.” If then you were raised with Christ, seek
20 My tent is plundered, 3 those things which are above, where
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And all my cords are broken; Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set
My children have gone from me, your mind on things above, not on things on
And they are no more.
There is no one to pitch my tent
anymore,
Or set up my curtains.
3:2 Set your mind. This can also be translated
21 For the shepherds have become “think” or “have this inner disposition.” As a
dull-hearted, compass points north, the believer’s entire
And have not sought the LORD; disposition should point itself toward the
Therefore they shall not prosper, things of heaven. Heavenly thoughts can only
And all their flocks shall be scattered. come by understanding heavenly realities
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Behold, the noise of the report has from Scripture (Rom. 8:5; 12:2; Phil. 1:23; 4:8;
come, 1John 2:15–17).
And a great commotion out of the
north country,
To make the cities of Judah desolate, the earth. For you died, and your life is hid-
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a den of jackals. 4
den with Christ in God. When Christ who is
23 O LORD, I know the way of man is not our life appears, then you also will appear with
in himself; Him in glory.
It is not in man who walks to direct his 5 Therefore put to death your members which
own steps. are on the earth: fornication, uncleanness, pas-
O LORD, correct me, but with justice;
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Not in Your anger, lest You bring me to idolatry. Because of these things the wrath of
nothing. God is coming upon the sons of disobedience,
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