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And lifted its hands on high. Nor in a son of man, in whom there is
11 The sun and moon stood still in their no help.
habitation; 4 His spirit departs, he returns to his
At the light of Your arrows they went, earth;
At the shining of Your glittering spear. In that very day his plans perish.
12 You marched through the land in 5 Happy is he who has the God of Jacob
indignation; for his help,
You trampled the nations in anger. Whose hope is in the LORD his God,
13 You went forth for the salvation of Your 6 Who made heaven and earth,
people, The sea, and all that is in them;
For salvation with Your Anointed. Who keeps truth forever,
You struck the head from the house 7 Who executes justice for the
of the wicked, oppressed,
By laying bare from foundation Who gives food to the hungry.
to neck. Selah The LORD gives freedom to the
prisoners.
14 You thrust through with his own arrows
The head of his villages. 8 The LORD opens the eyes of the blind;
They came out like a whirlwind to The LORD raises those who are bowed
scatter me; down;
Their rejoicing was like feasting on the The LORD loves the righteous.
poor in secret. 9 The LORD watches over the strangers;
15 You walked through the sea with Your He relieves the fatherless and widow;
horses, But the way of the wicked He turns
Through the heap of great waters. upside down.
16 When I heard, my body trembled; 10 The LORD shall reign forever—
My lips quivered at the voice; Your God, O Zion, to all generations.
Rottenness entered my bones; Praise the LORD!
And I trembled in myself,
That I might rest in the day of trouble. Proverbs 30:17
When he comes up to the people, 17 The eye that mocks his father,
He will invade them with his troops. And scorns obedience to his mother,
17 Though the fig tree may not blossom, The ravens of the valley will pick it out,
Nor fruit be on the vines; And the young eagles will eat it.
Though the labor of the olive may fail,
And the fields yield no food;
Though the flock may be cut off from
the fold, 30:17 eye that mocks. This proverb vividly
And there be no herd in the stalls— speaks to the tragic results of disregarding
Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, parental respect and authority and the
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I will joy in the God of my salvation. destruction it brings. ravens…young eagles.
19 The LORD God is my strength; These birds scavenge the unburied corpse of a
He will make my feet like deer’s feet, child who dies prematurely because of rebel-
And He will make me walk on my high lion (1 Sam. 17:44; 1 Kin. 14:11; Jer. 16:4; Ezek.
hills. 29:5; 39:4).
To the Chief Musician. With my stringed
instruments.
Revelation 13:1–18
Psalm 146:1–10
Then I stood on the sand of the sea. And
P raise the LORD! 13 I saw a beast rising up out of the sea,
Praise the LORD, O my soul! having seven heads and ten horns, and on his
While I live I will praise the LORD; mous name. Now the beast which I saw was
2 horns ten crowns, and on his heads a blasphe-
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I will sing praises to my God while I like a leopard, his feet were like the feet of a
have my being.
bear, and his mouth like the mouth of a lion.
Do not put your trust in princes, The dragon gave him his power, his throne,
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