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A wilderness in which there is no man;
27 To satisfy the desolate waste,
And cause to spring forth the growth
of tender grass? 100:3 Know. In the sense of experiencing and
28 Has the rain a father? being completely assured of the truth. the
Or who has begotten the drops of dew? LORD,He is God. A confession that Israel’s
29 From whose womb comes the ice? covenant God, Yahweh, is the only true God.
And the frost of heaven, who gives it made us. Though God’s actual creation of
birth? every human being is understood here, this
The waters harden like stone,
30 phrase seems to refer to God’s making and
And the surface of the deep is frozen. blessing Israel as a nation (Deut. 32:6,15; Ps.
95:6; Is. 29:22,23; 44:2). His people…His pas-
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“Can you bind the cluster of the ture. The shepherd image is often ascribed to
Pleiades, the king of Israel, as well as to the Lord (Ps.
Or loose the belt of Orion? 78:70–72; Is. 44:28; Jer. 10:21; Zech. 10:3;
32 11:4–17). The figure suggests intimate care
Can you bring out Mazzaroth in its
season? (Luke 15:3–6). According to the New
Or can you guide the Great Bear with Testament, the Lord is also the Shepherd of
its cubs? saints in the church age (John 10:16).
Do you know the ordinances of the
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heavens?
Can you set their dominion over the We are His people and the sheep of His
earth? pasture.
34 “Can you lift up your voice to the 4 Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
clouds, And into His courts with praise.
That an abundance of water may cover Be thankful to Him, and bless His
you? name.
35 Can you send out lightnings, that they 5 For the LORD is good;
may go, His mercy is everlasting,
And say to you, ‘Here we are!’? And His truth endures to all
Who has put wisdom in the mind? generations.
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Or who has given understanding to the
heart? Proverbs 23:26–28
Who can number the clouds by 26 My son, give me your heart,
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wisdom? And let your eyes observe my ways.
Or who can pour out the bottles of 27 For a harlot is a deep pit,
heaven, And a seductress is a narrow well.
When the dust hardens in clumps, 28 She also lies in wait as for a victim,
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And the clods cling together? And increases the unfaithful among
39 “Can you hunt the prey for the lion, men.
Or satisfy the appetite of the young 1 Corinthians 5:1–13
lions,
40 When they crouch in their dens, It is actually reported that there is sexual
Or lurk in their lairs to lie in wait? 5 immorality among you, and such sexual
41 Who provides food for the raven, immorality as is not even named among the
When its young ones cry to God, Gentiles—that a man has his father’s wife!
2 And you are puffed up, and have not rather
And wander about for lack of food?
mourned, that he who has done this deed
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Psalm 100:1–5 might be taken away from among you. For I
indeed, as absent in body but present in spirit,
A Psalm of Thanksgiving.
have already judged (as though I were pres-
M ake a joyful shout to the LORD, ent) him who has so done this deed. In the
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all you lands!
name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when you are
2 Serve the LORD with gladness; gathered together, along with my spirit, with
Come before His presence with singing. the power of our Lord Jesus Christ, deliver
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3 Know that the LORD, He is God; such a one to Satan for the destruction of the
It is He who has made us, and not we flesh, that his spirit may be saved in the day of
ourselves; the Lord Jesus.
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