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SEPTEMBER 17
And will not behold the majesty Hide yourself, as it were, for a little
of the LORD. moment,
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LORD, when Your hand is lifted up, Until the indignation is past.
they will not see. 21 For behold, the LORD comes out of His
But they will see and be ashamed place
For their envy of people; To punish the inhabitants of the earth
Yes, the fire of Your enemies shall for their iniquity;
devour them. The earth will also disclose her blood,
12 LORD, You will establish peace for us, And will no more cover her slain.
For You have also done all our works Psalm 107:23–32
in us.
13 O LORD our God, masters besides You 23 Those who go down to the sea in ships,
Have had dominion over us; Who do business on great waters,
But by You only we make mention of 24 They see the works of the LORD,
Your name. And His wonders in the deep.
14 25 For He commands and raises the
They are dead, they will not live;
They are deceased, they will not rise. stormy wind,
Therefore You have punished and Which lifts up the waves of the sea.
destroyed them, 26 They mount up to the heavens,
And made all their memory to perish. They go down again to the depths;
15 You have increased the nation, O LORD, Their soul melts because of trouble.
You have increased the nation; 27 They reel to and fro, and stagger like a
You are glorified; drunken man,
You have expanded all the borders of And are at their wits’ end.
the land. 28 Then they cry out to the LORD in their
trouble,
And He brings them out of their
distresses.
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26:15 have increased the nation. With He calms the storm,
prophetic certainty from the perspective of So that its waves are still.
Israel’s future restoration,Isaiah saw the expan- 30 Then they are glad because they are
sion of Israel’s borders as an accomplished fact. quiet;
So He guides them to their desired
haven.
16 LORD, in trouble they have visited You, 31 Oh, that men would give thanks to the
They poured out a prayer when Your LORD for His goodness,
chastening was upon them. And for His wonderful works to the
As a woman with child children of men!
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Is in pain and cries out in her pangs, 32 Let them exalt Him also in the
When she draws near the time of her assembly of the people,
delivery, And praise Him in the company of the
So have we been in Your sight, O LORD.
18 We have been with child, we have been elders.
in pain; Proverbs 25:18–19
We have, as it were, brought forth 18
wind; A man who bears false witness against
We have not accomplished any his neighbor
deliverance in the earth, Is like a club, a sword, and a sharp
Nor have the inhabitants of the world arrow.
fallen. 19 Confidence in an unfaithful man in
time of trouble
Your dead shall live;
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Together with my dead body they shall Is like a bad tooth and a foot out of
arise. joint.
Awake and sing, you who dwell in dust; 2 Corinthians 9:1–15
For your dew is like the dew of herbs,
And the earth shall cast out the dead. Now concerning the ministering to the
9 saints, it is superfluous for me to write to
Come, my people, enter your chambers, you; for I know your willingness, about which
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And shut your doors behind you; I boast of you to the Macedonians, that Achaia
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