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SEPTEMBER 27
22 “Look to Me, and be saved, 6 They lavish gold out of the bag,
All you ends of the earth! And weigh silver on the scales;
For I am God, and there is no other. They hire a goldsmith, and he makes it
23 I have sworn by Myself; a god;
The word has gone out of My mouth in They prostrate themselves, yes,
righteousness, they worship.
And shall not return, 7 They bear it on the shoulder, they
That to Me every knee shall bow, carry it
Every tongue shall take an oath. And set it in its place, and it stands;
From its place it shall not move.
Though one cries out to it, yet it cannot
answer
Nor save him out of his trouble.
45:23 every knee shall bow. In the kingdom
8 “Remember this, and show yourselves
age, all nations will worship the one true God
of Israel. A further meaning, justified by the men;
New Testament,applies this verse to believers’ Recall to mind, O you transgressors.
accountability to God when He evaluates their 9 Remember the former things of old,
works (Rom. 14:11). In assigning the words For I am God, and there is no other;
another meaning, Paul relates the words to I am God, and there is none like Me,
the coming universal acknowledgment that 10 Declaring the end from the
“Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the beginning,
Father”(Phil. 2:10,11). And from ancient times things that are
not yet done,
Saying, ‘My counsel shall stand,
And I will do all My pleasure,’
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‘Surely in the LORD I have righteousness Calling a bird of prey from the east,
The man who executes My counsel,
and strength.
from a far country.
To Him men shall come, Indeed I have spoken it;
And all shall be ashamed I will also bring it to pass.
Who are incensed against Him.
25 In the LORD all the descendants of Israel I have purposed it;
Shall be justified, and shall glory.’ ” I will also do it.
12 “Listen to Me, you stubborn-hearted,
Bel bows down, Nebo stoops;
46 Their idols were on the beasts 13 Who are far from righteousness:
I bring My righteousness near, it shall
and on the cattle. not be far off;
Your carriages were heavily loaded, My salvation shall not linger.
A burden to the weary beast.
2 They stoop, they bow down together; And I will place salvation in Zion,
For Israel My glory.
They could not deliver the burden,
But have themselves gone into captivity. Psalm 111:1–6
3 “Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, P raise the LORD!
And all the remnant of the house
of Israel, I will praise the LORD with my whole
Who have been upheld by Me from heart,
birth, In the assembly of the upright and in
Who have been carried from the the congregation.
womb: 2 The works of the LORD are great,
Even to your old age, I am He, Studied by all who have pleasure
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And even to gray hairs I will carry you! in them.
I have made, and I will bear; 3 His work is honorable and glorious,
Even I will carry, and will deliver you. And His righteousness endures
forever.
“To whom will you liken Me, and make 4 He has made His wonderful works to
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Me equal be remembered;
And compare Me, that we should be The LORD is gracious and full of
alike? compassion.

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