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December 13 - Old & New Testament
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Psalms 74,75,76
An Appeal against the Devastation of the Land by the Enemy.
1 God, why have You (C1)rejected us forever?
Why does Your anger (C2)smoke against the (C3)sheep of Your (F1)pasture?
2 Remember Your congregation, which You (C1)purchased of old,
Which You have (C2)redeemed to be the (C3)tribe of Your inheritance;
And this Mount (C4)Zion, where You have dwelt.
3 (F1)Step toward the (F2)(C1)irreparable ruins;
The enemy (C2)has damaged everything in the sanctuary.
4 Your adversaries have (C1)roared in the midst of Your meeting place;
They have set up their (C2)own signs as (C3)signs.
5 It (F1)seems like one bringing up
His (C1)axe into a (F2)forest of trees.
6 And now they break down (F1)all its (C1)carved work
With axe and hammers.
7 They have (F1)(C1)burned Your sanctuary (F2)to the ground;
They have (C2)defiled the dwelling place of Your name.
8 They (C1)said in their heart, "Let's (F1)completely (F2)subdue them."
They have burned all the meeting places of God in the land.
9 We do not see our (C1)signs;
There is (C2)no longer any prophet,
Nor is there anyone among us who knows (C3)how long.
10 How long, God, will the enemy (C1)taunt You?
Shall the enemy (C2)treat Your name disrespectfully forever?
11 Why (C1)do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand?
Extend it from Your chest and (C2)destroy them!
12 Yet God is (C1)my King from long ago,
Who performs acts of salvation in the midst of the earth.
13 (F1)You (C1)divided the sea by Your strength;
(F1)You (C2)broke the heads of the (C3)sea monsters (F2)in the waters.
14 (F1)You crushed the heads of (F2)(C1)Leviathan;
You gave him as food for the (F3)creatures (C2)of the wilderness.
15 (F1)You (C1)broke open springs and torrents;
(F1)You (C2)dried up ever-flowing streams.
16 Yours is the day, Yours also is the night;
(F1)You have (C1)prepared the (F2)light and the sun.
17 (F1)You have (C1)established all the boundaries of the earth;
(F1)You have (F2)created (C2)summer and winter.
18 Remember this, (F1)LORD, that the enemy has (C1)taunted You,
And a (C2)foolish people has treated Your name disrespectfully.
19 Do not give the soul of Your (C1)turtledove to the wild animal;
(C2)Do not forget the life of Your afflicted forever.
20 Consider the (C1)covenant;
For the (C2)dark places of the land are full of the places of violence.
21 May the (C1)oppressed person not return dishonored;
May the (C2)afflicted and the needy praise Your name.
22 Arise, God, and (C1)plead Your own cause;
Remember (F1)how the (C2)foolish person taunts You all day long.
23 Do not forget the voice of Your (C1)adversaries,
The (C2)uproar of those who rise against You, which ascends continually.
God Humbles the Proud, but Exalts the Righteous.
1 We (C1)give thanks to You, God, we give thanks,
For Your name is (C2)near;
People declare (C3)Your wondrous works.
2 "When I select an (C1)appointed time,
It is I who (C2)judge fairly.
3 "The (C1)earth and all who inhabit it (F1)are unsteady;
It is I who have firmly set its (C2)pillars. Selah
4 "I said to the boastful, 'Do not boast,'
And to the wicked, '(C1)Do not lift up the horn;
5 Do not lift up your horn on high,
(C1)Do not speak with insolent (F1)pride.'"
6 For not from the east, nor from the west,
Nor from the (F1)(C1)desert comes exaltation;
7 But (C1)God is the Judge;
He (C2)puts down one and exalts another.
8 For a (C1)cup is in the hand of the LORD, and the wine foams;
It is (F1)(C2)well mixed, and He pours out of this;
Certainly all the wicked of the earth must drain and (C3)drink its dregs.
9 But as for me, I will (C1)declare it forever;
I will sing praises to the God of Jacob.
10 And (F1)He will cut off all the (C1)horns of the wicked,
But (C2)the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.
The Victorious Power of the God of Jacob.
1 God is (C1)known in Judah;
His name is (C2)great in Israel.
2 His (F1)(C1)tabernacle is in (C2)Salem;
His (C3)dwelling place also is in Zion.
3 There He (C1)broke the (F1)flaming arrows,
The shield, the sword, and the (F2)weapons of war. Selah
4 You are resplendent,
(F1)More majestic than the mountains of prey.
5 The (C1)stouthearted were plundered,
(F1)They sank into sleep;
And none of the (F2)warriors could use his hands.
6 At Your (C1)rebuke, God of Jacob,
Both (F1)(C2)rider and horse were cast into a dead sleep.
7 You, You indeed are (C1)to be feared,
And (C2)who may stand in Your presence, (F1)once You are angry?
8 You caused judgment to be heard from heaven;
The earth (C1)feared and was still
9 When God (C1)arose to judgment,
To save all the humble of the earth. Selah
10 For the (F1)(C1)wrath of mankind shall praise You;
You will encircle Yourself with a remnant of wrath.
11 (C1)Make vows to the LORD your God and (C2)fulfill them;
All who are around Him are to (C3)bring gifts to Him who is to be feared.
12 He will cut off the spirit of princes;
He is (F1)(C1)feared by the kings of the earth.
Revelation 5
Chapter 5
The Scroll with Seven Seals
1 I saw (F1)in the right hand of Him who (C1)sat on the throne a (F2)(C2)scroll written inside and on the back, (C3)sealed up with seven seals.2 And I saw a (C1)strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, "Who is worthy to open the scroll and to break its seals?"3 And no one (C1)in heaven or on the earth or under the earth was able to open the scroll or to look into it.4 Then I began to weep greatly because no one was found worthy to open the scroll or to look into it.5 And one of the elders (*)said to me, "Stop weeping; behold, the (C1)Lion that is (C2)from the tribe of Judah, the (C3)Root of David, has overcome so as to be able to open the scroll and its seven seals."
6 And I saw (F1)between the throne (with the four living creatures) and (C1)the elders a (C2)Lamb standing, as if (C3)slaughtered, having seven (C4)horns and (C5)seven eyes, which are (F2)(C6)the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth.7 And He came and took (C1)the scroll out of the right hand of Him who (C1)sat on the throne.8 When He had taken the scroll, the (C1)four living creatures and the (C2)twenty-four elders (C3)fell down before the (C4)Lamb, each one holding a (C5)harp and (C6)golden bowls full of incense, which are the (C7)prayers of the (F1)saints.9 And they (*)sang a (C1)new song, saying,
Angels Exalt the Lamb
11 Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels (C1)around the throne and the (C2)living creatures and the (C3)elders; and the number of them was (F1)(C4)myriads of myriads, and thousands of thousands,12 saying with a loud voice,
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