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“Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;For His mercy is everlasting.” “Let Israel say,‘His mercy is everlasting.’Let the house of Aaron say,‘His mercy is everlasting.’Let those who fear the Lord say,‘His mercy is everlasting.’” “From my distress I called upon the Lord;The Lord answered me and put me in an open space.The Lord
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They say darkness is just the absence of light.But Scripture tells a different story. Darkness has a ruler. It has a kingdom. It has a design. And every soul is born within its borders. Before we can rejoice in our rescue, we must first understand our captivity—what it is, how it works, and why only
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“Praise the Lord, all nations;Sing His praises, all peoples!” “For His mercy toward us is great,And the truth of the Lord is everlasting.Praise the Lord!” Context and Meaning Psalm 117 is the shortest chapter in the Bible and yet carries a global, eternal scope. In just two verses, it calls all nations and peoples to
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“I love the Lord, because He hearsMy voice and my pleas.”“Because He has inclined His ear to me,I will call upon Him as long as I live.” “The snares of death encompassed meAnd the terrors of Sheol came upon me;I found distress and sorrow.” “Then I called upon the name of the Lord:‘Please, Lord, save
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“Not to us, Lord, not to us,But to Your name give gloryBecause of Your mercy, because of Your truth.” “Why should the nations say,‘Where, then, is their God?’But our God is in the heavens;He does whatever He pleases.” “Their idols are silver and gold,The work of human hands.They have mouths, but they cannot speak;They have
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“When Israel went forth from Egypt,The house of Jacob from a people of a foreign language,”“Judah became His sanctuary,Israel, His dominion.” “The sea looked and fled;The Jordan turned back.”“The mountains skipped like rams,The hills, like lambs.” “What alarmed you, sea, that you fled?Jordan, that you turned back?”“Mountains, that you skipped like rams?Hills, like lambs?” “Tremble,
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“Praise the Lord!Praise Him, you servants of the Lord,Praise the name of the Lord.” “Blessed be the name of the LordFrom this time on and forever.From the rising of the sun to its setting,The name of the Lord is to be praised.” “The Lord is high above all nations;His glory is above the heavens.” “Who