Psalm 93:1-2
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Psalm 93
The Majesty of God’s Rule
1 The Lord is king; he is robed in majesty;
the Lord is robed; he is girded with strength.
He has established the world; it shall never be moved;(A)
2 your throne is established from of old;
you are from everlasting.(B)
Isaiah 48:12-13
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12 Listen to me, O Jacob,
and Israel, whom I called:
I am he; I am the first,
and I am the last.(A)
13 My hand laid the foundation of the earth,
and my right hand spread out the heavens;
when I summon them,
they stand at attention.(B)
Isaiah 48:17
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17 Thus says the Lord,
your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
I am the Lord your God,
who teaches you how to succeed,
who leads you in the way you should go.(A)
Acts 4:32-33
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The Believers Share Their Possessions
32 Now the whole group of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one claimed private ownership of any possessions, but everything they owned was held in common.(A) 33 With great power the apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.(B)
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John 3:7-15
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7 Do not be astonished that I said to you, ‘You[a] must be born from above.’[b] 8 The wind[c] blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”(A) 9 Nicodemus said to him, “How can these things be?”(B) 10 Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things?
11 “Very truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know and testify to what we have seen, yet you[d] do not receive our testimony.(C) 12 If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? 13 No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.[e](D) 14 And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,(E) 15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.[f](F)
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Psalm 11:4
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4 The Lord is in his holy temple;
the Lord’s throne is in heaven.
His eyes behold; his gaze examines humankind.(A)
Psalm 11:7
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7 For the Lord is righteous;
he loves righteous deeds;
the upright shall behold his face.(A)
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