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How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that we feel before our God because of you?

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How can we thank God enough for you(A) in return for all the joy we have in the presence of our God because of you?(B)

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15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!(A)

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15 Thanks be to God(A) for his indescribable gift!(B)

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12     let the field exult and everything in it.
Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy
13     before the Lord, for he is coming,
    for he is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness
    and the peoples with his truth.(A)

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12 Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them;
    let all the trees of the forest(A) sing for joy.(B)
13 Let all creation rejoice before the Lord, for he comes,
    he comes to judge(C) the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness(D)
    and the peoples in his faithfulness.(E)

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14 But I will hope continually
    and will praise you yet more and more.
15 My mouth will tell of your righteous acts,
    of your deeds of salvation all day long,
    though their number is past my knowledge.(A)

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14 As for me, I will always have hope;(A)
    I will praise you more and more.

15 My mouth will tell(B) of your righteous deeds,(C)
    of your saving acts all day long—
    though I know not how to relate them all.

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The Thessalonians’ Faith and Example

We always give thanks to God for all of you and mention you in our prayers, constantly(A) remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Thanksgiving for the Thessalonians’ Faith

We always thank God for all of you(A) and continually mention you in our prayers.(B) We remember before our God and Father(C) your work produced by faith,(D) your labor prompted by love,(E) and your endurance inspired by hope(F) in our Lord Jesus Christ.

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For this reason, brothers and sisters, during all our distress and persecution we have been encouraged about you through your faith. For we now live, if you continue to stand firm in the Lord.

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Therefore, brothers and sisters, in all our distress and persecution we were encouraged about you because of your faith. For now we really live, since you are standing firm(A) in the Lord.

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19 For what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you?(A)

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19 For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown(A) in which we will glory(B) in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes?(C) Is it not you?

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14 But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession and through us spreads in every place the fragrance that comes from knowing him.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 2.14 Gk the fragrance of the knowledge of him

14 But thanks be to God,(A) who always leads us as captives in Christ’s triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma(B) of the knowledge(C) of him everywhere.

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Let the floods clap their hands;
    let the hills sing together for joy(A)
at the presence of the Lord, for he is coming
    to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness
    and the peoples with equity.(B)

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Let the rivers clap their hands,(A)
    let the mountains(B) sing together for joy;
let them sing before the Lord,
    for he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness
    and the peoples with equity.(C)

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But let the righteous be joyful;
    let them exult before God;
    let them be jubilant with joy.(A)

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But may the righteous be glad
    and rejoice(A) before God;
    may they be happy and joyful.

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Then the Levites Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said, “Stand up and bless the Lord your God from everlasting to everlasting. Blessed be your glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.”(A)

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And the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah and Pethahiah—said: “Stand up and praise the Lord your God,(A) who is from everlasting to everlasting.[a]

“Blessed be your glorious name,(B) and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise.

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Footnotes

  1. Nehemiah 9:5 Or God for ever and ever

David’s Prayer

18 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord and said, “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my house, that you have brought me thus far?(A) 19 And yet this was a small thing in your eyes, O Lord God; you have spoken also of your servant’s house into the distant future. May this be instruction for the people,[a] O Lord God! 20 And what more can David say to you? For you know your servant, O Lord God!(B)

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Footnotes

  1. 7.19 Meaning of Heb uncertain

David’s Prayer(A)

18 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and he said:

“Who am I,(B) Sovereign Lord, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? 19 And as if this were not enough in your sight, Sovereign Lord, you have also spoken about the future of the house of your servant—and this decree,(C) Sovereign Lord, is for a mere human![a]

20 “What more can David say(D) to you? For you know(E) your servant,(F) Sovereign Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 7:19 Or for the human race

21 David said to Michal, “It was before the Lord, who chose me in place of your father and all his household, to appoint me as prince over Israel, the people of the Lord—I will dance before the Lord.(A)

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21 David said to Michal, “It was before the Lord, who chose me rather than your father or anyone from his house when he appointed(A) me ruler(B) over the Lord’s people Israel—I will celebrate before the Lord.

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