For what thanks can we render to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sake before our God,

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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 (A)for His indescribable gift!

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

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Let the rivers clap their hands;
Let the hills be joyful together
    before the Lord,
(A)For He is coming to judge the earth.
With righteousness He shall judge the world,
And the peoples with [a]equity.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 98:9 uprightness

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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12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it.
Then all the trees of the woods will rejoice
13     before the Lord.
For He is coming, for He is coming to judge the earth.
(A)He shall judge the world with righteousness,
And the peoples with His truth.

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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 shall tell of Your righteousness
And Your salvation all the day,
For I do not know their limits.

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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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therefore, brethren, in all our affliction and distress (A)we were comforted concerning you by your faith. For now we live, if you (B)stand fast 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 (A)what is our hope, or joy, or (B)crown of rejoicing? Is it not even you in the (C)presence of our Lord Jesus Christ (D)at His coming?

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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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Their Good Example

(A)We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers, remembering without ceasing (B)your work of faith, (C)labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father,

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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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14 Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us [a]diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 2:14 manifests

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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But (A)let the righteous be glad;
Let them rejoice before God;
Yes, let them rejoice exceedingly.

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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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And the Levites, Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said:

“Stand up and bless the Lord your God
Forever and ever!

“Blessed be (A)Your glorious name,
Which is exalted above all blessing and praise!

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

David’s Thanksgiving to God(A)

18 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord; and he said: (B)“Who am I, O Lord God? And what is my house, that You have brought me this far? 19 And yet this was a small thing in Your sight, O Lord God; and You have also spoken of Your servant’s house for a great while to come. (C)Is this the manner of man, O Lord God? 20 Now what more can David say to You? For You, Lord God, (D)know Your servant.

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

21 So David said to Michal, “It was before the Lord, (A)who chose me instead of your father and all his house, to appoint me ruler over the (B)people of the Lord, over Israel. Therefore I will play music before the Lord.

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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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