1 Kings 16:34
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34 In his days Hiel of Bethel built Jericho; he laid its foundation at the cost of Abiram his firstborn and set up its gates at the cost of his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the Lord that he spoke by Joshua son of Nun.(A)
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Psalm 44
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Psalm 44
National Lament and Prayer for Help
To the leader. Of the Korahites. A Maskil.
1 We have heard with our ears, O God;
our ancestors have told us
what deeds you performed in their days,
in the days of old:(A)
2 you with your own hand drove out the nations,
but them you planted;
you afflicted the peoples,
but them you set free;(B)
3 for not by their own sword did they win the land,
nor did their own arm give them victory,
but your right hand, and your arm,
and the light of your countenance,
for you delighted in them.(C)
4 You are my King and my God;
you command[a] victories for Jacob.
5 Through you we push down our foes;
through your name we tread down our assailants.(D)
6 For not in my bow do I trust,
nor can my sword save me.
7 But you have saved us from our foes
and have put to confusion those who hate us.(E)
8 In God we have boasted continually,
and we will give thanks to your name forever. Selah(F)
9 Yet you have rejected us and shamed us
and have not gone out with our armies.(G)
10 You made us turn back from the foe,
and our enemies have gotten spoil.(H)
11 You have made us like sheep for slaughter
and have scattered us among the nations.(I)
12 You have sold your people for a trifle,
demanding no high price for them.(J)
13 You have made us the taunt of our neighbors,
the derision and scorn of those around us.(K)
14 You have made us a byword among the nations,
a laughingstock[b] among the peoples.(L)
15 All day long my disgrace is before me,
and shame has covered my face
16 at the words of the taunters and revilers,
at the sight of the enemy and the avenger.(M)
17 All this has come upon us,
yet we have not forgotten you
or been false to your covenant.(N)
18 Our heart has not turned back,
nor have our steps departed from your way,(O)
19 yet you have broken us in the haunt of jackals
and covered us with deep darkness.(P)
20 If we had forgotten the name of our God
or spread out our hands to a strange god,(Q)
21 would not God discover this?
For he knows the secrets of the heart.(R)
22 Because of you we are being killed all day long
and accounted as sheep for the slaughter.(S)
23 Rouse yourself! Why do you sleep, O Lord?
Awake, do not cast us off forever!(T)
24 Why do you hide your face?
Why do you forget our affliction and oppression?(U)
25 For we sink down to the dust;
our bodies cling to the ground.(V)
26 Rise up, come to our help.
Redeem us for the sake of your steadfast love.(W)
Psalm 68:12-14
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12 “The kings of the armies, they flee, they flee!”
The women at home divide the spoil,(A)
13 though they stay among the sheepfolds—
the wings of a dove covered with silver,
its pinions with green gold.(B)
14 When the Almighty[a] scattered kings there,
snow fell on Zalmon.(C)
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- 68.14 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai
Psalm 78:54-55
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54 And he brought them to his holy hill,
to the mountain that his right hand had won.(A)
55 He drove out nations before them;
he apportioned them for a possession
and settled the tribes of Israel in their tents.(B)
Psalm 94:4-5
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4 They pour out their arrogant words;
all the evildoers boast.(A)
5 They crush your people, O Lord,
and afflict your heritage.
Habakkuk 3:11
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11 the moon stood still in its exalted place,
at the light of your arrows speeding by,
at the gleam of your flashing spear.(A)
Acts 7:45
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45 Our ancestors in turn brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the peoples whom God drove out before our ancestors. And it was there until the time of David,(A)
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Hebrews 4:8
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8 For if Joshua had given them rest, God[a] would not speak later about another day.
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- 4.8 Gk he
Hebrews 11:30-31
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30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell after they had been encircled for seven days.(A) 31 By faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who were disobedient,[a] because she had received the spies in peace.(B)
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- 11.31 Or unbelieving
James 2:25
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25 Likewise, was not Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she welcomed the messengers[a] and sent them out by another road?(A)
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- 2.25 Other ancient authorities read spies
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