Daniel 9:19
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19 O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, listen and act! Do not delay for Your own sake, my God, for Your city and Your people are called by Your name.”
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Daniel 9:18
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18 (A)O my God, incline Your ear and hear; open Your eyes (B)and see our desolations, and the city (C)which is called by Your name; for we do not present our supplications before You because of our righteous deeds, but because of Your great mercies.
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Luke 11:8
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8 I say to you, (A)though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs.
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Amos 7:2
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2 And so it was, when they had finished eating the grass of the land, that I said:
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- Amos 7:2 Or How shall Jacob stand
Ephesians 3:10
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10 (A)to the intent that now (B)the [a]manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the church (C)to the [b]principalities and powers in the heavenly places,
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- Ephesians 3:10 variegated or many-sided
- Ephesians 3:10 rulers
Ephesians 1:12
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12 (A)that we (B)who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory.
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Jeremiah 14:9
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9 Why should You be like a man astonished,
Like a mighty one (A)who cannot save?
Yet You, O Lord, (B)are in our midst,
And we are called by Your name;
Do not leave us!
Jeremiah 14:7
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7 O Lord, though our iniquities testify against us,
Do it (A)for Your name’s sake;
For our backslidings are many,
We have sinned against You.
Numbers 14:19
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19 (A)Pardon the iniquity of this people, I pray, (B)according to the greatness of Your mercy, just (C)as You have forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.”
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Ephesians 1:6
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6 to the praise of the glory of His grace, (A)by which He [a]made us accepted in (B)the Beloved.
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- Ephesians 1:6 Lit. bestowed grace (favor) upon us
Ezekiel 39:25
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25 “Therefore thus says the Lord God: (A)‘Now I will bring back the captives of Jacob, and have mercy on the (B)whole house of Israel; and I will be jealous for My holy name—
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Ezekiel 36:22
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22 “Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “I do not do this for your sake, O house of Israel, (A)but for My holy name’s sake, which you have profaned among the nations wherever you went.
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Ezekiel 20:22
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22 Nevertheless I [a]withdrew My hand and acted for My name’s sake, that it should not be profaned in the sight of the Gentiles, in whose sight I had brought them out.
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- Ezekiel 20:22 Refrained from judgment
Ezekiel 20:14
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14 (A)But I acted for My name’s sake, that it should not be profaned before the Gentiles, in whose sight I had brought them out.
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Ezekiel 20:9
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9 (A)But I acted for My name’s sake, that it should not be profaned before the Gentiles among whom they were, in whose sight I had made Myself (B)known to them, to bring them out of the land of Egypt.
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Jeremiah 25:29
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29 For behold, (A)I begin to bring calamity on the city (B)which is called by My name, and should you be utterly unpunished? You shall not be unpunished, for (C)I will call for a sword on all the inhabitants of the earth,” says the Lord of hosts.’
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Jeremiah 14:20-21
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20 We acknowledge, O Lord, our wickedness
And the iniquity of our (A)fathers,
For (B)we have sinned against You.
21 Do not abhor us, for Your name’s sake;
Do not disgrace the throne of Your glory.
(C)Remember, do not break Your covenant with us.
Isaiah 64:9-12
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9 Do not be furious, O Lord,
Nor remember iniquity forever;
Indeed, please look—we all are Your people!
10 Your holy cities are a wilderness,
Zion is a wilderness,
Jerusalem a desolation.
11 Our holy and beautiful [a]temple,
Where our fathers praised You,
Is burned up with fire;
And all (A)our pleasant things [b]are laid waste.
12 (B)Will You restrain Yourself because of these things, O Lord?
(C)Will You [c]hold Your peace, and afflict us very severely?
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- Isaiah 64:11 Lit. house
- Isaiah 64:11 have become a ruin
- Isaiah 64:12 keep silent
Isaiah 63:16-19
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16 (A)Doubtless You are our Father,
Though Abraham (B)was ignorant of us,
And Israel does not acknowledge us.
You, O Lord, are our Father;
Our Redeemer from Everlasting is Your name.
17 O Lord, why have You (C)made us stray from Your ways,
And hardened our heart from Your fear?
Return for Your servants’ sake,
The tribes of Your inheritance.
18 (D)Your holy people have possessed it but a little while;
(E)Our adversaries have trodden down Your sanctuary.
19 We have become like those of old, over whom You never ruled,
Those who were never called by Your name.
Psalm 115:1-2
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The Futility of Idols and the Trustworthiness of God
115 Not (A)unto us, O Lord, not unto us,
But to Your name give glory,
Because of Your mercy,
Because of Your truth.
2 Why should the [a]Gentiles say,
(B)“So where is their God?”
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- Psalm 115:2 nations
Psalm 102:13-16
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13 You will arise and have mercy on Zion;
For the time to favor her,
Yes, the set time, has come.
14 For Your servants take pleasure in her stones,
And show favor to her dust.
15 So the [a]nations shall (A)fear the name of the Lord,
And all the kings of the earth Your glory.
16 For the Lord shall build up Zion;
(B)He shall appear in His glory.
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- Psalm 102:15 Gentiles
Psalm 85:5-6
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5 (A)Will You be angry with us forever?
Will You prolong Your anger to all generations?
6 Will You not (B)revive us again,
That Your people may rejoice in You?
Psalm 79:8-10
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8 (A)Oh, do not remember [a]former iniquities against us!
Let Your tender mercies come speedily to meet us,
For we have been brought very low.
9 Help us, O God of our salvation,
For the glory of Your name;
And deliver us, and provide atonement for our sins,
(B)For Your name’s sake!
10 (C)Why should the [b]nations say,
“Where is their God?”
Let there be known among the nations in our sight
The avenging of the blood of Your servants which has been shed.
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- Psalm 79:8 Or against us the iniquities of those who were before us
- Psalm 79:10 Gentiles
Psalm 79:5-6
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5 (A)How long, Lord?
Will You be angry forever?
Will Your (B)jealousy burn like fire?
6 (C)Pour out Your wrath on the [a]nations that (D)do not know You,
And on the kingdoms that (E)do not call on Your name.
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- Psalm 79:6 Gentiles
Psalm 74:9-11
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9 We do not see our signs;
(A)There is no longer any prophet;
Nor is there any among us who knows how long.
10 O God, how long will the adversary [a]reproach?
Will the enemy blaspheme Your name forever?
11 (B)Why do You withdraw Your hand, even Your right hand?
Take it out of Your bosom and destroy them.
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- Psalm 74:10 revile
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