When the Most High(A) gave the nations their inheritance,
    when he divided all mankind,(B)
he set up boundaries(C) for the peoples
    according to the number of the sons of Israel.[a](D)

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  1. Deuteronomy 32:8 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls (see also Septuagint) sons of God

26 From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.(A)

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So the Lord scattered them from there over all the earth,(A) and they stopped building the city. That is why it was called Babel[a](B)—because there the Lord confused the language(C) of the whole world.(D) From there the Lord scattered(E) them over the face of the whole earth.

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  1. Genesis 11:9 That is, Babylon; Babel sounds like the Hebrew for confused.

17 “‘The decision is announced by messengers, the holy ones declare the verdict, so that the living may know that the Most High(A) is sovereign(B) over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes and sets over them the lowliest(C) of people.’

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16 The highest heavens belong to the Lord,(A)
    but the earth he has given(B) to mankind.

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But you, Lord, are forever exalted.

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Psalm 91

Whoever dwells in the shelter(A) of the Most High
    will rest in the shadow(B) of the Almighty.[a]

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  1. Psalm 91:1 Hebrew Shaddai

18 On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram(A) and said, “To your descendants I give this land,(B) from the Wadi[a] of Egypt(C) to the great river, the Euphrates(D) 19 the land of the Kenites,(E) Kenizzites, Kadmonites, 20 Hittites,(F) Perizzites,(G) Rephaites,(H) 21 Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites and Jebusites.”(I)

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  1. Genesis 15:18 Or river

25 Two sons were born to Eber:

One was named Peleg,[a] because in his time the earth was divided; his brother was named Joktan.

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  1. Genesis 10:25 Peleg means division.

48 “However, the Most High(A) does not live in houses made by human hands.(B) As the prophet says:

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18 “Your Majesty, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar(A) sovereignty and greatness and glory and splendor.(B)

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14 I will ascend above the tops of the clouds;(A)
    I will make myself like the Most High.”(B)

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“I said, ‘You are “gods”;(A)
    you are all sons of the Most High.’

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14 “Sacrifice thank offerings(A) to God,
    fulfill your vows(B) to the Most High,(C)

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17 I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness;(A)
    I will sing the praises(B) of the name of the Lord Most High.(C)

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16 the prophecy of one who hears the words(A) of God,
    who has knowledge from the Most High,(B)
who sees a vision from the Almighty,
    who falls prostrate, and whose eyes are opened:

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