(A)The Lord is exalted, for He dwells on high;
He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.

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The Lord is exalted,(A) for he dwells on high;(B)
    he will fill Zion with his justice(C) and righteousness.(D)

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17 The [a]loftiness of man shall be bowed down,
And the haughtiness of men shall be brought low;
The Lord alone will be exalted in that day,

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  1. Isaiah 2:17 pride

17 The arrogance of man will be brought low(A)
    and human pride humbled;(B)
the Lord alone will be exalted in that day,(C)

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For (A)true and righteous are His judgments, because He has judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication; and He (B)has avenged on her the blood of His servants shed by her.” Again they said, “Alleluia! (C)Her smoke rises up forever and ever!” And (D)the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sat on the throne, saying, (E)“Amen! Alleluia!” Then a voice came from the throne, saying, (F)“Praise our God, all you His servants and those who fear Him, (G)both[a] small and great!”

(H)And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, “Alleluia! For (I)the[b] Lord God Omnipotent reigns!

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  1. Revelation 19:5 NU, M omit both
  2. Revelation 19:6 NU, M our

    for true and just are his judgments.(A)
He has condemned the great prostitute(B)
    who corrupted the earth by her adulteries.
He has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”(C)

And again they shouted:

“Hallelujah!(D)
The smoke from her goes up for ever and ever.”(E)

The twenty-four elders(F) and the four living creatures(G) fell down(H) and worshiped God, who was seated on the throne. And they cried:

“Amen, Hallelujah!”(I)

Then a voice came from the throne, saying:

“Praise our God,
    all you his servants,(J)
you who fear him,
    both great and small!”(K)

Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude,(L) like the roar of rushing waters(M) and like loud peals of thunder, shouting:

“Hallelujah!(N)
    For our Lord God Almighty(O) reigns.(P)

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20 which He worked in Christ when (A)He raised Him from the dead and (B)seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places, 21 (C)far above all (D)principality[a] and [b]power and [c]might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.

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  1. Ephesians 1:21 rule
  2. Ephesians 1:21 authority
  3. Ephesians 1:21 power

20 he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead(A) and seated him at his right hand(B) in the heavenly realms,(C) 21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion,(D) and every name(E) that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.(F)

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26 And so all Israel will be [a]saved, as it is written:

(A)“The Deliverer will come out of Zion,
And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;

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  1. Romans 11:26 Or delivered

26 and in this way[a] all Israel will be saved.(A) As it is written:

“The deliverer will come from Zion;
    he will turn godlessness away from Jacob.

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  1. Romans 11:26 Or and so

37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, (A)praise and extol and honor the King of heaven, (B)all of whose works are truth, and His ways justice. (C)And those who walk in pride He is able to put down.

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37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt(A) and glorify(B) the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just.(C) And those who walk in pride(D) he is able to humble.(E)

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15 Until (A)the Spirit is poured upon us from on high,
And (B)the wilderness becomes a fruitful field,
And the fruitful field is counted as a forest.

The Peace of God’s Reign

16 Then justice will dwell in the wilderness,
And righteousness remain in the fruitful field.
17 (C)The work of righteousness will be peace,
And the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance forever.
18 My people will dwell in a peaceful habitation,
In secure dwellings, and in quiet (D)resting places,

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15 till the Spirit(A) is poured on us from on high,
    and the desert becomes a fertile field,(B)
    and the fertile field seems like a forest.(C)
16 The Lord’s justice(D) will dwell in the desert,(E)
    his righteousness(F) live in the fertile field.
17 The fruit of that righteousness(G) will be peace;(H)
    its effect will be quietness and confidence(I) forever.
18 My people will live in peaceful(J) dwelling places,
    in secure homes,(K)
    in undisturbed places of rest.(L)

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26 to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

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26 he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.

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True Worship and False

66 Thus says the Lord:

(A)“Heaven is My throne,
And earth is My footstool.
Where is the house that you will build Me?
And where is the place of My rest?

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Judgment and Hope

66 This is what the Lord says:

“Heaven is my throne,(A)
    and the earth is my footstool.(B)
Where is the house(C) you will build for me?
    Where will my resting place be?

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11 For as the earth brings forth its bud,
As the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth,
So the Lord God will cause (A)righteousness and (B)praise to spring forth before all the nations.

Assurance of Zion’s Salvation

62 For Zion’s sake I will not [a]hold My peace,
And for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest,
Until her righteousness goes forth as brightness,
And her salvation as a lamp that burns.

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  1. Isaiah 62:1 keep silent

11 For as the soil makes the sprout come up
    and a garden(A) causes seeds to grow,
so the Sovereign Lord will make righteousness(B)
    and praise spring up before all nations.

Zion’s New Name

62 For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent,(C)
    for Jerusalem’s sake I will not remain quiet,
till her vindication(D) shines out like the dawn,(E)
    her salvation(F) like a blazing torch.

To [a]console those who mourn in Zion,
(A)To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
(B)The planting of the Lord, (C)that He may be glorified.”

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  1. Isaiah 61:3 Lit. appoint

    and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown(A) of beauty
    instead of ashes,(B)
the oil(C) of joy
    instead of mourning,(D)
and a garment of praise
    instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
    a planting(E) of the Lord
    for the display of his splendor.(F)

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21 (A)Also your people shall all be righteous;
(B)They shall inherit the land forever,
(C)The branch of My planting,
(D)The work of My hands,
That I may be glorified.

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21 Then all your people will be righteous(A)
    and they will possess(B) the land forever.
They are the shoot I have planted,(C)
    the work of my hands,(D)
    for the display of my splendor.(E)

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15 For thus says the High and Lofty One
Who inhabits eternity, (A)whose name is Holy:
(B)“I dwell in the high and holy place,
(C)With him who has a contrite and humble spirit,
(D)To revive the spirit of the humble,
And to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

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15 For this is what the high and exalted(A) One says—
    he who lives forever,(B) whose name is holy:
“I live in a high(C) and holy place,
    but also with the one who is contrite(D) and lowly in spirit,(E)
to revive the spirit of the lowly
    and to revive the heart of the contrite.(F)

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