15 For thus says (A)the One who is high and lifted up,
    who inhabits eternity, whose name is (B)Holy:
(C)“I dwell in the high and holy place,
    and also (D)with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit,
(E)to revive the spirit of the lowly,
    and to revive the heart of the contrite.

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18 The Lord is near to (A)the brokenhearted
    and saves (B)the crushed in spirit.

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(A)For though the Lord is high, he regards the lowly,
    but the haughty he knows from afar.

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11 (A)“Who is like you, O Lord, among the gods?
    Who is like you, majestic in holiness,
    awesome in (B)glorious deeds, (C)doing wonders?

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The Humble and Contrite in Spirit

66 (A)Thus says the Lord:
(B)“Heaven is my throne,
    and the earth is my footstool;
what is the house that you would build for me,
    and what is the place of my rest?
(C)All these things my hand has made,
    and so all these things came to be,
declares the Lord.
(D)But this is the one to whom I will look:
    he who is humble and contrite in spirit
    and trembles at my word.

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Nebuchadnezzar Restored

34 (A)At the end of the days I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and (B)my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High, and praised and honored (C)him who lives forever,

(D)for his dominion is an everlasting dominion,
    and (E)his kingdom endures from generation to generation;

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He heals (A)the brokenhearted
    and (B)binds up their wounds.

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20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, (A)have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world,[a] in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 1:20 Or clearly perceived from the creation of the world

28 Have you not known? Have you not heard?
The Lord is (A)the everlasting God,
    the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary;
    (B)his understanding is unsearchable.

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The Lord is (A)high above all nations,
    and his (B)glory above the heavens!
(C)Who is like the Lord our God,
    who is seated on high,
who (D)looks far down
    on the heavens and the earth?

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18 that they may (A)know that you alone,
    (B)whose name is the Lord,
    are (C)the Most High over all the earth.

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49 for (A)he who is mighty (B)has done great things for me,
    and (C)holy is his name.

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(A)“Blessed are (B)the poor in spirit, for (C)theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

“Blessed are (D)those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

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(A)Our God is in the heavens;
    (B)he does all that he pleases.

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For you, O Lord, are (A)most high over all the earth;
    you are exalted far above (B)all gods.

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(A)Your throne is established from of old;
    (B)you are from everlasting.

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(A)Before the (B)mountains were brought forth,
    or ever you had formed the earth and the world,
    (C)from everlasting to everlasting you are God.

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27 The eternal God is your (A)dwelling place,[a]
    and underneath are the everlasting arms.[b]
And he thrust out the enemy before you
    and said, ‘Destroy.’

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 33:27 Or a dwelling place
  2. Deuteronomy 33:27 Revocalization of verse 27 yields He subdues the ancient gods, and shatters the forces of old

To the Church in Philadelphia

“And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of (A)the holy one, (B)the true one, (C)who has the key of David, (D)who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens.

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16 (A)who alone has immortality, (B)who dwells in (C)unapproachable light, (D)whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.

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17 To (A)the King of the ages, (B)immortal, (C)invisible, (D)the only God, (E)be honor and glory forever and ever.[a] Amen.

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  1. 1 Timothy 1:17 Greek to the ages of ages

[a] (A)But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
    who are too little to be among the clans of (B)Judah,
from you shall come forth for me
    one who is to be (C)ruler in Israel,
(D)whose coming forth is (E)from of old,
    from ancient days.

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  1. Micah 5:2 Ch 5:1 in Hebrew

10 (A)But the Lord is the true God;
    (B)he is the living God and the everlasting King.
At his wrath the earth quakes,
    and the nations cannot endure his indignation.

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The Year of the Lord's Favor

61 (A)The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
    because the Lord has (B)anointed me
to bring good news to the poor;[a]
    he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
    and (C)the opening of the prison to those who are bound;[b]
(D)to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor,
    (E)and the day of vengeance of our God;
    to comfort all who mourn;
to grant to those who mourn in Zion—
    (F)to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes,
(G)the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
    the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit;
(H)that they may be called oaks of righteousness,
    the planting of the Lord, (I)that he may be glorified.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 61:1 Or afflicted
  2. Isaiah 61:1 Or the opening [of the eyes] to those who are blind; Septuagint and recovery of sight to the blind
  3. Isaiah 61:3 Or that he may display his beauty

He Was Pierced for Our Transgressions

13 Behold, (A)my servant shall act wisely;[a]
    he shall be high and lifted up,
    and shall be exalted.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 52:13 Or shall prosper

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