17 (A)He put on righteousness as a breastplate,
    and a helmet of salvation on his head;
he put on garments of vengeance for clothing,
    and wrapped himself in (B)zeal as a cloak.

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14 Stand therefore, (A)having fastened on the belt of truth, and (B)having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

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But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, (A)having put on the breastplate of (B)faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation.

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12 (A)The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us (B)cast off (C)the works of darkness and (D)put on the armor of light. 13 (E)Let us walk properly as in the daytime, (F)not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, (G)not in quarreling and jealousy. 14 But (H)put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, (I)to gratify its desires.

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(A)Awake, awake, (B)put on strength,
    O (C)arm of the Lord;
awake, (D)as in days of old,
    the generations of long ago.
Was it not you who cut (E)Rahab in pieces,
    who pierced (F)the dragon?

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Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist,
    and (A)faithfulness the belt of his loins.

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30 For we know him who said, (A)“Vengeance is mine; I will repay.” And again, (B)“The Lord will judge his people.”

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17 His disciples remembered that it was written, (A)“Zeal for your house will consume me.”

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The Rider on a White Horse

11 Then I saw (A)heaven opened, and behold, (B)a white horse! The one sitting on it is called (C)Faithful and True, and (D)in righteousness he judges and makes war.

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Of the increase of his government and of peace
    (A)there will be no end,
on the throne of David and over his kingdom,
    to establish it and to uphold it
(B)with justice and with righteousness
    from this time forth and forevermore.
(C)The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

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For (A)zeal for your house has consumed me,
    and (B)the reproaches of those who reproach you have fallen on me.

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14 I (A)put on righteousness, and it clothed me;
    my justice was like a robe and (B)a turban.

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35 (A)Vengeance is mine, and recompense,[a]
    (B)for the time when their foot shall slip;
for (C)the day of their calamity is at hand,
    and their doom comes swiftly.’
36 For (D)the Lord will vindicate[b] his people
    (E)and have compassion on his servants,
when he sees that their power is gone
    and there is none remaining, (F)bond or free.
37 Then he will say, (G)‘Where are their gods,
    (H)the rock in which they took refuge,
38 who ate the fat of their sacrifices
    and drank the wine of their drink offering?
Let them rise up and help you;
    let them be your protection!

39 “‘See now that (I)I, even I, am he,
    and there is no god beside me;
(J)I kill and I make alive;
    (K)I wound and I heal;
    and there is none that can deliver out of my hand.
40 For (L)I lift up my hand to heaven
    and swear, As I live forever,
41 if I (M)sharpen my flashing sword[c]
    and my hand takes hold on judgment,
I will take vengeance on my adversaries
    and will repay those who hate me.
42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood,
    and (N)my sword shall devour flesh—
with the blood of the slain and the captives,
    from the (O)long-haired heads of the enemy.’

43 (P)“Rejoice with him, O heavens;[d]
    bow down to him, all gods,[e]
for he (Q)avenges the blood of his children[f]
    and takes vengeance on his adversaries.
He repays those who hate him[g]
    and cleanses[h] his people's land.”[i]

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 32:35 Septuagint and I will repay
  2. Deuteronomy 32:36 Septuagint judge
  3. Deuteronomy 32:41 Hebrew the lightning of my sword
  4. Deuteronomy 32:43 Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text Rejoice his people, O nations
  5. Deuteronomy 32:43 Masoretic Text lacks bow down to him, all gods
  6. Deuteronomy 32:43 Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text servants
  7. Deuteronomy 32:43 Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text lacks He repays those who hate him
  8. Deuteronomy 32:43 Or atones for
  9. Deuteronomy 32:43 Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew his land his people

(A)in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those (B)who do not know God and on those who (C)do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

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by (A)truthful speech, and (B)the power of God; with (C)the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left;

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Prayer for Mercy

15 (A)Look down from heaven and see,
    (B)from your holy and beautiful[a] habitation.
Where are (C)your zeal and your might?
    The stirring of your inner parts and your compassion
    are held back from me.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 63:15 Or holy and glorious

(A)“I have trodden the winepress alone,
    (B)and from the peoples no one was with me;
I trod them in my anger
    and trampled them in my wrath;
their lifeblood[a] spattered on my garments,
    and stained all my apparel.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 63:3 Or their juice; also verse 6

14 So (A)the angel who talked with me said to me, ‘Cry out, Thus says the Lord of hosts: (B)I am exceedingly jealous for Jerusalem and for Zion.

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The Lord Will Not Forsake His People

94 O Lord, God of (A)vengeance,
    O God of vengeance, (B)shine forth!

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