And she (A)gave birth to her firstborn son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a [a]manger, because there was no [b]room for them in the inn.

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  1. Luke 2:7 Or feeding trough
  2. Luke 2:7 Or space

17 so that (A)Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being (B)rooted and (C)grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with (D)all the [a]saints what is (E)the width and length and height and depth, 19 and to know (F)the love of Christ which (G)surpasses knowledge, that you may be (H)filled to all the (I)fullness of God.

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  1. Ephesians 3:18 See note v 8

(A)Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth;
(B)Be cheerful and sing for joy and sing praises.
Sing praises to the Lord with the (C)lyre,
With the lyre and the [a](D)sound of melody.
With (E)trumpets and the sound of the horn
(F)Shout joyfully before (G)the King, the Lord.

May the (H)sea roar and [b]all it contains,
The (I)world and those who dwell in it.
May the (J)rivers clap their hands,
May the (K)mountains sing together for joy
Before the Lord, for He is coming to (L)judge the earth;
He will judge the world with righteousness
And (M)the peoples with fairness.

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  1. Psalm 98:5 Or voice of song (accompanied by music)
  2. Psalm 98:7 Lit its fullness

The Works and the Word of God.

For the music director. A Psalm of David.

19 The (A)heavens tell of the glory of God;
And their (B)expanse declares the work of His hands.

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20 [a](A)The Law came in so that the offense would increase; but where sin increased, (B)grace abounded all the more,

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  1. Romans 5:20 Or law

17 Then to Adam He said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat from it’;

(A)Cursed is the ground because of you;
(B)With [a]hard labor you shall eat from it
All the days of your life.
18 Both thorns and thistles it shall grow for you;
Yet you shall eat the [b]plants of the field;
19 By the sweat of your face
You shall eat bread,
Until you (C)return to the ground,
Because (D)from it you were taken;
For you are dust,
And to dust you shall return.”

20 Now the man named his wife [c](E)Eve, because she was the mother of all the living. 21 And the Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and clothed them.

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  1. Genesis 3:17 Or hardship
  2. Genesis 3:18 Lit plant
  3. Genesis 3:20 I.e., living; or life

13 Before the Lord, (A)for He is coming,
For He is coming to judge the earth.
(B)He will judge the world in righteousness,
And the peoples in His faithfulness.

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23 And I will (A)vindicate the holiness of My great name which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned among them. Then the (B)nations will know that I am the Lord,” declares the Lord God, “when I show Myself holy among you in their sight.

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(A)Show Your wonderful faithfulness,
(B)Savior of those who take refuge [a]at Your right hand
From those who rise up against them.

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  1. Psalm 17:7 Or from those who rise up...at Your right hand

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