Nahum 1:1-3

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1 ^(A)An oracle concerning ^(B)Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum of Elkosh.

God's Wrath Against Nineveh

²^(C)The Lord is a jealous and avenging God;
    the Lord is avenging and wrathful;
^(D)the Lord takes vengeance on his adversaries
    and ^(E)keeps wrath for his enemies.
³^(F)The Lord is slow to anger and ^(G)great in power,
    and ^(H)the Lord will by no means clear the guilty.
^(I)His way is in whirlwind and storm,
    and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

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Nahum 1:6-7

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⁶^(A)Who can stand before his indignation?
    Who can endure the heat of his anger?
His wrath ^(B)is poured out like fire,
    and ^(C)the rocks are broken into pieces by him.
⁷^(D)The Lord is good,
    ^(E)a stronghold in the day of trouble;
^(F)he knows those who take refuge in him.

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Psalm 94:12-15

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¹²^(A)Blessed is the man whom you ^(B)discipline, O Lord,
    and whom you teach out of your law,
¹³to give him ^(C)rest from ^(D)days of trouble,
    until ^(E)a pit is dug for the wicked.
¹⁴^(F)For the Lord will not forsake his ^(G)people;
    he will not abandon his ^(H)heritage;
¹⁵for ^(I)justice will return to the righteous,
    and all the upright in heart will ^(J)follow it.