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Exult in his holy name;
    rejoice, you who worship the Lord.

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Glory in his holy name;(A)
    let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.

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25 The Lord is good to those who depend on him,
    to those who search for him.

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25 The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him,
    to the one who seeks him;(A)

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14 As for me, may I never boast about anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Because of that cross,[a] my interest in this world has been crucified, and the world’s interest in me has also died.

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  1. 6:14 Or Because of him.

14 May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ,(A) through which[a] the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.(B)

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  1. Galatians 6:14 Or whom

29 As a result, no one can ever boast in the presence of God.

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29 so that no one may boast before him.(A)

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17 “I love all who love me.
    Those who search will surely find me.

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17 I love those who love me,(A)
    and those who seek me find me.(B)

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31 Therefore, as the Scriptures say, “If you want to boast, boast only about the Lord.”[a]

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  1. 1:31 Jer 9:24.

31 Therefore, as it is written: “Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.”[a](A)

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  1. 1 Corinthians 1:31 Jer. 9:24

“And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.

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“So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you;(A) seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

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23 This is what the Lord says:
“Don’t let the wise boast in their wisdom,
    or the powerful boast in their power,
    or the rich boast in their riches.
24 But those who wish to boast
    should boast in this alone:
that they truly know me and understand that I am the Lord
    who demonstrates unfailing love
    and who brings justice and righteousness to the earth,
and that I delight in these things.
    I, the Lord, have spoken!

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23 This is what the Lord says:

“Let not the wise boast of their wisdom(A)
    or the strong boast of their strength(B)
    or the rich boast of their riches,(C)
24 but let the one who boasts boast(D) about this:
    that they have the understanding to know(E) me,
that I am the Lord,(F) who exercises kindness,(G)
    justice and righteousness(H) on earth,
    for in these I delight,”
declares the Lord.

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25 In the Lord all the generations of Israel will be justified,
    and in him they will boast.

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25 But all the descendants(A) of Israel
    will find deliverance(B) in the Lord
    and will make their boast in him.(C)

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I will boast only in the Lord;
    let all who are helpless take heart.

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I will glory(A) in the Lord;
    let the afflicted hear and rejoice.(B)

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Seek the Lord while you can find him.
    Call on him now while he is near.
Let the wicked change their ways
    and banish the very thought of doing wrong.
Let them turn to the Lord that he may have mercy on them.
    Yes, turn to our God, for he will forgive generously.

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Seek(A) the Lord while he may be found;(B)
    call(C) on him while he is near.
Let the wicked forsake(D) their ways
    and the unrighteous their thoughts.(E)
Let them turn(F) to the Lord, and he will have mercy(G) on them,
    and to our God, for he will freely pardon.(H)

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19 I publicly proclaim bold promises.
    I do not whisper obscurities in some dark corner.
I would not have told the people of Israel[a] to seek me
    if I could not be found.
I, the Lord, speak only what is true
    and declare only what is right.

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Footnotes

  1. 45:19 Hebrew of Jacob. See note on 14:1.

19 I have not spoken in secret,(A)
    from somewhere in a land of darkness;(B)
I have not said to Jacob’s descendants,(C)
    ‘Seek(D) me in vain.’
I, the Lord, speak the truth;
    I declare what is right.(E)

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10 Those who know your name trust in you,
    for you, O Lord, do not abandon those who search for you.

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10 Those who know your name(A) trust in you,
    for you, Lord, have never forsaken(B) those who seek you.(C)

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