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I bow down toward your holy temple
    and give thanks to your name for your steadfast love and your faithfulness,
    for you have exalted your name and your word
    above everything.[a](A)

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  1. 138.2 Cn: Heb you have exalted your word above all your name

I will bow down toward your holy temple(A)
    and will praise your name(B)
    for your unfailing love and your faithfulness,(C)
for you have so exalted your solemn decree
    that it surpasses your fame.(D)

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18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter,[a] not one stroke of a letter, will pass from the law until all is accomplished.(A)

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  1. 5.18 Gk one iota

18 For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.(A)

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Israel’s Disobedience

21 The Lord was pleased, for the sake of his righteousness,
    to magnify his teaching and make it glorious.(A)

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21 It pleased the Lord
    for the sake(A) of his righteousness
    to make his law(B) great and glorious.

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10 In God, whose word I praise,
    in the Lord, whose word I praise,

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10 In God, whose word I praise,
    in the Lord, whose word I praise—

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35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.(A)

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35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.(A)

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But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love,
    will enter your house;
I will bow down toward your holy temple
    in awe of you.(A)

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But I, by your great love,
    can come into your house;
in reverence(A) I bow down(B)
    toward your holy temple.(C)

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29 that your eyes may be open night and day toward this house, the place of which you said, ‘My name shall be there,’ that you may heed the prayer that your servant prays toward this place.(A) 30 Hear the plea of your servant and of your people Israel when they pray toward this place; O hear in heaven your dwelling place; hear and forgive.(B)

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29 May your eyes be open(A) toward(B) this temple night and day, this place of which you said, ‘My Name(C) shall be there,’ so that you will hear the prayer your servant prays toward this place. 30 Hear the supplication of your servant and of your people Israel when they pray(D) toward this place. Hear(E) from heaven, your dwelling place, and when you hear, forgive.(F)

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For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of the truth of God in order that he might confirm the promises given to the ancestors(A) and that the gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,

“Therefore I will confess you among the gentiles
    and sing praises to your name”;(B)

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For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the Jews[a](A) on behalf of God’s truth, so that the promises(B) made to the patriarchs might be confirmed and, moreover, that the Gentiles(C) might glorify God(D) for his mercy. As it is written:

“Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles;
    I will sing the praises of your name.”[b](E)

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  1. Romans 15:8 Greek circumcision
  2. Romans 15:9 2 Samuel 22:50; Psalm 18:49

Hear the voice of my supplication,
    as I cry to you for help,
as I lift up my hands
    toward your most holy sanctuary.[a](A)

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  1. 28.2 Heb your innermost sanctuary

Hear my cry for mercy(A)
    as I call to you for help,
as I lift up my hands(B)
    toward your Most Holy Place.(C)

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35 If those to whom the word of God came were called ‘gods’—and the scripture cannot be annulled—

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35 If he called them ‘gods,’ to whom the word of God(A) came—and Scripture cannot be set aside(B)

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68 “Blessed be the Lord God of Israel,
    for he has looked favorably on[a] his people and redeemed them.(A)
69 He has raised up a mighty savior[b] for us
    in the house of his child David,(B)
70 as he spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from of old,(C)
71     that we would be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us.
72 Thus he has shown the mercy promised to our ancestors
    and has remembered his holy covenant,(D)

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  1. 1.68 Or has visited
  2. 1.69 Gk a horn of salvation

68 “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel,(A)
    because he has come to his people and redeemed them.(B)
69 He has raised up a horn[a](C) of salvation for us
    in the house of his servant David(D)
70 (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago),(E)
71 salvation from our enemies
    and from the hand of all who hate us—
72 to show mercy to our ancestors(F)
    and to remember his holy covenant,(G)

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  1. Luke 1:69 Horn here symbolizes a strong king.

Psalm 89

God’s Covenant with David

A Maskil of Ethan the Ezrahite.

I will sing of your steadfast love, O Lord,[a] forever;
    with my mouth I will proclaim your faithfulness to all generations.(A)
I declare that your steadfast love is established forever;
    your faithfulness is as firm as the heavens.(B)

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  1. 89.1 Gk: Heb the steadfast love of the Lord

Psalm 89[a]

A maskil[b] of Ethan the Ezrahite.

I will sing(A) of the Lord’s great love forever;
    with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known(B)
    through all generations.
I will declare that your love stands firm forever,
    that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself.(C)

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  1. Psalm 89:1 In Hebrew texts 89:1-52 is numbered 89:2-53.
  2. Psalm 89:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term

In God, whose word I praise,
    in God I trust; I am not afraid;
    what can flesh do to me?(A)

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    In God, whose word I praise—(A)
in God I trust and am not afraid.(B)
    What can mere mortals do to me?(C)

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