(A)The Lord will [a]perfect that which concerns me;
Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever;
(B)Do not forsake the works of Your hands.

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  1. Psalm 138:8 complete

The Lord will vindicate(A) me;
    your love, Lord, endures forever(B)
    do not abandon(C) the works of your hands.(D)

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being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun (A)a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;

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being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion(A) until the day of Christ Jesus.(B)

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I will cry out to God Most High,
To God (A)who performs all things for me.

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I cry out to God Most High,
    to God, who vindicates me.(A)

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24 He who calls you is (A)faithful, who also will (B)do it.

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24 The one who calls(A) you is faithful,(B) and he will do it.(C)

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12 Lord, You will establish peace for us,
For You have also done all our works [a]in us.

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  1. Isaiah 26:12 Or for us

12 Lord, you establish peace(A) for us;
    all that we have accomplished you have done(B) for us.

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Thanksgiving to God for His Enduring Mercy

136 Oh, (A)give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
(B)For His mercy endures forever.

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Psalm 136

Give thanks(A) to the Lord, for he is good.(B)
His love endures forever.(C)

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17 But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting
On those who fear Him,
And His righteousness to children’s children,

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17 But from everlasting to everlasting
    the Lord’s love is with those who fear him,
    and his righteousness with their children’s children(A)

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39 then I will (A)give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me forever, for the good of them and their children after them. 40 And (B)I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from doing them good; but (C)I will put My fear in their hearts so that they will not depart from Me.

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39 I will give them singleness(A) of heart and action, so that they will always fear(B) me and that all will then go well for them and for their children after them. 40 I will make an everlasting covenant(C) with them: I will never stop doing good to them, and I will inspire(D) them to fear me, so that they will never turn away from me.(E)

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19 Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God (A)commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.

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19 So then, those who suffer according to God’s will(A) should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.

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28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those (A)who are the called according to His purpose. 29 For whom (B)He foreknew, (C)He also predestined (D)to be conformed to the image of His Son, (E)that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also (F)called; whom He called, these He also (G)justified; and whom He justified, these He also (H)glorified.

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28 And we know that in all things God works for the good(A) of those who love him, who[a] have been called(B) according to his purpose.(C) 29 For those God foreknew(D) he also predestined(E) to be conformed to the image of his Son,(F) that he might be the firstborn(G) among many brothers and sisters. 30 And those he predestined,(H) he also called;(I) those he called, he also justified;(J) those he justified, he also glorified.(K)

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  1. Romans 8:28 Or that all things work together for good to those who love God, who; or that in all things God works together with those who love him to bring about what is good—with those who

21 (A)This people I have formed for Myself;
They shall declare My (B)praise.

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21     the people I formed(A) for myself(B)
    that they may proclaim my praise.(C)

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A Heavenly Inheritance

(A)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who (B)according to His abundant mercy (C)has begotten us again to a living hope (D)through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance [a]incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, (E)reserved in heaven for you, (F)who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

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  1. 1 Peter 1:4 imperishable

Praise to God for a Living Hope

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!(A) In his great mercy(B) he has given us new birth(C) into a living hope(D) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,(E) and into an inheritance(F) that can never perish, spoil or fade.(G) This inheritance is kept in heaven for you,(H) who through faith are shielded by God’s power(I) until the coming of the salvation(J) that is ready to be revealed(K) in the last time.

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Know that the Lord, He is God;
(A)It is He who has made us, and [a]not we ourselves;
(B)We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

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  1. Psalm 100:3 So with Kt., LXX, Vg.; Qr., many Heb. mss., Tg. we are His

Know that the Lord is God.(A)
    It is he who made us,(B) and we are his[a];
    we are his people,(C) the sheep of his pasture.(D)

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  1. Psalm 100:3 Or and not we ourselves