to execute on them the judgment (A)written!
    (B)This is honor for all his godly ones.
(C)Praise the Lord!

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to carry out the sentence written against them—(A)
    this is the glory of all his faithful people.(B)

Praise the Lord.

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Or do you not know that (A)the saints will judge the world? And if the world is to be judged by you, are you incompetent to try trivial cases? Do you not know that we are to judge angels? How much more, then, matters pertaining to this life!

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Or do you not know that the Lord’s people will judge the world?(A) And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases? Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life!

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14 He has (A)raised up a horn for his people,
    (B)praise for all his saints,
    for the people of Israel who are (C)near to him.
(D)Praise the Lord!

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14 And he has raised up for his people a horn,[a](A)
    the praise(B) of all his faithful servants,(C)
    of Israel, the people close to his heart.(D)

Praise the Lord.

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  1. Psalm 148:14 Horn here symbolizes strength.

O daughter of Babylon, (A)doomed to be destroyed,
    blessed shall he be who (B)repays you
    with what you have done to us!

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Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction,(A)
    happy is the one who repays you
    according to what you have done to us.

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14 They (A)will make war on the Lamb, and (B)the Lamb will conquer them, for he is (C)Lord of lords and (D)King of kings, and those with him are (E)called and chosen and faithful.”

15 And the angel[a] said to me, (F)“The waters that you saw, where the prostitute is seated, are peoples and multitudes and nations and languages. 16 And (G)the ten horns that you saw, they and the beast (H)will hate the prostitute. They will make her (I)desolate and (J)naked, and (K)devour her flesh and (L)burn her up with fire,

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  1. Revelation 17:15 Greek he

14 They will wage war(A) against the Lamb, but the Lamb will triumph over(B) them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings(C)—and with him will be his called, chosen(D) and faithful followers.”

15 Then the angel said to me, “The waters(E) you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations and languages.(F) 16 The beast and the ten horns(G) you saw will hate the prostitute.(H) They will bring her to ruin(I) and leave her naked;(J) they will eat her flesh(K) and burn her with fire.(L)

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21 (A)The one who conquers, (B)I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as (C)I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.

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21 To the one who is victorious,(A) I will give the right to sit with me on my throne,(B) just as I was victorious(C) and sat down with my Father on his throne.

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26 (A)And they shall dwell securely in it, and they shall build houses and plant vineyards. They shall dwell securely, (B)when I execute judgments upon all their neighbors (C)who have treated them with contempt. (D)Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.”

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26 They will live there in safety(A) and will build houses and plant(B) vineyards; they will live in safety when I inflict punishment(C) on all their neighbors who maligned them. Then they will know that I am the Lord their God.(D)’”

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22 “I will rise up against them,” declares the Lord of hosts, “and will cut off from Babylon name and (A)remnant, (B)descendants and posterity,” declares the Lord. 23 “And I will make it a possession of the (C)hedgehog,[a] and pools of water, and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction,” declares the Lord of hosts.

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  1. Isaiah 14:23 Possibly porcupine, or owl

22 “I will rise up(A) against them,”
    declares the Lord Almighty.
“I will wipe out Babylon’s name(B) and survivors,
    her offspring and descendants,(C)
declares the Lord.
23 “I will turn her into a place for owls(D)
    and into swampland;
I will sweep her with the broom of destruction,(E)
    declares the Lord Almighty.(F)

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42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood,
    and (A)my sword shall devour flesh—
with the blood of the slain and the captives,
    from the (B)long-haired heads of the enemy.’

43 (C)“Rejoice with him, O heavens;[a]
    bow down to him, all gods,[b]
for he (D)avenges the blood of his children[c]
    and takes vengeance on his adversaries.
He repays those who hate him[d]
    and cleanses[e] his people's land.”[f]

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  1. Deuteronomy 32:43 Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text Rejoice his people, O nations
  2. Deuteronomy 32:43 Masoretic Text lacks bow down to him, all gods
  3. Deuteronomy 32:43 Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text servants
  4. Deuteronomy 32:43 Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint; Masoretic Text lacks He repays those who hate him
  5. Deuteronomy 32:43 Or atones for
  6. Deuteronomy 32:43 Septuagint, Vulgate; Hebrew his land his people

42 I will make my arrows drunk with blood,(A)
    while my sword devours flesh:(B)
the blood of the slain and the captives,
    the heads of the enemy leaders.”

43 Rejoice,(C) you nations, with his people,[a][b]
    for he will avenge the blood of his servants;(D)
he will take vengeance on his enemies(E)
    and make atonement for his land and people.(F)

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  1. Deuteronomy 32:43 Or Make his people rejoice, you nations
  2. Deuteronomy 32:43 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls (see also Septuagint) people, / and let all the angels worship him, /

A Chosen People

“When the (A)Lord your God brings you into the land that you are entering to take possession of it, and clears away many nations before you, (B)the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations (C)more numerous and mightier than you, (D)and when the Lord your God gives them over to you, and you defeat them, then you must (E)devote them to complete destruction.[a] (F)You shall make no covenant with them and show no mercy to them.

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  1. Deuteronomy 7:2 That is, set apart (devote) as an offering to the Lord (for destruction)

Driving Out the Nations

When the Lord your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess(A) and drives out before you many nations(B)—the Hittites,(C) Girgashites,(D) Amorites,(E) Canaanites, Perizzites,(F) Hivites(G) and Jebusites,(H) seven nations larger and stronger than you— and when the Lord your God has delivered(I) them over to you and you have defeated them, then you must destroy(J) them totally.[a](K) Make no treaty(L) with them, and show them no mercy.(M)

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  1. Deuteronomy 7:2 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them; also in verse 26.