The voice of the Lord makes the (A)deer give birth,
And strips the forests bare;
And in His temple everyone says, “Glory!”

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The voice of the Lord twists the oaks[a](A)
    and strips the forests bare.
And in his temple all cry, “Glory!”(B)

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  1. Psalm 29:9 Or Lord makes the deer give birth

46 (A)“Son of man, set your face toward the south; [a]preach against the south and prophesy against the forest land, the [b]South, 47 and say to the forest of the South, ‘Hear the word of the Lord! Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, (B)I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour (C)every green tree and every dry tree in you; the blazing flame shall not be quenched, and all faces (D)from the south to the north shall be scorched by it. 48 All flesh shall see that I, the Lord, have kindled it; it shall not be quenched.” ’ ”

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  1. Ezekiel 20:46 proclaim, lit. drop
  2. Ezekiel 20:46 Heb. Negev

46 “Son of man, set your face toward(A) the south; preach against the south and prophesy against(B) the forest of the southland.(C) 47 Say to the southern forest:(D) ‘Hear the word of the Lord. This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am about to set fire to you, and it will consume(E) all your trees, both green and dry. The blazing flame will not be quenched, and every face from south to north(F) will be scorched by it.(G) 48 Everyone will see that I the Lord have kindled it; it will not be quenched.(H)’”

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Therefore we will not fear,
Even though the earth be removed,
And though the mountains be carried into the [a]midst of the sea;
(A)Though its waters roar and be troubled,
Though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah

There is a (B)river whose streams shall make glad the (C)city of God,
The holy place of the [b]tabernacle of the Most High.
God is (D)in the midst of her, she shall not be [c]moved;
God shall help her, just [d]at the break of dawn.

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  1. Psalm 46:2 Lit. heart
  2. Psalm 46:4 dwelling places
  3. Psalm 46:5 shaken
  4. Psalm 46:5 Lit. at the turning of the morning

Therefore we will not fear,(A) though the earth give way(B)
    and the mountains fall(C) into the heart of the sea,(D)
though its waters roar(E) and foam(F)
    and the mountains quake(G) with their surging.[a]

There is a river(H) whose streams(I) make glad the city of God,(J)
    the holy place where the Most High(K) dwells.(L)
God is within her,(M) she will not fall;(N)
    God will help(O) her at break of day.

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  1. Psalm 46:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 7 and 11.

We have thought, O God, on (A)Your lovingkindness,
In the midst of Your temple.

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Within your temple, O God,
    we meditate(A) on your unfailing love.(B)

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Lord, (A)I have loved the habitation of Your house,
And the place [a]where Your glory dwells.

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  1. Psalm 26:8 Lit. of the tabernacle of Your glory

Lord, I love(A) the house where you live,
    the place where your glory dwells.(B)

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God Continues to Challenge Job

39 “Do you know the time when the wild (A)mountain goats bear young?
Or can you mark when (B)the deer gives birth?
Can you number the months that they fulfill?
Or do you know the time when they bear young?
They bow down,
They bring forth their young,
They deliver their [a]offspring.

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  1. Job 39:3 Lit. pangs

39 “Do you know when the mountain goats(A) give birth?
    Do you watch when the doe bears her fawn?(B)
Do you count the months till they bear?
    Do you know the time they give birth?(C)
They crouch down and bring forth their young;
    their labor pains are ended.

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18 And it will consume the glory of his forest and of (A)his fruitful field,
Both soul and body;
And they will be as when a sick man wastes away.
19 Then the rest of the trees of his forest
Will be so few in number
That a child may write them.

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18 The splendor of his forests(A) and fertile fields
    it will completely destroy,(B)
    as when a sick person wastes away.
19 And the remaining trees of his forests(C) will be so few(D)
    that a child could write them down.

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18 For wickedness (A)burns as the fire;
It shall devour the briers and thorns,
And kindle in the thickets of the forest;
They shall mount up like rising smoke.

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18 Surely wickedness burns like a fire;(A)
    it consumes briers and thorns,(B)
it sets the forest thickets ablaze,(C)
    so that it rolls upward in a column of smoke.

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Praise to God in Creation and Redemption

135 Praise the Lord!

Praise the name of the Lord;
(A)Praise Him, O you servants of the Lord!
(B)You who stand in the house of the Lord,
In (C)the courts of the house of our God,

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Psalm 135(A)

Praise the Lord.[a]

Praise the name of the Lord;
    praise him, you servants(B) of the Lord,
you who minister in the house(C) of the Lord,
    in the courts(D) of the house of our God.

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  1. Psalm 135:1 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; also in verses 3 and 21

Praising the Lord in His House at Night

A Song of Ascents.

134 Behold, bless the Lord,
All you servants of the Lord,
Who by night stand in the house of the Lord!
(A)Lift up your hands in the sanctuary,
And bless the Lord.

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Psalm 134

A song of ascents.

Praise the Lord, all you servants(A) of the Lord
    who minister(B) by night(C) in the house of the Lord.
Lift up your hands(D) in the sanctuary(E)
    and praise the Lord.(F)

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So I have looked for You in the sanctuary,
To see (A)Your power and Your glory.

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I have seen you in the sanctuary(A)
    and beheld your power and your glory.(B)

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