Psalm 115:15
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15 May you be blessed by the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
Genesis 1:1
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The Account of Creation
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.[a]
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- 1:1 Or In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, . . . Or When God began to create the heavens and the earth, . . .
Psalm 96:5
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5 The gods of other nations are mere idols,
but the Lord made the heavens!
Genesis 14:19
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19 Melchizedek blessed Abram with this blessing:
“Blessed be Abram by God Most High,
Creator of heaven and earth.
Revelation 14:7
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7 “Fear God,” he shouted. “Give glory to him. For the time has come when he will sit as judge. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and all the springs of water.”
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Acts 14:15
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15 “Friends,[a] why are you doing this? We are merely human beings—just like you! We have come to bring you the Good News that you should turn from these worthless things and turn to the living God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them.
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- 14:15 Greek Men.
1 Peter 3:9
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9 Don’t repay evil for evil. Don’t retaliate with insults when people insult you. Instead, pay them back with a blessing. That is what God has called you to do, and he will grant you his blessing.
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Ephesians 1:3-4
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Spiritual Blessings
3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. 4 Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.
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Psalm 146:5-6
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5 But joyful are those who have the God of Israel[a] as their helper,
whose hope is in the Lord their God.
6 He made heaven and earth,
the sea, and everything in them.
He keeps every promise forever.
Psalm 134:3
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3 May the Lord, who made heaven and earth,
bless you from Jerusalem.[a]
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- 134:3 Hebrew Zion.
Psalm 124:8
New Living Translation
8 Our help is from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
Psalm 121:2
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2 My help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth!
Psalm 3:8
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8 Victory comes from you, O Lord.
May you bless your people. Interlude
Genesis 32:26-29
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26 Then the man said, “Let me go, for the dawn is breaking!”
But Jacob said, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
27 “What is your name?” the man asked.
He replied, “Jacob.”
28 “Your name will no longer be Jacob,” the man told him. “From now on you will be called Israel,[a] because you have fought with God and with men and have won.”
29 “Please tell me your name,” Jacob said.
“Why do you want to know my name?” the man replied. Then he blessed Jacob there.
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- 32:28 Jacob sounds like the Hebrew words for “heel” and “deceiver.” Israel means “God fights.”
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