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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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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Footnotes

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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