19 Oh, how abundant is your goodness,
    which you have stored up for those who fear you
and worked for those who take refuge in you,
    (A)in the sight of the children of mankind!

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But, as it is written,

(A)“What no eye has seen, nor ear heard,
    nor the heart of man imagined,
what God has (B)prepared (C)for those who love him”—

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(A)From of old no one has heard
    or perceived by the ear,
(B)no eye has seen a God besides you,
    who acts for those who wait for him.

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23 they are new (A)every morning;
    (B)great is your faithfulness.
24 (C)“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
    (D)“therefore I will hope in him.”

25 The Lord is good to those who (E)wait for him,
    to the soul who seeks him.

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to (A)an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and (B)unfading, (C)kept in heaven for you, who by God's power are being guarded (D)through faith for a salvation (E)ready to be revealed in the last time.

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(A)Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For (B)you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ (C)who is your[a] life (D)appears, then you also will appear with him (E)in glory.

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  1. Colossians 3:4 Some manuscripts our

Listen, my beloved brothers, (A)has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be (B)rich in faith and heirs of (C)the kingdom, (D)which he has promised to those who love him?

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11 You make known to me (A)the path of life;
    in your presence there is (B)fullness of joy;
    at your right hand are (C)pleasures forevermore.

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Then our (A)mouth was filled with laughter,
    and our tongue with shouts of joy;
then they said among the nations,
    (B)“The Lord has done great things for them.”
The Lord has done great things for us;
    we are glad.

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See (A)what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called (B)children of God; and so we are. The reason why (C)the world does not know us is that (D)it did not know him. Beloved, we are (E)God's children (F)now, and what we will be (G)has not yet appeared; but we know that (H)when he appears[a] (I)we shall be like him, because (J)we shall see him as he is.

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  1. 1 John 3:2 Or when it appears

You (A)prepare a table before me
    in (B)the presence of my enemies;
you (C)anoint my head with oil;
    my (D)cup overflows.

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He who has prepared us for this very thing is God, (A)who has given us the Spirit as a guarantee.

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(A)How precious is your steadfast love, O God!
    The children of mankind take refuge (B)in the shadow of your wings.
They feast on (C)the abundance of your house,
    and you give them drink from (D)the river of (E)your delights.
For with you is (F)the fountain of life;
    (G)in your light do we see light.

10 Oh, continue your steadfast love to those who (H)know you,
    and your righteousness to (I)the upright of heart!

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They shall pour forth the fame of your (A)abundant goodness
    and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.

The Lord is (B)gracious and merciful,
    slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
The Lord is (C)good to all,
    and his mercy is over all that he has made.

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24 You (A)guide me with your counsel,
    and afterward you will (B)receive me to glory.
25 (C)Whom have I in heaven but you?
    And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.
26 (D)My flesh and my heart may fail,
    but God is (E)the strength[a] of my heart and my (F)portion (G)forever.

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  1. Psalm 73:26 Hebrew rock

10 (A)And the ransomed of the Lord shall return
    and come to Zion with singing;
(B)everlasting joy shall be upon their heads;
    they shall obtain gladness and joy,
    and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

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21 But whoever (A)does what is true (B)comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.”

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Book Three

God Is My Strength and Portion Forever

A Psalm of (A)Asaph.

73 Truly God is good to (B)Israel,
    to those who are (C)pure in heart.

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12 O Lord, you will ordain (A)peace for us,
    for you have indeed done for us all our works.

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28 (A)Summon your power, O God,[a]
    the power, O God, by which you have worked for us.

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  1. Psalm 68:28 By revocalization (compare Septuagint); Hebrew Your God has summoned your power

22 Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God's kindness to you, (A)provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise (B)you too will be cut off.

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34 For (A)you had compassion on those in prison, and (B)you joyfully accepted the plundering of your property, since you knew that you yourselves had (C)a better possession and an abiding one.

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12 And all the assembly fell silent, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul (A)as they related what signs and wonders God had done through them among the Gentiles.

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23 For there is no enchantment against Jacob,
    no (A)divination against Israel;
now it shall be said of Jacob and Israel,
    (B)‘What has God wrought!’

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