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    your throne is established from of old;
    you are from everlasting.(A)

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Your throne, O God,[a] endures forever and ever.
    Your royal scepter is a scepter of equity;(A)

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  1. 45.6 Or Your throne is a throne of God, it

Wisdom’s Part in Creation

22 “The Lord created me at the beginning[a] of his work,[b]
    the first of his acts of long ago.(A)
23 Ages ago I was set up,
    at the first, before the beginning of the earth.(B)

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  1. 8.22 Or me as the beginning
  2. 8.22 Heb way

Before the mountains were brought forth
    or ever you had formed the earth and the world,
    from everlasting to everlasting you are God.(A)

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Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

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The Message to Smyrna

“And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These are the words of the First and the Last, who was dead and came to life:(A)

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17 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he placed his right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid; I am the First and the Last(A) 18 and the Living One. I was dead, and see, I am alive forever and ever, and I have the keys of Death and of Hades.(B)

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11 saying, “Write in a book what you see, and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus, to Smyrna, to Pergamum, to Thyatira, to Sardis, to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.”

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“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.(A)

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10 And,

“In the beginning, Lord, you founded the earth,
    and the heavens are the work of your hands;(A)
11 they will perish, but you remain;
    they will all wear out like clothing;(B)
12 like a cloak you will roll them up,
    and like clothing[a] they will be changed.
But you are the same,
    and your years will never end.”

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  1. 1.12 Other ancient authorities lack like clothing

The Ruler from Bethlehem

[a]But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah,
    who are one of the little clans of Judah,
from you shall come forth for me
    one who is to rule in Israel,
whose origin is from of old,
    from ancient days.(A)

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  1. 5.2 5.1 in Heb

Nebuchadnezzar Praises God

34 When that period was over, I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifted my eyes to heaven, and my reason returned to me.

I blessed the Most High
    and praised and honored the one who lives forever.
For his sovereignty is an everlasting sovereignty,
    and his kingdom endures from generation to generation.(A)

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13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
    and your dominion endures throughout all generations.

The Lord is faithful in all his words
    and gracious in all his deeds.[a](A)

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  1. 145.13 Q ms Gk Syr: MT lacks The Lord . . . his deeds

24 “O my God,” I say, “do not take me away
    at the midpoint of my life,
you whose years endure
    throughout all generations.”(A)

25 Long ago you laid the foundation of the earth,
    and the heavens are the work of your hands.(B)
26 They will perish, but you endure;
    they will all wear out like a garment.
You change them like clothing, and they pass away,(C)
27     but you are the same, and your years have no end.(D)

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