18 (A)To such as keep His covenant,
And to those who remember His commandments to do them.

19 The Lord has established His throne in heaven,
And (B)His kingdom rules over all.

20 (C)Bless the Lord, you His angels,
Who excel in strength, who (D)do His word,
Heeding the voice of His word.

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18 with those who keep his covenant(A)
    and remember(B) to obey his precepts.(C)

19 The Lord has established his throne(D) in heaven,
    and his kingdom rules(E) over all.

20 Praise the Lord,(F) you his angels,(G)
    you mighty ones(H) who do his bidding,(I)
    who obey his word.

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David’s Praise to God

10 Therefore David blessed the Lord before all the assembly; and David said:

“Blessed are You, Lord God of Israel, our Father, forever and ever.
11 (A)Yours, O Lord, is the greatness,
The power and the glory,
The victory and the majesty;
For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours;
Yours is the kingdom, O Lord,
And You are exalted as head over all.
12 (B)Both riches and honor come from You,
And You reign over all.
In Your hand is power and might;
In Your hand it is to make great
And to give strength to all.

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David’s Prayer

10 David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly, saying,

“Praise be to you, Lord,
    the God of our father Israel,
    from everlasting to everlasting.
11 Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power(A)
    and the glory and the majesty and the splendor,
    for everything in heaven and earth is yours.(B)
Yours, Lord, is the kingdom;
    you are exalted as head over all.(C)
12 Wealth and honor(D) come from you;
    you are the ruler(E) of all things.
In your hands are strength and power
    to exalt and give strength to all.

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Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the King’s enemies;
The peoples fall under You.

(A)Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
A (B)scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
You love righteousness and hate wickedness;
Therefore God, Your God, has (C)anointed You
With the oil of (D)gladness more than Your companions.

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Let your sharp arrows(A) pierce the hearts(B) of the king’s enemies;(C)
    let the nations fall beneath your feet.
Your throne, O God,[a] will last for ever and ever;(D)
    a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
You love righteousness(E) and hate wickedness;(F)
    therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions
    by anointing(G) you with the oil of joy.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 45:6 Here the king is addressed as God’s representative.

But to the Son He says:

(A)“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
A [a]scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.

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Footnotes

  1. Hebrews 1:8 A ruler’s staff

But about the Son he says,

“Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever;(A)
    a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.

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12 (A)giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of (B)the inheritance of the saints in the light.

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12 and giving joyful thanks to the Father,(A) who has qualified you[a] to share in the inheritance(B) of his holy people in the kingdom of light.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Colossians 1:12 Some manuscripts us

18 And (A)He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, (B)the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.

Reconciled in Christ

19 For it pleased the Father that (C)in Him all the fullness should dwell,

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18 And he is the head(A) of the body, the church;(B) he is the beginning and the firstborn(C) from among the dead,(D) so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19 For God was pleased(E) to have all his fullness(F) dwell in him,

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22 And (A)He put all things under His feet, and gave Him (B)to be head over all things to the church, 23 (C)which is His body, (D)the fullness of Him (E)who fills all in all.

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22 And God placed all things under his feet(A) and appointed him to be head(B) over everything for the church, 23 which is his body,(C) the fullness of him(D) who fills everything in every way.(E)

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Knowing the True—Rejecting the False

18 We know that (A)whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God (B)keeps[a] [b]himself, and the wicked one does not touch him.

19 We know that we are of God, and (C)the whole world lies under the sway of the wicked one.

20 And we know that the (D)Son of God has come and (E)has given us an understanding, (F)that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. (G)This is the true God (H)and eternal life.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 5:18 guards
  2. 1 John 5:18 NU him

18 We know that anyone born of God(A) does not continue to sin; the One who was born of God keeps them safe, and the evil one(B) cannot harm them.(C) 19 We know that we are children of God,(D) and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.(E) 20 We know also that the Son of God has come(F) and has given us understanding,(G) so that we may know him who is true.(H) And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.(I)

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