(A)Seek the Lord, (B)all you humble of the land,
    who do his just commands;[a]
(C)seek righteousness; seek humility;
    (D)perhaps (E)you may be hidden
    on the day of the anger of the Lord.

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  1. Zephaniah 2:3 Or who carry out his judgment

Seek(A) the Lord, all you humble of the land,
    you who do what he commands.
Seek righteousness,(B) seek humility;(C)
    perhaps you will be sheltered(D)
    on the day of the Lord’s anger.

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14 (A)Seek good, and not evil,
    that you may live;
and so the Lord, (B)the God of hosts, will be with you,
    as you have said.
15 (C)Hate evil, and love good,
    and establish justice (D)in the gate;
(E)it may be that the Lord, the God of hosts,
    will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

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14 Seek good, not evil,
    that you may live.(A)
Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you,
    just as you say he is.
15 Hate evil,(B) love good;(C)
    maintain justice in the courts.(D)
Perhaps(E) the Lord God Almighty will have mercy(F)
    on the remnant(G) of Joseph.

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20 Come, my people, enter your chambers,
    and shut your doors behind you;
hide yourselves (A)for a little while
    until the fury has passed by.
21 (B)For behold, the Lord is coming out from his place
    to punish the inhabitants of (C)the earth for their iniquity,
and the earth will disclose the blood shed on it,
    and will no more cover its slain.

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20 Go, my people, enter your rooms
    and shut the doors(A) behind you;
hide(B) yourselves for a little while
    until his wrath(C) has passed by.(D)
21 See, the Lord is coming(E) out of his dwelling(F)
    to punish(G) the people of the earth for their sins.
The earth will disclose the blood(H) shed on it;
    the earth will conceal its slain no longer.

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when God (A)arose to establish judgment,
    to save all the humble of the earth. Selah

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when you, God, rose up to judge,(A)
    to save all the afflicted(B) of the land.

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12 (A)Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, (B)and I will hear you. 13 (C)You will seek me and find me, when you seek me (D)with all your heart.

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12 Then you will call(A) on me and come and pray(B) to me, and I will listen(C) to you. 13 You will seek(D) me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.(E)

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Seek the Lord and his (A)strength;
    (B)seek his presence continually!

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Look to the Lord and his strength;
    seek his face(A) always.

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26 (A)The afflicted[a] shall (B)eat and be satisfied;
    those who seek him shall praise the Lord!
    May your hearts (C)live forever!

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  1. Psalm 22:26 Or The meek

26 The poor will eat(A) and be satisfied;
    those who seek the Lord will praise him—(B)
    may your hearts live forever!

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(A)Who knows? God may turn and relent (B)and turn from his fierce anger, so that we may not perish.”

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Who knows?(A) God may yet relent(B) and with compassion turn(C) from his fierce anger(D) so that we will not perish.”

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(A)“Seek the Lord while he may be found;
    call upon him while he is near;
let the wicked forsake his way,
    and the unrighteous man his thoughts;
let him return to the Lord, that he may have compassion on him,
    and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

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Seek(A) the Lord while he may be found;(B)
    call(C) on him while he is near.
Let the wicked forsake(D) their ways
    and the unrighteous their thoughts.(E)
Let them turn(F) to the Lord, and he will have mercy(G) on them,
    and to our God, for he will freely pardon.(H)

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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

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

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  1. Colossians 3:4 Some manuscripts our

12 (A)Sow for yourselves righteousness;
    reap steadfast love;
    (B)break up your fallow ground,
for it is the time to seek the Lord,
    that he may come and (C)rain righteousness upon you.

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12 Sow(A) righteousness(B) for yourselves,
    reap the fruit of unfailing love,
and break up your unplowed ground;(C)
    for it is time to seek(D) the Lord,
until he comes
    and showers his righteousness(E) on you.

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18 For I will surely save you, and you shall not fall by the sword, but you shall have your (A)life as a prize of war, (B)because you have put your trust in me, declares the Lord.’”

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18 I will save(A) you; you will not fall by the sword(B) but will escape with your life,(C) because you trust(D) in me, declares the Lord.’”

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18 But (A)grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (B)To him be the glory both now and to the day of (C)eternity. Amen.

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18 But grow in the grace(A) and knowledge(B) of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.(C) To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.(D)

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