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Pharaoh will not listen to you. I will reach into Egypt and bring out my regiments, my people the Israelites, from the land of Egypt with great acts of judgment.
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Deliberate Sin
“‘But the person who acts defiantly, whether native-born or a resident foreigner, insults the Lord. That person must be cut off from among his people.
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For anyone who acts dishonestly in these ways is abhorrent to the Lord your God.
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May the Lord reward your efforts! May your acts of kindness be repaid fully by the Lord God of Israel, from whom you have sought protection.”
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Who is like your people, Israel, a unique nation on the earth? Their God went to claim a nation for himself and to make a name for himself! You did great and awesome acts for your land, before your people whom you delivered for yourself from the Egyptian empire and its gods.
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The one true God acts in a faithful manner; the Lord’s promise is reliable; he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.
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Forgive all the rebellious acts of your sinful people and cause their captors to have mercy on them.
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The rest of the events of Manasseh’s reign and all his accomplishments, as well as the sinful acts he committed, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah.
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Recall the miraculous deeds he performed, his mighty acts and the judgments he decreed,
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The Annals of the Prophets include his prayer, give an account of how the Lord responded to it, record all his sins and unfaithful acts, and identify the sites where he built high places and erected Asherah poles and idols before he humbled himself.
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The rest of the events of Josiah’s reign, including the faithful acts he did in obedience to what is written in the law of the Lord
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Everyone who held the words of the God of Israel in awe gathered around me because of the unfaithful acts of the people of the exile. Devastated, I continued to sit there until the evening offering.
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The King Acts to Protect the Jews
On that same day King Ahasuerus gave the estate of Haman, that adversary of the Jews, to Queen Esther. Now Mordecai had come before the king, for Esther had revealed how he was related to her.
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Condemn them, O God! May their own schemes be their downfall. Drive them away because of their many acts of insurrection, for they have rebelled against you.
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Then I will tell about all your praiseworthy acts; in the gates of Daughter Zion I will rejoice because of your deliverance.”
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The one true God acts in a faithful manner; the Lord’s promise is reliable. He is a shield to all who take shelter in him.
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Do not hold against me the sins of my youth or my rebellious acts. Because you are faithful to me, extend to me your favor, O Lord.
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Love the Lord, all you faithful followers of his! The Lord protects those who have integrity, but he pays back in full the one who acts arrogantly.
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Psalm 32
By David; a well-written song.
How blessed is the one whose rebellious acts are forgiven, whose sin is pardoned.
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Then I confessed my sin; I no longer covered up my wrongdoing. I said, “I will confess my rebellious acts to the Lord.” And then you forgave my sins. (Selah)
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Appear in your majesty and be victorious. Ride forth for the sake of what is right, on behalf of justice. Then your right hand will accomplish mighty acts.
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Mount Zion rejoices; the towns of Judah are happy, because of your acts of judgment.
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Psalm 51
For the music director, a psalm of David, written when Nathan the prophet confronted him after David’s affair with Bathsheba.
Have mercy on me, O God, because of your loyal love. Because of your great compassion, wipe away my rebellious acts.
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For I am aware of my rebellious acts; I am forever conscious of my sin.
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Our record of sins overwhelms me, but you forgive our acts of rebellion.