When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram, and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless.
Psalm 50:1 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) The Mighty One, God the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The mighty God, even the LORD, hath spoken, And called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition THE MIGHTY One, God, the Lord, speaks and calls the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. American Standard Version (1901) The Mighty One, God, Jehovah, hath spoken, And called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. Common English Bible From the rising of the sun to where it sets, God, the LORD God, speaks, calling out to the earth. Catholic Public Domain Version Unto the end. A Psalm of David, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Unto the end, a psalm of David, |
When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram, and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless.
And Elijah came near to all the people, and said, “How long will you go limping with two different opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.” And the people did not answer him a word.
So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and of his brethren Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of Merari, their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;
So David left Asaph and his brethren there before the ark of the covenant of the Lord to minister continually before the ark as each day required,
Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah, sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied under the direction of the king.
They were all under the direction of their father in the music in the house of the Lord with cymbals, harps, and lyres for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the order of the king.
And Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praises to the Lord with the words of David and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed down and worshiped.
“Now therefore, our God, the great and mighty and terrible God, who keepest covenant and steadfast love, let not all the hardship seem little to thee that has come upon us, upon our kings, our princes, our priests, our prophets, our fathers, and all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria until this day.
And Ezra said: “Thou art the Lord, thou alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them; and thou preservest all of them; and the host of heaven worships thee.
From the rising of the sun to its setting the name of the Lord is to be praised!
O God, why dost thou cast us off for ever? Why does thy anger smoke against the sheep of thy pasture?
We give thanks to thee, O God; we give thanks; we call on thy name and recount thy wondrous deeds.
Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth!
O God, the heathen have come into thy inheritance; they have defiled thy holy temple; they have laid Jerusalem in ruins.
Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou who leadest Joseph like a flock! Thou who art enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth
God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment:
Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the Lord has spoken: “Sons have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me.
So now, O Lord our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou alone art the Lord.”
For your Maker is your husband, the Lord of hosts is his name; and the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer, the God of the whole earth he is called.
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder, and his name will be called “Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
There is none like thee, O Lord; thou art great, and thy name is great in might.
The lion has roared; who will not fear? The Lord God has spoken; who can but prophesy?”
For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name is great among the nations, and in every place incense is offered to my name, and a pure offering; for my name is great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts.
Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats,
“The Mighty One, God, the Lord! The Mighty One, God, the Lord! He knows; and let Israel itself know! If it was in rebellion or in breach of faith toward the Lord, spare us not today