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2 Samuel 7:23

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Who is like your people Israel? God, we are the one nation on earth you have saved. You have set us free for yourself. Your name has become famous. You have done great and wonderful things. You have driven out nations and their gods to make room for your people. You saved us when you set us free from Egypt.

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You made Israel your very own people forever. Lord, you have become our God.

Who is like your people Israel? God, we are the one nation on earth you have saved. You have set us free for yourself. Your name has become famous. You have done great and wonderful things. You have driven out nations to make room for your people. You saved us when you set us free from Egypt.

“Lord, they are your people. They serve you. You used your great strength and mighty hand to set them free from Egypt.

They forgot the miracles he did in the land of Ham. They forgot the wonderful things he did by the Red Sea.

He set his people free. He made a covenant with them that will last forever. His name is holy and wonderful.

They speak about the powerful and wonderful things you do. I will talk about the great things you have done.

He hasn’t done that for any other nation. They don’t know his laws. Praise the Lord.

Lord my God, no one can compare with you. You have done many wonderful things. You have planned to do these things for us. There are too many of them for me to talk about.

They didn’t win the land with their swords. They didn’t gain success by their own power. Your powerful right hand and your mighty arm gave them victory. You gave them success because you loved them.

God our Savior, you answer us with right and wonderful deeds. People all over the world and beyond the farthest oceans put their hope in you.

Say to God, “What wonderful things you do! Your power is so great that your enemies bow down to you in fear.

“That same night I will pass through Egypt. I will strike down all those born first among the people and animals. And I will judge all the gods of Egypt. I am the Lord.

How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and your people? You must go with us. How else will we be different from all the other people on the face of the earth?”

I will take you to be my own people. I will be your God. I throw off the load the Egyptians have put on your shoulders. Then you will know that I am the Lord your God.

By now I could have reached out my hand. I could have struck you and your people with a plague that would have wiped you off the earth.

But I had a special reason for making you king. I decided to show you my power. I wanted my name to become known everywhere on earth.

You performed signs and wonders in Egypt. And you have continued to do them to this day. You have done them in Israel and among all people. You are still known for doing them.

You brought your people Israel out of Egypt. You did it with signs and wonders. You reached out your mighty hand and powerful arm. You did great and wonderful things.

I wanted my name to be honored. So I brought my people out of Egypt. I did it to keep my name from being treated as if it were not holy. I didn’t want this to happen in front of the nations around my people. I had made myself known to Israel in the sight of those nations.

“In that way they will put the blessing of my name on the Israelites. And I will bless them.”

All those things bring praise to his glorious grace. God freely gave us his grace because of the One he loves.

He is the one you should praise. He’s your God. With your own eyes you saw the great and amazing things he did for you.

Remember that you were slaves in Egypt. The Lord your God set you free. That’s why I’m giving you this command today.

Israel, how blessed you are! Who is like you? The Lord has saved you. He keeps you safe. He helps you. He’s like a glorious sword to you. Your enemies will bow down to you in fear. You will walk on the highest places of their lands.”

I prayed to him. “Lord and King,” I said, “don’t destroy your people. They belong to you. You set them free by your great power. You used your mighty hand to bring them out of Egypt.

He gave himself for us. By doing that, he set us free from all evil. He wanted to make us pure. He wanted us to be his very own people. He wanted us to desire to do what is good.

The Canaanites will hear about it. So will everyone else in the country. They will surround us. They’ll erase any mention of our name from the face of the earth. Then what will you do when people don’t honor your great name anymore?”

But God chose you to be his people. You are royal priests. You are a holy nation. You are God’s special treasure. You are all these things so that you can give him praise. God brought you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

Here is the new song they sang. “You are worthy to take the scroll and break open its seals. You are worthy because you were put to death. With your blood you bought people for God. They come from every tribe, people and nation, no matter what language they speak.




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