But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I promise to the Lord, the God Most High, the One who made heaven and earth—
Genesis 14:19 - Easy To Read Version Melchizedek blessed Abram and said, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he blessed him and said, Blessed (favored with blessings, made blissful, joyful) be Abram by God Most High, Possessor and Maker of heaven and earth, American Standard Version (1901) And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth: Common English Bible and he blessed him, “Bless Abram by El Elyon, creator of heaven and earth; Catholic Public Domain Version he blessed him, and he said: "Blessed be Abram by the Most High God, who created heaven and earth. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Blessed him, and said: Blessed be Abram by the most high God, who created heaven and earth. |
But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I promise to the Lord, the God Most High, the One who made heaven and earth—
Now I want you to make a promise to me. Promise to me before the Lord, the God of heaven and earth, that you will not allow my son to marry a girl from Canaan. We live among those people but don’t let him marry a Canaanite girl.
Prepare the food that I love. Bring it to me, and I will eat it. Then I will bless you before I die.”
Jacob blessed Pharaoh. Then Jacob left from his meeting with Pharaoh.
Then Joseph called his father Jacob to come in to meet Pharaoh. Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
Those are the twelve families of Israel. And those are the things their father said to them. He gave each son a blessing that was right for him.
David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead. These messengers told the men in Jabesh: “The Lord bless you, because you have shown kindness to your lord Saul by burying {his ashes}. [9]
Greatness, power, glory, victory, and honor\par belong to you!\par Why? Because everything in heaven and on earth\par belong to you;\par The kingdom belongs to you, Lord!\par You are the Head,\par the Ruler over everything.\par
When Hezekiah and the leaders came, they saw the piles of things that were collected. They praised the Lord and his people, the people of Israel.
The Lord made heaven and earth.\par And the Lord welcomes you! {\cf2\super [580]} \par
The earth and everything on it\par belong to the Lord.\par The world and all its people\par belong to him.\par
I don’t need those animals.\par I already own all the animals in the forest.\par I already own all the animals\par on thousands of mountains. {\cf2\super [300]} \par
What must I bring when I come\par to meet with the Lord?\par What must I do when I bow down\par to God above?\par Should I come to the Lord\par with burnt offerings and a year-old calf?\par
Then Jesus said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth. I praise you because you have hidden these things from the wise and smart people. But you have shown these things to people that are like little children.
Then Jesus held the children in his arms. Jesus put his hands on them and blessed them.
Then the Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [190]} made Jesus feel very happy. Jesus said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth. I praise you because you have hidden these things from the wise and smart people. But you have shown these things to people that are like little children. Yes, Father, you did this because this is what you really wanted to do.
This girl followed Paul and us. She said loudly, “These men are servants of the Most High God! They are telling you how you can be saved!”
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In Christ, God has given us every spiritual blessing in heaven.
And this brings praise to God because of his wonderful grace (kindness). God gave that grace to us freely. He gave us that grace in \{Christ,\} the One he loves.
“Everything belongs to the Lord your God. The heavens, even the highest heavens, belong to the Lord. The earth and everything on it belong to the Lord your God.
Then Boaz said, “May the Lord bless you, young woman. You have been very kind to me. Your kindness to me is greater than the kindness you showed to Naomi in the beginning. You could have looked for a young man to marry, rich or poor. But you did not.
Samuel went to Saul. Saul greeted him. Saul said, “Lord bless you! I obeyed the Lord’s commands.”