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1 O my people, hear my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth.
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1 O my people, hear my teaching; listen to the words of my mouth.
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2 I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter hidden things, things from of old--
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2 I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter hidden things, things from of old--
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3 what we have heard and known, what our fathers have told us.
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3 what we have heard and known, what our fathers have told us.
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4 We will not hide them from their children; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD, his power, and the wonders he has done.
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4 We will not hide them from their children; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD, his power, and the wonders he has done.
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5 He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our forefathers to teach their children,
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5 He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our forefathers to teach their children,
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6 so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children.
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6 so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children.
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7 Then they would put their trust in God and would not forget his deeds but would keep his commands.
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7 Then they would put their trust in God and would not forget his deeds but would keep his commands.
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8 They would not be like their forefathers-- a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose hearts were not loyal to God, whose spirits were not faithful to him.
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8 They would not be like their forefathers-- a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose hearts were not loyal to God, whose spirits were not faithful to him.
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9 The men of Ephraim, though armed with bows, turned back on the day of battle;
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9 The men of Ephraim, though armed with bows, turned back on the day of battle;
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10 they did not keep God's covenant and refused to live by his law.
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10 they did not keep God's covenant and refused to live by his law.
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11 They forgot what he had done, the wonders he had shown them.
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11 They forgot what he had done, the wonders he had shown them.
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12 He did miracles in the sight of their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.
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12 He did miracles in the sight of their fathers in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan.
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13 He divided the sea and led them through; he made the water stand firm like a wall.
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13 He divided the sea and led them through; he made the water stand firm like a wall.
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14 He guided them with the cloud by day and with light from the fire all night.
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14 He guided them with the cloud by day and with light from the fire all night.
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15 He split the rocks in the desert and gave them water as abundant as the seas;
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15 He split the rocks in the desert and gave them water as abundant as the seas;
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16 he brought streams out of a rocky crag and made water flow down like rivers.
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16 he brought streams out of a rocky crag and made water flow down like rivers.
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17 But they continued to sin against him, rebelling in the desert against the Most High.
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17 But they continued to sin against him, rebelling in the desert against the Most High.
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18 They willfully put God to the test by demanding the food they craved.
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18 They willfully put God to the test by demanding the food they craved.
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19 They spoke against God, saying, "Can God spread a table in the desert?
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19 They spoke against God, saying, "Can God spread a table in the desert?
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20 When he struck the rock, water gushed out, and streams flowed abundantly. But can he also give us food? Can he supply meat for his people?"
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20 When he struck the rock, water gushed out, and streams flowed abundantly. But can he also give us food? Can he supply meat for his people?"
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21 When the LORD heard them, he was very angry; his fire broke out against Jacob, and his wrath rose against Israel,
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21 When the LORD heard them, he was very angry; his fire broke out against Jacob, and his wrath rose against Israel,
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22 for they did not believe in God or trust in his deliverance.
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22 for they did not believe in God or trust in his deliverance.
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23 Yet he gave a command to the skies above and opened the doors of the heavens;
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23 Yet he gave a command to the skies above and opened the doors of the heavens;
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24 he rained down manna for the people to eat, he gave them the grain of heaven.
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24 he rained down manna for the people to eat, he gave them the grain of heaven.
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25 Men ate the bread of angels; he sent them all the food they could eat.
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25 Men ate the bread of angels; he sent them all the food they could eat.
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26 He let loose the east wind from the heavens and led forth the south wind by his power.
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26 He let loose the east wind from the heavens and led forth the south wind by his power.
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27 He rained meat down on them like dust, flying birds like sand on the seashore.
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27 He rained meat down on them like dust, flying birds like sand on the seashore.
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28 He made them come down inside their camp, all around their tents.
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28 He made them come down inside their camp, all around their tents.
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29 They ate till they had more than enough, for he had given them what they craved.
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29 They ate till they had more than enough, for he had given them what they craved.
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30 But before they turned from the food they craved, even while it was still in their mouths,
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30 But before they turned from the food they craved, even while it was still in their mouths,
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31 God's anger rose against them; he put to death the sturdiest among them, cutting down the young men of Israel.
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31 God's anger rose against them; he put to death the sturdiest among them, cutting down the young men of Israel.
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32 In spite of all this, they kept on sinning; in spite of his wonders, they did not believe.
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32 In spite of all this, they kept on sinning; in spite of his wonders, they did not believe.
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33 So he ended their days in futility and their years in terror.
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33 So he ended their days in futility and their years in terror.
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34 Whenever God slew them, they would seek him; they eagerly turned to him again.
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34 Whenever God slew them, they would seek him; they eagerly turned to him again.
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35 They remembered that God was their Rock, that God Most High was their Redeemer.
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35 They remembered that God was their Rock, that God Most High was their Redeemer.
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36 But then they would flatter him with their mouths, lying to him with their tongues;
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36 But then they would flatter him with their mouths, lying to him with their tongues;
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37 their hearts were not loyal to him, they were not faithful to his covenant.
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37 their hearts were not loyal to him, they were not faithful to his covenant.
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38 Yet he was merciful; he forgave their iniquities and did not destroy them. Time after time he restrained his anger and did not stir up his full wrath.
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38 Yet he was merciful; he forgave their iniquities and did not destroy them. Time after time he restrained his anger and did not stir up his full wrath.
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39 He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return.
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39 He remembered that they were but flesh, a passing breeze that does not return.
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40 How often they rebelled against him in the desert and grieved him in the wasteland!
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40 How often they rebelled against him in the desert and grieved him in the wasteland!
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41 Again and again they put God to the test; they vexed the Holy One of Israel.
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41 Again and again they put God to the test; they vexed the Holy One of Israel.
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42 They did not remember his power-- the day he redeemed them from the oppressor,
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42 They did not remember his power-- the day he redeemed them from the oppressor,
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43 the day he displayed his miraculous signs in Egypt, his wonders in the region of Zoan.
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43 the day he displayed his miraculous signs in Egypt, his wonders in the region of Zoan.
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44 He turned their rivers to blood; they could not drink from their streams.
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44 He turned their rivers to blood; they could not drink from their streams.
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45 He sent swarms of flies that devoured them, and frogs that devastated them.
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45 He sent swarms of flies that devoured them, and frogs that devastated them.
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46 He gave their crops to the grasshopper, their produce to the locust.
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46 He gave their crops to the grasshopper, their produce to the locust.
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47 He destroyed their vines with hail and their sycamore-figs with sleet.
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47 He destroyed their vines with hail and their sycamore-figs with sleet.
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48 He gave over their cattle to the hail, their livestock to bolts of lightning.
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48 He gave over their cattle to the hail, their livestock to bolts of lightning.
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49 He unleashed against them his hot anger, his wrath, indignation and hostility-- a band of destroying angels.
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49 He unleashed against them his hot anger, his wrath, indignation and hostility-- a band of destroying angels.
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50 He prepared a path for his anger; he did not spare them from death but gave them over to the plague.
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50 He prepared a path for his anger; he did not spare them from death but gave them over to the plague.
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51 He struck down all the firstborn of Egypt, the firstfruits of manhood in the tents of Ham.
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51 He struck down all the firstborn of Egypt, the firstfruits of manhood in the tents of Ham.
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52 But he brought his people out like a flock; he led them like sheep through the desert.
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52 But he brought his people out like a flock; he led them like sheep through the desert.
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53 He guided them safely, so they were unafraid; but the sea engulfed their enemies.
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53 He guided them safely, so they were unafraid; but the sea engulfed their enemies.
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54 Thus he brought them to the border of his holy land, to the hill country his right hand had taken.
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54 Thus he brought them to the border of his holy land, to the hill country his right hand had taken.
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55 He drove out nations before them and allotted their lands to them as an inheritance; he settled the tribes of Israel in their homes.
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55 He drove out nations before them and allotted their lands to them as an inheritance; he settled the tribes of Israel in their homes.
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56 But they put God to the test and rebelled against the Most High; they did not keep his statutes.
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56 But they put God to the test and rebelled against the Most High; they did not keep his statutes.
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57 Like their fathers they were disloyal and faithless, as unreliable as a faulty bow.
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57 Like their fathers they were disloyal and faithless, as unreliable as a faulty bow.
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58 They angered him with their high places; they aroused his jealousy with their idols.
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58 They angered him with their high places; they aroused his jealousy with their idols.
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59 When God heard them, he was very angry; he rejected Israel completely.
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59 When God heard them, he was very angry; he rejected Israel completely.
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60 He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent he had set up among men.
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60 He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent he had set up among men.
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61 He sent [the ark of] his might into captivity, his splendor into the hands of the enemy.
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61 He sent [the ark of] his might into captivity, his splendor into the hands of the enemy.
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62 He gave his people over to the sword; he was very angry with his inheritance.
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62 He gave his people over to the sword; he was very angry with his inheritance.
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63 Fire consumed their young men, and their maidens had no wedding songs;
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63 Fire consumed their young men, and their maidens had no wedding songs;
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64 their priests were put to the sword, and their widows could not weep.
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64 their priests were put to the sword, and their widows could not weep.
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65 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, as a man wakes from the stupor of wine.
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65 Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, as a man wakes from the stupor of wine.
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66 He beat back his enemies; he put them to everlasting shame.
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66 He beat back his enemies; he put them to everlasting shame.
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67 Then he rejected the tents of Joseph, he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim;
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67 Then he rejected the tents of Joseph, he did not choose the tribe of Ephraim;
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68 but he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which he loved.
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68 but he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which he loved.
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69 He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth that he established forever.
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69 He built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth that he established forever.
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70 He chose David his servant and took him from the sheep pens;
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70 He chose David his servant and took him from the sheep pens;
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71 from tending the sheep he brought him to be the shepherd of his people Jacob, of Israel his inheritance.
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71 from tending the sheep he brought him to be the shepherd of his people Jacob, of Israel his inheritance.
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72 And David shepherded them with integrity of heart; with skillful hands he led them.
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72 And David shepherded them with integrity of heart; with skillful hands he led them.
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| Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
