Psalm 14:2
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2 The Lord looks down from heaven
upon the children of men,(A)
To see if even one is wise,
if even one seeks God.(B)
Psalm 102:20
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Footnotes
- 102:20–23 Both Ps 102:20–21 and Ps 102:22–23 depend on Ps 102:19.
Habakkuk 2:20
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20 But the Lord is in his holy temple;
silence before him, all the earth!(A)
Deuteronomy 26:15
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15 Look down, then, from heaven, your holy abode, and bless your people Israel and the fields you have given us, as you promised on oath to our ancestors, a land flowing with milk and honey.”(A)
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Isaiah 66:1
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Chapter 66
True and False Worship
1 [a]Thus says the Lord:
The heavens are my throne,
the earth, my footstool.
What house can you build for me?
Where is the place of my rest?(A)
Footnotes
- 66:1–2 The Lord rejects the abuses associated with Temple worship in order to emphasize his concern for the sincere worshiper.
Matthew 5:34
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34 (A)But I say to you, do not swear at all;[a] not by heaven, for it is God’s throne;
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- 5:34–36 The use of these oath formularies that avoid the divine name is in fact equivalent to swearing by it, for all the things sworn by are related to God.
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