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Psalm 111:9
He has sent redemption to his people. He has ordained his covenant forever. His name is holy and awesome!
7The works of his hands are truth and justice. All his precepts are sure.
8They are established forever and ever. They are done in truth and uprightness.
9He has sent redemption to his people. He has ordained his covenant forever. His name is holy and awesome!
10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom. All those who do his work have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!
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Redemption comes from the God whose name is holy and awesome, giving gratitude a note of reverence and trust a lasting ground in his covenant.
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Matthew 6:9Pray like this: “‘Our Father in heaven, may your name be kept holy.The psalm declares God's name holy, and Jesus teaches his disciples to pray that God's name be kept holy.
Luke 1:49For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name.Both passages praise God for what he has done and declare that his name is holy.
1 Samuel 2:2There is no one as holy as the LORD, for there is no one besides you, nor is there any rock like our God.Both passages proclaim God's holiness; the prayer in Samuel also declares that no one else is like him.
Psalm 99:3Let them praise your great and awesome name. He is Holy!Both psalms describe God's name as awesome and declare his holiness in words of praise.
Luke 1:68“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has visited and redeemed his people;Both passages praise God for redemption he has brought to his people.
Revelation 15:4Who wouldn’t fear you, Lord, and glorify your name? For you only are holy. For all the nations will come and worship before you. For your righteous acts have …God's holy name is cause for reverence in both passages, where his acts lead to praise.
Titus 2:14who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify for himself a people for his own possession, zealous for good works.Both passages speak of redemption and a people belonging to God; Titus describes that redemption as rescue from iniquity.
Revelation 5:9They sang a new song, saying, “You are worthy to take the book and to open its seals, for you were killed, and bought us for God with your blood out of every …Both passages praise the redemption of a people belonging to God; Revelation names the blood by which they were bought.
Hebrews 13:20Now may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep with the blood of an eternal covenant, our Lord Jesus,The covenant ordained forever in the psalm shares the language of permanence with the eternal covenant named in Hebrews.
Hebrews 9:12nor yet through the blood of goats and calves, but through his own blood, entered in once for all into the Holy Place, having obtained eternal redemption.Both passages speak of redemption as an accomplished work; the psalm praises God, and Hebrews describes redemption obtained through blood.
Isaiah 57:15For the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy, says: “I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble …Both texts declare God's name holy, joining his greatness with his care for people.
Deuteronomy 4:31For the LORD your God is a merciful God. He will not fail you nor destroy you, nor forget the covenant of your fathers which he swore to them.Both passages speak of God's enduring covenant commitment: he ordains it forever and will not forget it.
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The strength of this covenant rests with the God who ordained it. His redemption is his work, and his name remains holy and awesome.
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