9But I will Ps. 50:14, 23; Jer. 33:11; Hos. 14:2sacrifice to YouWith the voice of thanksgiving;I will pay what I have Job 22:27; (Eccl. 5:4, 5)vowed.Ps. 3:8; (Is. 45:17)Salvation is of the (Jer. 3:23)Lord."
9But the voice answered me again from heaven, ‘What God has cleansed you must not call common.’
12Then (John 16:13); Acts 10:19; 15:7the Spirit told me to go with them, doubting nothing. Moreover Acts 10:23these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered the man’s house.
14who will tell you words by which you and all your household will be saved.’
3Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you Titus 1:4concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting Phil. 1:27you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.
13Is. 57:20raging waves of the sea, (Phil. 3:19)foaming up their own shame; wandering stars 2 Pet. 2:17; Jude 6for whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever.
21keep yourselves in the love of God, Titus 2:13; Heb. 9:28; 2 Pet. 3:12looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
25To God our Savior,Who alone is wise,Be glory and majesty,Dominion and power,Both now and forever.Amen.
11Jer. 25:30; Joel 3:16; Amos 1:2The Lord gives voice before His army,For His camp is very great;Jer. 50:34; Rev. 18:8For strong istheOne who executes His word.For the Jer. 30:7; Amos 5:18; Zeph. 1:15day of the Lordis great and very terrible;(Mal. 3:2)Who can endure it?
14Josh. 14:12; 2 Sam. 12:22; 2 Kin. 19:4; Jer. 26:3; Jon. 3:9Who knows if He will turn and relent,And leave Hag. 2:19a blessing behind Him—Joel 1:9, 13A grain offering and a drink offeringFor the Lord your God?
32And it shall come to passThatJer. 33:3; Acts 2:21; Rom. 10:13whoever calls on the name of the LordShall be saved.For Is. 46:13; (Rom. 11:26)in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance,As the Lord has said,Among Is. 11:11; Jer. 31:7; (Mic. 4:7); Rom. 9:27the remnant whom the Lord calls.
7O Lord, You induced me, and I was persuaded;Jer. 1:6, 7You are stronger than I, and have prevailed.Job 12:4; Lam. 3:14I am in derision daily;Everyone mocks me.
11But the LordisJer. 1:18, 19with me as a mighty, awesome One.Therefore my persecutors will stumble, and will not Jer. 15:20; 17:18prevail.They will be greatly ashamed, for they will not prosper.TheirJer. 23:40everlasting confusion will never be forgotten.
13Sing to the Lord! Praise the Lord!For Ps. 35:9, 10; 109:30, 31He has delivered the life of the poorFrom the hand of evildoers.
4rather letitbeRom. 2:29the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.
14James 1:12But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, youare blessed. Is. 8:12"And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled."
21Acts 16:33; Eph. 5:26There is also an antitype which now saves us—baptism (Titus 3:5)(not the removal of the filth of the flesh, (Rom. 10:10)but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
4Even to your old age, Mal. 3:6I am He,And even to gray hairs Ps. 48:14I will carry you!I have made, and I will bear;Even I will carry, and will deliver you.
7Is. 45:20; 46:1; Jer. 10:5They bear it on the shoulder, they carry itAnd set it in its place, and it stands;From its place it shall not move.Though Is. 45:20one cries out to it, yet it cannot answerNor save him out of his trouble.
13(Rom. 1:17)I bring My righteousness near, it shall not be far off;My salvationHab. 2:3shall not linger.And I will place Is. 62:11; Joel 3:17; (1 Pet. 2:6)salvation in Zion,For Israel My glory.
4Phil. 2:7, 8; (1 Pet. 3:18)For though He was crucified in weakness, yet (Rom. 1:4; 6:4; 1 Cor. 6:14)He lives by the power of God. For (2 Cor. 10:3, 4)we also are weak in Him, but we shall live with Him by the power of God toward you.
11Finally, brethren, farewell. Become complete. Rom. 12:16, 18Be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love Rom. 15:33; Eph. 6:23and peace will be with you.
14Rom. 16:24The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and Phil. 2:1the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.
16With the precious things of the earth and its fullness,And the favor of Ex. 3:2–4; Acts 7:30–35Him who dwelt in the bush.Let theblessing come Gen. 49:26‘on the head of Joseph,And on the crown of the head of him whowas separate from his brothers.’
27The eternal God isyour(Ps. 90:1; 91:2, 9)refuge,And underneath are the everlasting arms;Deut. 9:3–5He will thrust out the enemy from before you,And will say, ‘Destroy!’
29Ps. 144:15Happy are you, O Israel!Deut. 4:32–34; 2 Sam. 7:23Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord,Gen. 15:1; Ps. 115:9The shield of your helpAnd the sword of your majesty!Your enemies Ps. 18:44; 66:3shall submit to you,And Num. 33:52you shall tread down their high places."
2O Lord, be gracious to us;Is. 25:9; 26:8We have waited for You.Be their arm every morning,Our salvation also in the time of trouble.
6… And the strength of salvation; …
22(For the Lordis our (Acts 10:42)Judge,The Lordis our Is. 1:10; 51:4, 7; James 4:12Lawgiver,Ps. 89:18; Is. 25:9; 35:4; Zech. 9:9The Lordis our King;He will save us);
23Your tackle is loosed,They could not strengthen their mast,They could not spread the sail.Then the prey of great plunder is divided;The lame take the prey.
3The God of my strength, Ps. 91:2in whom I will trust;My Ps. 7:1; Heb. 2:13shield and the Gen. 15:1; Deut. 33:29; Ps. 84:11horn of my salvation,My Luke 1:69stronghold and my Prov. 18:10refuge;My Savior, You save me from violence.
36… me the shield of Your salvation; …
47"The Lord lives!Blessed be my Rock!Let God be exalted,The 1 Sam. 14:11; (Mic. 7:17)Rock of my salvation!
49He delivers me from my enemies.You also lift me up above those who rise against me;You have delivered me from the 1 Sam. 24:12; Ps. 144:2violent man.
6Jer. 50:8; Rev. 18:4Flee from the midst of Babylon,And every one save his life!Do not be cut off in her iniquity,For Jer. 50:15this is the time of the Lord’s vengeance;Jer. 25:14He shall recompense her.
9We would have healed Babylon,But she is not healed.Forsake her, and Is. 13:14; Jer. 46:16; 50:16let us go everyone to his own country;Ezra 9:6; Rev. 18:5For her judgment reaches to heaven and is lifted up to the skies.
50Jer. 44:28You who have escaped the sword,Get away! Do not stand still!(Deut. 4:29–31); Ezek. 6:9Remember the Lord afar off,And let Jerusalem come to your mind.
23So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the town. And when Mark 7:33He had spit on his eyes and put His hands on him, He asked him if he saw anything.
25Then He put His hands on his eyes again and made him look up. And he was restored and saw everyone clearly.
35For Matt. 10:39; Luke 17:33; John 12:25whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it.