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| 1 Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might quake at thy presence, |
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| 2 as when fire kindleth the brushwood, and the fire causeth the waters to boil; to make thy name known to thine adversaries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence! |
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| 3 When thou didst terrifying things which we looked not for, thou camest down; the mountains quaked at thy presence. |
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| 4 For from of old men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen a God besides thee, who worketh for him that waiteth for him. |
Prepared for him – Jesus has gone to prepare them a place in the Father's house on high--a very different one than the place for man, earth. R4675:1, R4966:2
A heavenly salvation for the Church, the Bride of Christ. R4966:2
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| 5 Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou wast wroth, and we sinned: in them have we been of long time; and shall we be saved? |
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| 6 For we are all become as one that is unclean, and all our righteousnesses are as a polluted garment: and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away. |
Our righteousnesses – Unless covered by the merit of Christ. E445
God uses his righteousness for us, the wedding garment of all his people. Q604:4
As filthy rags – All endeavors toward righteousness on our part aside from the merit of Christ. E445
It would be a fearful thing for us to stand trial before God in our own righteousness. R1261:3, R1392:1
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| 7 And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee; for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us by means of our iniquities. |
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| 8 But now, O Jehovah, thou art our Father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand. |
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| 9 Be not wroth very sore, O Jehovah, neither remember iniquity for ever: behold, look, we beseech thee, we are all thy people. |
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| 10 Thy holy cities are become a wilderness, Zion is become a wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation. |
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| 11 Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers praised thee, is burned with fire; and all our pleasant places are laid waste. |
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| 12 Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O Jehovah? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore? |
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