You have made us, O God,
and we are yours--
your people, and the
sheep
of your pasture.
Why should we be afraid
that we shall perish,
or groan in our bondage
to death and decay?
We know the scriptures,
know your power,
and that you will make
your children free.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 122; 149; 100; 63
Num. 24:12-25
Rom. 8:18-25
Matt. 22:23-40
Selected Verses
Ps. 100:3
Know that the LORD is God.
It is he that made us, and we are his;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
It is he that made us, and we are his;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Num. 24:12-25
Again [Balaam] uttered his oracle, saying: "Alas, who
shall live when God does this? But ships shall come from Kittim and shall
afflict Asshur and Eber; and he also shall perish forever."
Rom. 8:21
…that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage
to decay and will obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God.
Matt. 22:29
Jesus answered [the Sadducees], "You are wrong, because
you know neither the scriptures nor the power of God. …"
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