Genesis 15:1

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Summary

After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

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God spoke to Israel through night visions, addressing him, "Jacob! Jacob!" "Here I am!" Jacob replied.

Then he told the two of them: "Pay attention to what I have to say! When there is a prophet among you, won't I, the LORD, reveal myself to him in a vision? Won't I speak with him in a dream?

(Previously in Israel, a person would say when he went to inquire of God, "Come on! Let's go to the seer!" because the person known as a prophet today was formerly called a seer.)

On the fifth day of the fourth month of the thirtieth year of the exile to Babylon, while I was among the captives on the bank of the Chebar River, heaven opened up and I saw visions from God.

Then he told me, "Son of Man, go to the house of Israel and tell them what I have to say to them,

Then in a vision from the Spirit of God, the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the exiles in Chaldea. At that point, the vision that I had been observing ended.

In the third year of Cyrus, king of Persia, a message was revealed to Daniel (also known as Belteshazzar). The message was trustworthy and concerned a great conflict. He understood it and had insight concerning the vision.

He became very hungry and wanted to eat, and while the food was being prepared, he fell into a trance

God, having spoken in former times in fragmentary and varied fashion to our forefathers by the prophets,

Thy shield

How blessed are you, Israel! Who can be like you, a people delivered by the LORD, your shield of help and your finely crafted sword. May your enemies cower before you. You will tread down their high places."

But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head.

Indeed, you will bless the righteous one, LORD, like a large shield, you will surround him with favor. To the Director: With stringed instruments. On an eight-stringed harp. A Davidic Psalm

The LORD is my rock, my fortress, my deliverer, my God, my stronghold in whom I take refuge, my shield, the glory of my salvation, and my high tower."

God, look at our shield, and show favor to your anointed,

With his feathers he will cover you, under his wings you will find safety. His truth is your shield and armor.

You are my fortress and shield; I hope in your word.

Everything God says is pure; he is a shield for those who take refuge in him.

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"There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, who rides through the heavens with its lofty clouds to help you.

May the LORD repay you for your work, and may a full reward be given you from the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge."

The LORD is my inheritance and my cup; you support my lot.

A person will say, "Certainly, the righteous are rewarded; certainly there is a God who judges the earth." To the Director: A special Davidic psalm to the tune of "Do Not Destroy," when Saul sent men to watch the house in order to kill him.

So I cry to you, Lord, declaring, "You are my refuge, my only possession while I am on this earth."

Evil people earn deceptive wages, but those who plant righteousness are truly rewarded.

"The LORD is all I have," says my soul, "Therefore I will trust in him."

whether Paul, Apollos, Cephas, the world, life, death, the present, or the future everything belongs to you,

Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have, for God has said, "I will never leave you or abandon you."

I heard a loud voice from the throne say, "See, the tent of God is among humans! He will make his home with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them, and he will be their God.