We thank you, for your name is near
(Romans 2:1-16)
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We give thanks to you; our God, we thank you. You are close to us, and we proclaim to others the wonderful things that you have done for us.
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You have said, “I have appointed a time when I will judge people, and I will judge everyone fairly.
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When the earth shakes and all the creatures on the earth tremble, I am the one who will keep its foundations steady.
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I say to people who boast, ‘Stop bragging!’ and I say to wicked people, ‘Do not proudly do things to show how great you are!’”
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Do not be arrogant, and do not speak so boastfully!
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The one who judges people does not come from the east or from the west, and he does not come from the desert.
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God is the one who judges people; he shames and punishes some, and he honors others.
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It is as though Yahweh held a cup in his hand; it is filled with wine that has spices mixed in it to cause those who drink it to become more drunk; and when Yahweh pours it out, he will force all the wicked people to drink it; they will drink every drop of it; yes, he will punish them fully.
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But as for me, I will never stop saying what the God whom Jacob worshiped has done; I will never stop singing to praise him.
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He promises this: “I will destroy the power of wicked people, but I will increase the power of righteous people.”
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