O Lord our God, other lords besides you have ruled over us, but your name alone we bring to remembrance.
But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life.
I will recount the steadfast love of the Lord, the praises of the Lord, according to all that the Lord has granted us, and the great goodness to the house of Israel that he has granted them according to his compassion, according to the abundance of his steadfast love.
Their land is filled with idols; they bow down to the work of their hands, to what their own fingers have made.
Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that acknowledge his name.
And when one's relative, the one who anoints him for burial, shall take him up to bring the bones out of the house, and shall say to him who is in the innermost parts of the house, “Is there still anyone with you?” he shall say, “No”; and he shall say, “Silence! We must not mention the name of the Lord.”
Thus says your Lord, the Lord, your God who pleads the cause of his people: “Behold, I have taken from your hand the cup of staggering; the bowl of my wrath you shall drink no more;
And you will say in that day: “Give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted.
shall I not do to Jerusalem and her idols as I have done to Samaria and her images?”
Nevertheless, they shall be servants to him, that they may know my service and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.”
that you may not mix with these nations remaining among you or make mention of the names of their gods or swear by them or serve them or bow down to them,
For who sees anything different in you? What do you have that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it?
and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
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