When the people saw this, they threw themselves on the ground and exclaimed, "The LORD is God; the LORD alone is God!"

For a long time Israel lived without the true God, without priests to teach them, and without a law.

And eternal life means to know you, the only true God, and to know Jesus Christ, whom you sent.

All those people speak about how you received us when we visited you, and how you turned away from idols to God, to serve the true and living God

We know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we know the true God. We live in union with the true God---in union with his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and this is eternal life.

"The LORD is your mighty defender, perfect and just in all his ways; Your God is faithful and true; he does what is right and fair.

I place myself in your care. You will save me, LORD; you are a faithful God.

The LORD is good; his love is eternal and his faithfulness lasts forever.

the Creator of heaven, earth, and sea, and all that is in them. He always keeps his promises;

So they must no longer use the words 'the LORD's burden,' because if any of them do, I will make my message a real burden to them. The people have perverted the words of their God, the living God, the LORD Almighty.

Has any human being ever lived after hearing the living God speak from a fire?

David asked the men who were near him, "What will the man get who kills this Philistine and frees Israel from this disgrace? After all, who is this heathen Philistine to defy the army of the living God?"

I have killed lions and bears, and I will do the same to this heathen Philistine, who has defied the army of the living God.

I thirst for you, the living God. When can I go and worship in your presence?

How I want to be there! I long to be in the LORD's Temple. With my whole being I sing for joy to the living God.

The Assyrian emperor has sent his chief official to insult the living God. May the LORD your God hear these insults and punish those who spoke them. So pray to God for those of our people who survive."

Now, LORD, hear us and look at what is happening to us. Listen to all the things that Sennacherib is saying to insult you, the living God.

I command that throughout my empire everyone should fear and respect Daniel's God. "He is a living God, and he will rule forever. His kingdom will never be destroyed, and his power will never come to an end.

Simon Peter answered, "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God."

But Jesus kept quiet. Again the High Priest spoke to him, "In the name of the living God I now put you under oath: tell us if you are the Messiah, the Son of God."

"Why are you doing this? We ourselves are only human beings like you! We are here to announce the Good News, to turn you away from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven, earth, sea, and all that is in them.

Command those who are rich in the things of this life not to be proud, but to place their hope, not in such an uncertain thing as riches, but in God, who generously gives us everything for our enjoyment.

It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God!

The LORD is king forever and ever. Those who worship other gods will vanish from his land.

Your throne, O LORD, has been firm from the beginning, and you existed before time began.

Your rule is eternal, and you are king forever. The LORD is faithful to his promises; he is merciful in all his acts.

"I am the high and holy God, who lives forever. I live in a high and holy place, but I also live with people who are humble and repentant, so that I can restore their confidence and hope.

"How great are the wonders God shows us! How powerful are the miracles he performs! God is king forever; he will rule for all time.

"When the seven years had passed," said the king, "I looked up at the sky, and my sanity returned. I praised the Supreme God and gave honor and glory to the one who lives forever. "He will rule forever, and his kingdom will last for all time.

He was given authority, honor, and royal power, so that the people of all nations, races, and languages would serve him. His authority would last forever, and his kingdom would never end.

To the eternal King, immortal and invisible, the only God---to him be honor and glory forever and ever! Amen.

LORD, when you left the mountains of Seir, when you came out of the region of Edom, the earth shook, and rain fell from the sky. Yes, water poured down from the clouds.

God sends earthquakes and shakes the ground; he rocks the pillars that support the earth.

Then the earth trembled and shook; the foundations of the mountains rocked and quivered, because God was angry.

The Lord gave the command, and many women carried the news:

The crash of your thunder rolled out, and flashes of lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and shook.

His lightning lights up the world; the earth sees it and trembles.

He looks at the earth, and it trembles; he touches the mountains, and they pour out smoke.

Tremble, earth, at the Lord's coming, at the presence of the God of Jacob,

Then the mountains will melt under him like wax in a fire; they will pour down into the valleys like water pouring down a hill.

When he is angry, who can survive? Who can survive his terrible fury? He pours out his flaming anger; rocks crumble to dust before him.

When he stops, the earth shakes; at his glance the nations tremble. The eternal mountains are shattered; the everlasting hills sink down, the hills where he walked in ancient times.

When the mountains saw you, they trembled; water poured down from the skies. The waters under the earth roared, and their waves rose high.

Then the curtain hanging in the Temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split apart,

the graves broke open, and many of God's people who had died were raised to life.

Then I saw a great white throne and the one who sits on it. Earth and heaven fled from his presence and were seen no more.

But you, LORD, are feared by all. No one can stand in your presence when you are angry.

Who has felt the full power of your anger? Who knows what fear your fury can bring?

The LORD thunders commands to his army. The troops that obey him are many and mighty. How terrible is the day of the LORD! Who will survive it?

When he is angry, who can survive? Who can survive his terrible fury? He pours out his flaming anger; rocks crumble to dust before him.

But who will be able to endure the day when he comes? Who will be able to survive when he appears? He will be like strong soap, like a fire that refines metal.