Be still, and know that I [am] God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!

For the LORD [is] the great God, And the great King above all gods.

Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.

For He [is] our God, And we [are] the people of His pasture, And the sheep of His hand. Today, if you will hear His voice:

"To you it was shown, that you might know that the LORD Himself [is] God; [there is] none other besides Him.

"Therefore know this day, and consider [it] in your heart, that the LORD Himself [is] God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; [there is] no other.

"Therefore know that the LORD your God, He [is] God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments;

"This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.

"Then all this assembly shall know that the LORD does not save with sword and spear; for the battle [is] the LORD's, and He will give you into our hands."

And it came to pass, at [the time of] the offering of the [evening] sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near and said, "LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You [are] God in Israel and I [am] Your servant, and [that] I have done all these things at Your word.

Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood and the stones and the dust, and it licked up the water that [was] in the trench.

"Now therefore, O LORD our God, I pray, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You [are] the LORD God, You alone."

But the LORD [is] the true God; He [is] the living God and the everlasting King. At His wrath the earth will tremble, And the nations will not be able to endure His indignation.

"And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.

"for as I was passing through and considering the objects of your worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Therefore, the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you:

"God, who made the world and everything in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands.

For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to [give] the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

But then, indeed, when you did not know God, you served those which by nature are not gods.

But now after you have known God, or rather are known by God, how [is it that] you turn again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which you desire again to be in bondage?

And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us an understanding, that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life.

Oh come, let us worship and bow down; Let us kneel before the LORD our Maker.

Your hands have made me and fashioned me; Give me understanding, that I may learn Your commandments.

For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother's womb.

My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, [And] skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!

Oh, that You would slay the wicked, O God! Depart from me, therefore, you bloodthirsty men.

Do I not hate them, O LORD, who hate You? And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?

Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties;

Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.

'Your hands have made me and fashioned me, An intricate unity; Yet You would destroy me.

Did you not pour me out like milk, And curdle me like cheese,

You have granted me life and favor, And Your care has preserved my spirit.

Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, Before the difficult days come, And the years draw near when you say, "I have no pleasure in them":

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls [to Him] in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.

Who have said, "With our tongue we will prevail; Our lips [are] our own; Who [is] lord over us?"

Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit [who is] in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?

For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.

A Contemplation of Asaph. O God, why have You cast [us] off forever? [Why] does Your anger smoke against the sheep of Your pasture?

Remember Your congregation, [which] You have purchased of old, The tribe of Your inheritance, [which] You have redeemed -- This Mount Zion where You have dwelt.

But He made His own people go forth like sheep, And guided them in the wilderness like a flock;

So we, Your people and sheep of Your pasture, Will give You thanks forever; We will show forth Your praise to all generations.

For He [is] our God, And we [are] the people of His pasture, And the sheep of His hand. Today, if you will hear His voice:

O Zion, You who bring good tidings, Get up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, You who bring good tidings, Lift up your voice with strength, Lift [it] up, be not afraid; Say to the cities of Judah, "Behold your God!"

He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm, And carry [them] in His bosom, [And] gently lead those who are with young.

Then he remembered the days of old, Moses [and] his people, [saying:] "Where [is] He who brought them up out of the sea With the shepherd of His flock? Where [is] He who put His Holy Spirit within them,

We have become [like] those of old, over whom You never ruled, Those who were never called by Your name.

' For thus says the Lord GOD: "Indeed I Myself will search for My sheep and seek them out.

"Thus they shall know that I, the LORD their God, [am] with them, and they, the house of Israel, [are] My people," says the Lord GOD.' "

"You are My flock, the flock of My pasture; you [are] men, [and] I [am] your God," says the Lord GOD.

"I am the good shepherd; and I know My [sheep,] and am known by My own.

"And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock [and] one shepherd.

"But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep, as I said to you.

"And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.

"Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood.

"For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.

But you [are] a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly;

and when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that does not fade away.