Psalms 45:5

He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who disbelieves will be condemned.

But the word of God grew and multiplied.

So the word of the Lord was growing and becoming mighty.

Ask of me, and I will give the nations for your inheritance, the uttermost parts of the earth for your possession.

The kingdom and the dominion, and the greatness of the kingdoms under the whole sky, will be given to the people of the saints of the Most High. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions will serve and obey him.’

For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of Yahweh’s glory, as the waters cover the sea.

Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

God brings them out of Egypt. He has as it were the strength of the wild ox.

“I will heap evils on them. I will spend my arrows on them.

She said to them, “Don’t call me Naomi. Call me Mara, for the Almighty has dealt very bitterly with me.

Terrors have turned on me. They chase my honor as the wind. My welfare has passed away as a cloud.

Notwithstanding my right I am considered a liar. My wound is incurable, though I am without disobedience.’

He sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yes, great lightning bolts, and routed them.

For day and night your hand was heavy on me. My strength was sapped in the heat of summer.

All the earth will worship you, and will sing to you; they will sing to your name.”

All nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord. They shall glorify your name.

He has remembered his loving kindness and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

Behold, he will come up as clouds, and his chariots will be as the whirlwind. His horses are swifter than eagles. Woe to us! For we are ruined.

Their quiver is an open tomb. They are all mighty men.

But in the latter days, it will happen that the mountain of Yahweh’s temple will be established on the top of the mountains, and it will be exalted above the hills; and peoples will stream to it.

The multitudes asked him, “What then must we do?”

But the tax collector, standing far away, wouldn’t even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”

For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and many people were added to the Lord.

brought them out, and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”

which has come to you, even as it is in all the world and is bearing fruit and growing, as it does in you also, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth,

For the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Behold, a people rises up as a lioness. As a lion he lifts himself up. He shall not lie down until he eats of the prey, and drinks the blood of the slain.”

His archers surround me. He splits my kidneys apart, and does not spare. He pours out my bile on the ground.

You shall break them with a rod of iron. You shall dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.”

By awesome deeds of righteousness, you answer us, God of our salvation. You who are the hope of all the ends of the earth, of those who are far away on the sea.

God will bless us. All the ends of the earth shall fear him.

I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up. While I suffer your terrors, I am distracted.

But you have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox. I am anointed with fresh oil.

Ascribe to Yahweh, you families of nations, ascribe to Yahweh glory and strength.

whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent. Their horses’ hoofs will be like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind.

“Israel is a hunted sheep. The lions have driven him away. First, the king of Assyria devoured him, and now at last Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has broken his bones.”

“Behold, I am against you, destroying mountain,” says Yahweh, “which destroys all the earth. I will stretch out my hand on you, roll you down from the rocks, and will make you a burned mountain.

For Yahweh lays Babylon waste, and destroys out of her the great voice! Their waves roar like many waters. The noise of their voice is uttered.

He has caused the shafts of his quiver to enter into my kidneys.

He will tread down all your streets with the hoofs of his horses. He will kill your people with the sword. The pillars of your strength will go down to the ground.

“At the time of the end the king of the south will contend with him; and the king of the north will come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, with horsemen, and with many ships. He will enter into the countries, and will overflow and pass through.

I will sow her to me in the earth; and I will have mercy on her who had not obtained mercy; and I will tell those who were not my people, ‘You are my people;’ and they will say, ‘My God!’ ”

For then I will purify the lips of the peoples, that they may all call on Yahweh’s name, to serve him shoulder to shoulder.

He said to them, “Go into all the world, and preach the Good News to the whole creation.

But they were filled with rage, and talked with one another about what they might do to Jesus.

and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

praising God, and having favor with all the people. The Lord added to the assembly day by day those who were being saved.

Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, a complaint arose from the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily service.

Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.

In all, we were two hundred seventy-six souls on the ship.

Only don’t rebel against Yahweh, neither fear the people of the land; for they are bread for us. Their defense is removed from over them, and Yahweh is with us. Don’t fear them.”

God brings him out of Egypt. He has as it were the strength of the wild ox. He shall consume the nations his adversaries, shall break their bones in pieces, and pierce them with his arrows.

Yahweh confused them before Israel. He killed them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them by the way of the ascent of Beth Horon, and struck them to Azekah and to Makkedah.

He has torn me in his wrath and persecuted me. He has gnashed on me with his teeth. My adversary sharpens his eyes on me.

He has also prepared for himself the instruments of death. He makes ready his flaming arrows.

You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me.

For you will make them turn their back, when you aim drawn bows at their face.

All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to Yahweh. All the relatives of the nations shall worship before you.

Like the profane mockers in feasts, they gnashed their teeth at me.

For your arrows have pierced me, your hand presses hard on me.

Yes, all kings shall fall down before him. All nations shall serve him.

Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

I waited patiently until morning. He breaks all my bones like a lion. From day even to night you will make an end of me.

“Look to me, and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.

Indeed, he says, “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel. I will also give you as a light to the nations, that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.”

For that day is of the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge himself of his adversaries. The sword will devour and be satiated, and will drink its fill of their blood; for the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, has a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.

For, behold, I will stir up and cause to come up against Babylon a company of great nations from the north country; and they will set themselves in array against her. She will be taken from there. Their arrows will be as of an expert mighty man. None of them will return in vain.

Shout against her all around. She has submitted herself. Her bulwarks have fallen. Her walls have been thrown down, for it is the vengeance of Yahweh. Take vengeance on her. As she has done, do to her.

The sun and moon stood still in the sky, at the light of your arrows as they went, at the shining of your glittering spear.

In these days, Peter stood up in the middle of the disciples (and the number of names was about one hundred twenty), and said,

As the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of God. As many as were appointed to eternal life believed.

through whom we received grace and apostleship for obedience of faith among all the nations for his name’s sake;

I will make my arrows drunk with blood. My sword shall devour flesh with the blood of the slain and the captives, from the head of the leaders of the enemy.”

Then Joab said, “I’m not going to wait like this with you.” He took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the middle of the oak.

He sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and confused them.

For the arrows of the Almighty are within me. My spirit drinks up their poison. The terrors of God set themselves in array against me.

Throw out lightning, and scatter them. Send out your arrows, and rout them.

Yahweh has opened his armory, and has brought out the weapons of his indignation; for the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, has a work to do in the land of the Chaldeans.

Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”

Then those who gladly received his word were baptized. There were added that day about three thousand souls.

But many of those who heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to be about five thousand.

More believers were added to the Lord, multitudes of both men and women.

But they, when they heard this, were cut to the heart, and were determined to kill them.

The word of God increased and the number of the disciples greatly multiplied in Jerusalem. A great company of the priests were obedient to the faith.

Now when they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed at him with their teeth.