The Glory of God in Exodus
I Will Be with You
In night visions, God promised Jacob, Don’t fear to go down to Egypt, for there I will make of you a great nation. I will be with you and bring you again to this place.
Genesis 46:3
Exodus shows God’s almighty, miraculous power to deliver all from everything mankind fell into by following evil.
A new king rose in Egypt who feared God’s people and made their lives
‘bitter with hard work.’
Pharaoh ordered the midwives to kill all their male babies at birth,
but the midwives feared God
and didn’t obey the king’s command.
God blessed their generations for this, making them dynasties in His eternal kingdom. Exodus 1:21
A descendant of Levi had a son that they hid for 3 months. Then they made a basket to float him in the river. The daughter of Pharaoh found him there crying and said, This is one of the Hebrew children. She called him Moses and raised him in the palace as her own son.
When he was grown, Moses went out to see his brother Israelites. He fought with an Egyptian who was striking a Hebrew, killed him, and hid him in the sand. When Pharaoh heard of it, he sought to kill Moses and Moses fled Egypt.
He came to Midian. The priest of Midian had 7 daughters. Moses helped them water their flocks. Then priest had Moses stay with him and gave him his daughter Zipporah as his wife.
40 years passed and cries of the Israelites came up to God in heaven. Moses was tending the flock by Mt. Horeb when the Angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire in a bush that burned but wasn’t consumed.
He said, Moses, Moses. Don’t come near. Take off your shoes for the place you stand is holy ground. I have seen the affliction of My people. I know their sorrows, (as He sees us and knows our sorrows), and I have come to deliver them and bring them to a land flowing with
milk and honey.
Moses said, Who am I that you send me? The Lord said, ‘I will be with you.’
I will strike Egypt with all my wonders and after that Pharaoh will let you go.
Moses asked, What if your people don’t believe me? The Lord said, The shepherd’s rod you are holding, throw it on the ground. Moses did, and it became a serpent. Moses ran. The Lord said, Take it by the tail. When He did, it became a rod again. Moses said, O Lord, I’m not eloquent. The Lord said, Didn’t I make man's mouth?
Go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what to say.
When Moses stood before Pharaoh he said, The Lord God says, Let My people go to hold a feast to Me in the wilderness. Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord that I should let the people go?
When Pharaoh asked for a sign, Moses threw his shepherd’s rod on the ground, and it became a dragon (serpent or whale).
Pharaoh’s magicians did the same and Moses’s rod swallowed up their rods.
God turned the waters in Egypt to blood; He filled the land with frogs ‘that you may know that there is none like the Lord.’
The dust was turned to lice. Ashes from the furnace made boils, terrors on the heart, hail from heaven with fire that ran along the ground, all trying to get these people who had enslaved and killed His people for 400 years to turn from all these empty things they worshipped, to the Living God, ‘that you may know that the earth is the Lord’s.’ Exodus9:29
After ten devastating plagues ending with the death of every firstborn, 600,000 men plus their wives and children left Egypt carrying with them precious treasures,
400 years back wages.
God led the people in a pillar of a cloud by day, and fire by night;
always with them.
Pharaoh changed his mind again and chased Israel with 600 chariots.
When Israel saw the chariots coming, Moses said, Don’t be afraid. Stand still and see the deliverance of the Lord.
The Angel of the Lord stood between Israel and the Egyptians.
He caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind and the waters were a wall on their right, and on their left.
When they were through the sea, the Lord brought the waters crashing down on Pharaoh and his chariots. Then the children of Israel sang, I will sing to the Lord, for He has triumphed gloriously.
The Lord is my strength and song, and He is my salvation: I will prepare Him a dwelling place; I will exalt Him. Your right hand, O Lord, is glorious in power.
The Lord will reign forever and ever.
Exodus15:1, 2, 6
In the desert, when these millions had no food, the Lord rained bread from heaven for them. ‘Man ate angel’s food,’
Psalm 78:25
When they longed for meat, He brought quail from the sea.
When there was no water, He brought water out of a rock for them.
At Mt. Sinai God gave the people His high and holy law, with the sacrifices picturing the promised Lamb of God who would take away all their sin.
God gave Moses detailed instructions to build a tabernacle for Him to dwell in as He traveled with His people. It was wood overlaid with gold, a symbol of His closeness to us,
His Deity covering our humanity.
When it was finished, ‘the Glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle,
as He desires to fills us with ‘all the fullness of God.’
Ephesians 3:17-19
He has triumphed gloriously
The Glory of God in Leviticus
Perfected forever
I love you with an everlasting love, says the Lord. Therefore, with lovingkindness
I have drawn you to Me. Jeremiah 31:3
We have a High Priest touched
with the feeling of our infirmities;
who was tested in all points as we are,
yet without sin. So let us come boldly to His throne of grace, to find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 4:15,16
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The Lord said to Moses, If anyone desires to bring a gift of his own freewill before the Lord, he is to put his hand on the head of the offering (showing all our bad going into the offering, all the Lord’s good going into the offerer.) ‘and it will be accepted (received with joyful delight) for Him to make atonement (covering) for him.'
Leviticus 1:1-4
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For Christ our Passover was sacrificed for us.'1 Corinthians 5:7 Specific offerings for each area of life were detailed, showing Christ’s complete work for us on the cross. He fulfilled all of them infinitely beyond anything that could be necessary
because He is infinite. By one sacrifice He perfected forever those who believe.
Hebrews 10:14
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When someone sinned, they brought the specified offering as a covering for their sin until Christ actually died for it.
Leviticus 4:35
When the tabernacle was completed and set up, God’s priests at began their service of interceding between the people and God.
They were an illustration of Christ interceding between the fallen human race
and our infinitely holy Maker,
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Who is infinite love,
pointing them back to Him who ‘gives to all life and breathe and all things.
Acts 17:25
He that didn’t spare His own Son,
but delivered Him up for us all,
how will He not,
with Him. freely give us all things?
Romans 8:32
Given all things!
He that overcomes will inherit all things;
and I will be his God,
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and he will be My Son/daughter. Revelation 21:7
The priests went into the sanctuary
to be with the Lord
and offer the people’s gifts.
Then the glory of the Lord appeared
to all the people.
In Ezekiel’s visions he saw a sapphire throne and on it a fiery amber gemstone form of a man flashing rainbows.
This was the glory of the Lord.
Ezekiel 1: 26-28
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Fire went out from before the Lord
and consumed the offering.
Leviticus 9:23, 24
The people were forbidden to eat blood: it was the symbol of all God’s love poured out for all in the death of His Son.
Mating with near relatives, same sexes, or animals is forbidden (because these activities join people with demons).
‘Be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy.’ Leviticus 11:44
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He gave us life, and holds our life and breath in His hand. Job 12:10 (When you can make a universe, then you can make the rules.) J. Vernon McGee
The rules God gave are high and holy
and too hard for man in his fallen, prideful state to keep. They are meant to be too hard so ‘we won’t trust in ourselves,but in God who raises the dead.’ 2 Corinthians 1:9
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Those that hear Him, whatever you do will prosper. Psalm 1
And I will give peace in the land,
and you will lie down, and nothing will make you afraid. The sword (violence and war)
won’t go through your land. Five of you will chase 100, and 100 of you will put 10,000 to flight. Leviticus 26:3-9
But you refuse to hear, I will do the opposite.
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The heavens will withhold their rain. You will have scarcity and illness and trouble on every side: man-eating animals and violent enemies. I will cast you out of this land of wheat, barley, vines, fig trees, and pomegranates: a land of olive oil and honey: a land of brooks of water and fountains that spring out of valleys and hills.
Deuteronomy 8:7,8
The glory of all lands. Ezekiel 20:6
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The law made nothing perfect, but to bring in a better hope, by which we draw near to God.
Hebrews 7:19
Seeing then that we have a Great High Priest,who has passed into the heavens,Jesus the Son of God. Hebrews 4:14
Because He continues forever, He has an unchangeable priesthood.
He is able also to save to the uttermost those that come to God by Him. Hebrews 7:24
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seeing He ever lives to make intercession for them. Such a High Priest is fitting for us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners,higher than the heavens:
Hebrews 7:25,26
sitting at the right hand of the throne of the Eternal Majesty. Hebrews 8:1
‘If the blood of bulls and of goats, purified for one year,How much more will the blood of Christ, (being infinite and eternal)
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Who through the Eternal Spirit offered Himself to God. Hebrews 9:13, 14 And by that one offering has perfected forever
those that are sanctified.’
Hebrews 10:14
And this Christ dwells in our hearts by faith so we will know His love which is beyond knowledge, and be filled with all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:16-19
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Higher than the heavens
He pleads our case
Facts – statements of truth –
Psalm 43
The Lord vindicates us
He pleads our cause against the ungodly and the unjust
He is the God of our strength
If we are mourning and oppressed because of the enemy, He sends out His light and His truth
They lead us to His holy hill, to His dwelling place
To His altar where we are reminded of His great love poured out for us
He is our exceeding joy
We praise Him for He is the health (salvation, deliverance, welfare, prosperity, victory) of our face, and our God
He knows the secrets of the heart
Facts – statements of truth –
Psalm 44
The Lord drove out the unbelieving nations and planted His people there
They didn’t conquer the promised land by their own sword, but His right hand and the light of His face,
because He was pleased with them
He is the King through whom we trample enemies
In God we shine all day long and praise Your name forever
When it seems He has turned away and is no longer blessing, allowing enemies to triumph over us opens our ears to hear more of what He is saying to us
If we forget Him or reach out to foreign gods, won’t He know?
He knows the secrets of the heart
He rises up to help us and redeem us for the sake of His faithful love
He is more beautiful than all the sons of men
Facts – statements of truth –
Psalm 45
Our hearts overflow with good things about our eternal King, there are too many to count
He is more beautiful than all the sons of men (He made them all)
Graceful words always pour from His lips
God has blessed Him forever
The Most Mighty One will strap His sword on His thigh in glory and majesty
Rushing to bring truth, humility, and justice to the world
His throne is forever and ever
The scepter of His kingdom is a right scepter
He loves righteousness and hates wickedness
His arrows are sharp in the heart of His enemies
His clothing smells wonderful, from ivory palaces
Making Him rejoice
The queen stands beside Him in the finest gold
Looking at Him makes us beautiful
He greatly desires the beauty of those who seek Him
He is our Lord and worthy of worship
Many bring Him gifts and seek His favor
His daughter is glorious inside and clothed in braided gold
Her companions are brought to the King’ palace with joy
Their children will be made princes in all the earth
We will make His name remembered in all generations and praise Him forever and ever
Our Eternal Refuge
Facts – statements of truth –
Psalm 46
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble
So we won’t fear when the earth changes and mountains slip into the heart of the sea
There is a river whose streams cause rejoicing, coming from the dwelling of the most High
God is in our midst so we won’t slip. He helps at the turning of the morning
His voice shakes kingdoms
The Lord of the armies of the heavens is with us. He is our hiding place
He makes wars to cease to the ends of the earth
He breaks their weapons and burns their chariots
He wants us to be still and know Him. He will be exalted everywhere, forever
He is with us
He reigns over the nations
Facts – statements of truth –
Psalm 47
All nations clap and shout for joy at how awesome God is.
He is a great King over all the earth.
He will just speak to subdue nations under our feet.
He will choose our inheritance for us.
[‘He that overcomes will inherit all things and I will be his/her God and he will be my son.’]
Revelation 21:7
He ascends with the voice of a shout and the sound of a trumpet.
Sing praises to Him for He is King over all the earth.
He reigns over the nations.
He sits on the throne of His holiness.
The shields of the earth belong to God.
He is greatly exalted.
He is greatly to be praised
Facts -statements of truth –
Psalm 48
Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised in His city, in the mountain of His holiness
Beautiful on high is His city, the joy of all the earth. The city of the great king.
God is known in her palaces as a refuge.
He will establish it forever.
We think of your lovingkindness in your temple.
Your praise is to the ends of the earth.
Your right hand is full of righteousness.
Mount Zion and your daughters rejoice because of your judgments.
See everything and tell it to the generations to come.
This God is our God forever and ever.
He will be our guide even unto death.
He will receive us
Facts – statements of truth –
Psalm 49
Everyone hear, We have nothing to fear when times are evil and enemies surround us.
Those that trust in their riches can’t buy back their own souls. It’s too costly and paid one time for everyone, forever.
(When He, the matchless eternal Son of God bore our sins in His own body on the cross).
Men think their line will go on forever; they call their lands by their own names.
But men held in honor don’t remain, but perish like the animals. They rot in the grave.
But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for He will receive me.
Don’t be afraid when men become rich and their possession become splendid for they can carry nothing away.
They will go to the generation of their fathers that never see the light.
He is always calling us
Facts – statements of truth –
Psalm 50
The mighty God, the Lord has spoken and called to the earth from sunrise to sunset. (Always calling because the sun is always rising and setting somewhere.)
His perfect beauty shines out of His dwelling place.
He will come and not keep silent.
He will call to heaven above and earth to gather His people together to Himself those who have made covenant with Him by sacrifice.
The heavens declare His righteousness.
God Himself is judge.
He says, Hear! I will correct you.
I will take no animals from you for every animal of the forest is Mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.
I know all the birds of the mountains: and the wild animals of the field are Mine.
If I were hungry, I wouldn’t tell you: for the world is Mine, and its fulness.
He doesn’t eat earthly animals.
He feeds on our praises.
‘Offer to God thanksgiving; and pay your vows to the Most High.’
‘Call on me in the day of trouble: I will deliver you, and you will glorify me.’
But to the wicked God says, You hate discipline and cast my words behind you. You are pleased with thieves and have your part with adulterers.
You speak evil, and deceit. Even against your brother.
You thought I was like you: but I will correct you, show you.
Now think about this, you that forget God, so I won’t tear you, and there be none to deliver:
Whoever offers praise glorifies Me: and to him that sets his life right, I will show the salvation of God.
He creates clean hearts in us
Facts - statements of truth –
Psalm 51
God is gracious to us according to His loving kindness and womb deep love.
He washes us from all iniquity and sin.
All sin is against Him first because He sees everything.
He delights when we know His truth and wisdom in our hearts.
He creates in us clean hearts and renews His right Spirit in us.
His Holy Spirit never leaves us.
He upholds us by His Prince.
He delivers us from all guilt.
That is why we sing aloud to Him of His righteousness.
He opens our lips to praise Him.
He doesn’t delight in burnt offerings but in humble hearts that bow to their Maker.
He builds walls of truth around our hearts to guard from evil.
His own are rooted in His eternal love forever
Facts -statements of truth –
Psalm 52
Evil men praise themselves; but the lovingkindness of God endures continually.
Their razor-sharp tongues work disaster and deceit.
They love evil more than speaking what’s right.
God will pluck them out of their dwellings and destroy them forever.
He will root them out of the land of the living, but those who trust the Lord will be ‘rooted and grounded in eternal love.’
They will laugh at the wicked saying, This is the man who didn’t make God his strength, safety, refuge, strong hold;
He trusted in the abundance of his riches and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
God’s own are like a green olive tree planted in His house, trusting in His mercy and lovingkindness forever and ever.
We will praise You forever because You have done it.
We will wait on Your name; for it is good, precious, beautiful before Your saints.
Call on Me
Facts -statements of truth –
Psalm 53
Fools say in their heart, There is no god.
They destroy and do hateful wickedness: there is none that does good.
God looks down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there are any that understand, that seek God.
Everyone is turned away from Him and together they have become filthy; none do good, not one.
Don’t the workers of iniquity know (that they can ask God)? Who eat up my people as they eat bread: they haven’t called on God.
They were in great fear, where there was no fear: for God has scattered the bones of him that camps against you: you put them to shame, because God despised them.
Oh that the salvation of Israel would come! When God brings back the captivity of his people, Jacob will rejoice, and Israel will be glad.
[The Most beautiful One, the Maker of heaven and earth promises, 'Ask what you will that your joy may be full.']
John 16:24
['Call on Me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things you don't know.']
Jeremiah 33:3
He delivers us out of all trouble
Facts – statements of truth –
Psalm 54
He saves us.
He brings justice to us by His strength.
He hears our prayers.
He listens to our words.
Strangers rise against us and terrors seek our soul,
for they haven’t set God before them.
God is our helper. He is with those who hold up our soul.
He will return the evil of our enemies on themselves.
He will cut them off in His truth.
For this we freely give back to Him and praise His name for it is good, precious, and beautiful.
He delivers us out of all trouble.
And we see it.
He sustains us when we cast our burdens on Him
Facts – statements of truth –
Psalm 55
He hears our prayer and pays attention to our troubles when enemies hate and attack us.
We would love to have wings like a dove and fly away and be at rest.
We would wander off and stay in the wilderness.
We would rush to escape the windy storm and tempest.
We pray for the Lord to swallow up the violent who cause calamity and strife in the city.
It isn’t always enemies that attack us but sweet friends who know us.
We call on God morning, noon, and evening, and He saves us.
He lifts us up into Himself; He exalts us.
With words smoother than butter, they make war from their heart:
With words softer than oil, drawn swords are in their mouth.
When we cast our burden on the Lord, He sustains you: He will never allow the righteous to be moved.
God will bring them down into the pit of destruction.
Bloody and deceitful men won’t live out half their days.
But we will trust in the Lord.
He puts our tears in His bottle
Facts – statements of truth –
Psalm 56
The Lord is merciful to us when men fight against us.
O Most High, enemies fight against us daily.
When we are afraid, we will trust in You.
In You we will praise Your word and not fear what any other can do to us.
Everyday they twist our words. All their thoughts are against us for evil.
They gather together, watch our steps, and hide to ambush us.
Can they escape by iniquity? In Your anger cast down these people, O God.
You tell our wanderings: You put our tears in Your bottle: they are in Your book.
When we call to You, then our enemies will turn back: I know this; for God is for me.
In God we will praise His word: in the Lord we will praise His word.
We have put our trust in God and won’t fear what man can do.
Your vows are on us, O God: We will praise You.
For You have delivered our soul from death: won’t You deliver our feet from falling, that we may walk before God in the light of the living?
He hides us under the shadow of His wings
Facts – statements of truth –
Psalm 57
The Lord is merciful to us.
We are safe hiding under the shadow of His wings when trouble comes.
God Most High works for us.
He sends from heaven and saves us from those who would swallow us up.
He lifts us up and exalts us in His faithful love and truth.
He is exalted above the heavens and His glory is above all the earth.
Evil prepares traps to catch us. They themselves fall into their own traps.
We sing and praise Him.
We will sing to Him among the nations for His faithful love is great to the heavens and His truth to the clouds.
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens: Your glory is above all the earth.
He loves righteousness and justice
Facts – statements of truth –
Psalm 58
Do the sons of men judge rightly?
Your hearts work iniquity. You ponder the violence you do in the land.
They turn away from God from the womb.
They err as soon as they are born, speaking lies.
Their words are poison, and they won’t listen to right, no matter what.
Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions.
Let them melt away as waters that run continually.
Let their arrows be broken as soon as they string their bows.
Let every one of them pass away like an untimely birth of a wife, so they not see the sun.
He will take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in His fierceness.
The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance.
And man will say, Truly, there is a reward for the righteous.
Truly, He is a God that judges in the earth.
[He loves righteousness and justice: the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.]
Psalm 33:5
The Lord is our refuge amd defense in the day of trouble
Facts -statements of truth –
Psalm 59
God delivers us from those who rise against us, from sinful, violent men.
They lurk, waiting to kill me, David said, not for anything I’ve done.
See this, Lord, and help me.
They roam the city at evening, howling like dogs.
But You, Lord, laugh at them and mock the nations.
I wait on You, O God, my strength.
Don’t kill them, so my people won’t forget.
Scatter them, bring them down, Lord God, our shield.
For the sin of their mouth let them be taken in their pride, for their cursing and lying.
End them in wrath that all may know that You rule to the ends of the earth.
They wander up and down growling.
But I will sing of Your power; yes, I will sing aloud of Your grace in the morning.
For You have been my defense and refuge in the day of my trouble.
I will sing to You, O my strength, I will sing.
For God is my defense, the God of my grace.
He tramples our enemies
Facts – statements of truth –
Psalm 60
God casts us off when angry because we turn away from Him.
He makes the earth tremble. He breaks it and heals it.
He shows hard things and makes His people drink the wine of trembling when they are far from Him.
But gives a banner to those that fear Him that evil may flee because of truth.
He delivers His beloved.
He saves and answers.
He speaks in His holiness and claims all the earth. It’s all His.
He brings us to victory and triumph.
He gives us help from trouble for the help of man is vain, empty.
Through Him we will do valiantly for He will trample our enemies.
He keeps us with Him forever
Facts – statements of truth –
Psalm 61
God hears our calls to Him even if they are from the ends of the earth.
When our heart is overwhelmed, He leads us to the Rock that is higher than us.
He is a refuge for us, a strong tower from the enemy.
The best thing for us is to stay in His sanctuary forever, to hide under the secret of His wings (near His heart).
[Jude 1:21 ‘Keep yourselves in the love of God, receive into yourself the mercy (joining with a desire to help) of our Lord Jesus Christ into (<CT) eternal life.]
He hears our vows and has given us the inheritance of those who fear Him;
to inherit all things: Revelation 21:7
and to sit with Him on His throne: Revelation 3:21
His love and truth keep us with Him forever.
God is our strength, our glory, our hiding place
Facts – statements 0f truth –
Psalm 62
Our souls wait quietly for God to save us.
He is our Rock, or defender, our high tower. Nothing can move us.
Those who try to assault us will collapse as a swaying wall.
They plot to throw us down from our excellency.
They accept lies.
They say blessings, but their hearts curse.
Our souls hope quietly in God.
He is our strength, our glory, our hiding place.
We always trust Him and pour out our hearts to Him and He lifts us up and exalts us.
Men are vapor, lies, lighter than breath.
Don’t overcharge people, or be violent, or set your heart on riches.
Power belongs to God, and faithful love.
He pays every man according to what he does.
He is our Help
Facts – statements of truth –
Psalm 63
We long to see God’s power and glory because His faithful love is better than life.
It satisfies our souls, so we praise Him with joy.
He is our help.
We think about Him at night while resting.
We rejoice in the shadow of His wings.
We cling to Him whose right hand holds us up.
Those who seek to destroy us will go into the lower parts of the earth.
They will fall by the sword and be food for the foxes.
Be we rejoice and glory in the Lord.
The mouth of those that speak lies will be stopped.
God hears and guards
Facts – statements of truth –
Psalm 64
God hears our voice and guards our life from fear of the enemy.
He hides us from the secret counsel of evil and from the crowds of workers of iniquity who sharpen their tongue like a swords, and aim their arrows, bitter words, from secret places at God’s people.
They aren’t afraid. They strengthen themselves in evil and talk secretly of laying traps saying, Who will see me?
They search out flaws in their well laid plans.
But God will shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly they will be wounded.
They make their own tongue to fall on themselves: all that see them will flee away.
All men will fear and declare the work of God; they will wisely consider His doings.
The righteous will rejoice in the Lord, and will trust Him; and all the upright in heart will glory.
[God is great in counsel, and mighty in work:
for His eyes are open on all the ways of the sons of men:
to give everyone according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.]
Jeremiah 32:19