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"Blessed be the name of the Lord," the solemn syllables rang out slowly one after another, setting the air quivering with waves of sound. View in context Through you, O queen, men are blessed in their children and blessed in their harvests, and to you it belongs to give means of life...
However, when the wordblessedfirst appeared in the Bible, Jesus Christ used the word in his Sermon on the Mount, referring to people facing persecution. He used the Greek termmakarios, which means satisfaction from experiencing the fullness of something or self-contained happiness, indicating fulfil...
Our sin, which means missing the mark has been covered, Paul quotes this inRomans 4;7. What is that covering? It is the precious blood of Christ. In the Old testament, the covering was the sacrificial system, but now there is a better covering and covenantPsalm85;2. We now have the ...
BOOK I Psalms 1–41 - Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of
Jewish thinkers explain that to bless means to increase (in joy, in peacefulness). Often in the Bible and in most Jewish traditions, as mentioned above, prayers begin with blessing God. ... Thus, “Blessed are You, Our God” is a declaration of trust and the greatest hope for Him to ...
Mary exults in the fulfillment of God's promise to bring both mercy and justice to those on earth in a long speech known as the Song of Mary, or the Magnificat (Luke 1:4656). The title Magnificat, which means "it magnifies," comes from the first word of the Latin version of the ...
48:11 Verse 11b is not extant in the Hebrew; it is represented in the Greek tradition by “for we too shall certainly live.” But this can hardly be the original reading. Ben Sira 48:11 in all English translations New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE) Scripture texts, prefaces...
The Bible does teach about people unable to control themselves and demons consequently being cast out from their bodies by Jesus Himself in the gospels or in Jesus’ name in Acts. This does not mean that exorcisms only happen in the Bible as I believe it can happen even in the present da...
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the...