12 Glorify the Lord, O Jerusalem!
Praise your God, O Zion!
13 For he has strengthened the bars of your gates
and blessed your children within your walls.
14 He sends peace across your nation
and satisfies your hunger with the finest wheat.
15 He sends his orders to the world—
how swiftly his word flies!
16 He sends the snow like white wool;
he scatters frost upon the ground like ashes.
17 He hurls the hail like stones.
Who can stand against his freezing cold?
18 Then, at his command, it all melts.
He sends his winds, and the ice thaws.
19 He has revealed his words to Jacob,
his decrees and regulations to Israel.
20 He has not done this for any other nation;
they do not know his regulations.
Praise the Lord! NLT
Look at verse 12. This is a command. Take a moment to do what this verse says.
Complete the following chart: What does God do?
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Why would verses 19-20 be important for the people of Israel? (Think back to verse 12 and to the background of this psalm: refugees returning to rebuild their land.)
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How do you fit into verses 19-20? What responsibility do you have as a result?
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