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NAMES (JOSHUA to SONG of SOLOMON)

“God in heaven above and on earth beneath” (Josh. 2:11)
“the Lord (YHWH) of all the earth” (Josh. 3:11, 13: Zech. 6:5; see Zech. 4:14)
“Commander of the army of the Lord (YHWH)” (Josh. 5:14)
“Commander of the Lord’s (YHWH) army” (Josh. 5:15)
“the Lord (YHWH) God of gods” (Josh. 22:22)
“He who fights for you” (Josh. 23:10)
“He who brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt” (Josh. 24:17)
“a holy God” (Josh. 24:19)
“the Spirit of the Lord (YHWH)” (Jud. 3:10; 6:34; 11:29; 13:25; 14:6, 19; 15:14; I Sam. 16:13-14;
    II Sam. 23:2; Isa. 11:2; 40:13; 61:1; Ezek. 11:5; 37:1; Micah 2:7; 3:8)
“the Angel of God” (Jud. 6:20; 13:6, 9; see Gen. 21:17)
“a Man of God” (Jud. 13:6, 8)
“the Lord (YHWH) of hosts” (I Sam. 1:3, 11; 15:2; II Sam. 6:2; 7:13; I Chron. 17:7; Ps. 46:7, 11;
    48:8; 84:3, 12; Isa. 1:24; 2:12; 3:15; 5:7, 9; 6:5; 8:13; 9:7, 13; used often in Isaiah;
    note 47:4 & 48:2; Jer. 6:16, 9; 9:17; 20:12; 33:12; 49:7, 35; 50:33, 34; Zeph. 2:10; Hag.
    1:2, 7, 14; 2:4, 6, 9, 11, 23; Zech. 1:3; used often in Zechariah; Mal. 1:4; used often in
    Malachi)
“the God of knowledge” (I Sam. 2:3)
“the Strength of Israel” (I Sam. 15:29; “the Glory of Israel” in some trans.)
“my fortress” (II Sam. 22:2; Ps. 18:2; 31:3; 71:3; 91:2; 144:2)
“my deliverer” (II Sam. 22:2; Ps. 18:2; 70:5; 144:2)
“the God of my strength” (II Sam. 22:3)
“my shield” (II Sam. 22:3; 18:1; 28:7; 43:2; 144:2)
“the horn of my salvation” (II Sam. 22:3; Ps. 18:2)
“my stronghold” (II Sam. 22:3)
“my refuge” (II Sam. 22:3; Ps. 62:7; 91:2; 142:5)
“my Savior” (II Sam. 22:3)
“my support” (II Sam. 22:19)
“my lamp” (II Sam. 22:29)
“my strength” (II Sam. 22:33; Ps. 18:1, 2; 28:7; 59:9, 17; Hab. 3:19)
“my power” (II Sam, 22:32)
“the Rock of my salvation” (II Sam. 22:47; Ps. 89:26)
“the tower of salvation to His king” (II Sam. 22:51)
“the Rock of Israel” (II Sam. 23:3)
“Lord (YHWH) God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel” (I Ki. 18:36; I Chron. 29:18; II Chron. 30:6)
“the God of the land” (II Ki. 17:26-28)
“the Holy One of Israel” (II Ki. 19:22; Ps. 71:22; 78:41; 89:18; Isa. 1:4, a favorite term of
    Isaiah, appearing twenty-nine times in his writings; Jer. 50:29; 51:5; Ezek. 39:7)
“the God of David” (II Ki. 20:5)
“the Lord (YHWH) God of his fathers” (II Ki. 21:22; II Chron. 28:25; 30:19)
“God of our salvation” (I Chron. 16:35; Ps. 65:5; 68:19; 79:9; 85:4)
“The Lord (YHWH) of hosts, the God of Israel” (I Chron. 17:24; Ps. 59:5; Isa. 37:16; Jer. 7:3, 21;
    9:15; 16:9; 19:3, 15; 27:4, 21; 28:2, 14; 29:4, 8, 21, 25; 31:23; 32:14, 15; 35:13, 18,
    19; 42:15, 18; 43:10; Jer. 44:2, 11, 25; 46:25; 50:18; 51:33; 48:1; a favorite term of
    Jeremiah; Zeph. 2:9)
“Israel’s God” (I Chron. 17:24)
“my God” (I Chron. 17:25; Neh. 13:14, 22, 29, 30; Ps. 3:7; 18:2; 22:10; 25:2; 31:14; 36:7;
    38:21; 83:13; 91:2; 102:24; 104:33;; 143:10; Isa. 25:1; Hos. 8:2; 9:17; Joel. 1:13; Jonah
    2:6; Micah 7:7)
“our Father” (I Chron. 29:10; Isa. 64:8)
“the Lord (YHWH) his God” (II Chron. 1:1; 14:2, 11; 15:9; 31:20; 36:5, 12; Ps. 146:5)
“our God” (II Chron. 2:5; Ez. 9:10; Ps. 95:7; Jer. 23:36; Dan. 9:17)
“the true God” (II Chron. 15:3)
“the God of his father” (II Chron. 17:4)
“God in heaven” (II Chron. 20:6)
“the Lord (YHWH) God of your father David” (II Chron. 21:12)
“the God of Jerusalem” (II Chron. 32:19)
“the God of his father David” (II Chron. 34:3)
“the Lord God of heaven” (II Chron. 36:23; Ez. 1:2; Neh. 1:5; Jonah 1:9)
“the God of heaven and earth” (Ez. 5:11)
“the God of heaven” (Ez. 5:12; 6:9, 10; 7:12, 21, 23; Neh. 1:4; 2:4, 20; 10:36-39)
“the Lord (YHWH) God of our fathers” (Ez. 7:27)
“great and awesome God” (Neh. 1:5)
“the great God” (Neh. 8:6)
“the great, the mighty, and awesome God” (Neh. 9:32)
“Maker” (Job 4:17; 32:22; 35:10; 36:3; Ps. 149:2; Prov. 17:5; Isa. 17:7; 22:11; 45:9, 11;
    51:13; 54:5; Jer. 10:16; 51:19; Hos. 8:14)
“the Holy One” (Job 6:10; Prov. 9:10; 30:3; Isa. 10:17; 40:25; 48:17; Hos. 11:12; Hab. 3:3)
“Redeemer” (Job 19:25; Ps. 19:4; 19:14; 78:35; Isa. 44:6, 24; 47:4; 48:17; 49:26; 54:8; 59:20;
    60:16; 63:16; Jer. 50:34)
“Prosecutor” (Job 31:35)
“Anointed” (Ps. 2:2; 132:17; used of the Son)
“my King” (Ps. 2:5; used of the Son)
“My Son” (Ps. 2:7; used of the Son)
“the Son” (Ps. 2:12; used of the Son)
“My glory and the One who lifts up my head” (Ps. 3:3)
“God of my righteousness” (Ps. 4:1)
“my King and my God” (Ps. 5:2; 44:4)
“the righteous God” (Ps. 7:9)
“Lord (YHWH) Most High” (Ps. 7:17; 47:2)
“Lord” (Adonai; Ps. 8:1, 9)
“King” (Ps. 10:16; 20:19; 29:10; 47:2, 6, 7; Isa. 6:5; 33:17; Jer. 51:57; Zech. 14:9, 16, 17)
“Your Holy One” (Ps. 16:10; used of the Son)
“my Strength” (Ps. 18:2; 2:19; 59:17)
“the God of my salvation” (Ps. 18:46; 25:5; 27:9; 51:14; 88:1; Mic. 7:7; Hab. 3:18)
“O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer” (Ps. 19:14)
“my God, my God” (Ps. 22:1)
“my shepherd” (Ps. 23:1)
“the God of his salvation” (Ps. 24:5)
“King of Glory” (Ps. 24:7, 8, 9, 10)
“my light” (Ps. 27:1)
“the strength of my life” (Ps. 27:1)
“Lord (YHWH) my Rock” (Ps. 28:1)
“the God of glory” (Ps. 29:3)
“Lord God of truth” (Ps. 31:5)
“our help” (Ps. 33:20)
“our shield” (Ps. 33:20; 59:11)
“my God and my Lord” (Ps. 35:23)
“the living God” (Ps. 42:2; Hos. 1:10)
“the God of my life” (Ps. 42:8; Isa. 37:17; Jer. 10:10; 23:36)
“the God of my strength” (Ps. 43:2)
“O God, my God” (Ps. 43:4)
“my King” (Ps. 44:4; 68:24; 74:12)
“our refuge and strength” (Ps. 46:1)
“a great King” (Ps. 47:2)
“our King” (Ps. 47:6; Isa. 33:22)
“the King of all the earth” (Ps. 47:7)
“the great King:” (Ps. 48:2)
“the Mighty One, God the Lord” (Ps. 50:1)
“my helper” (Ps. 54:4)
“Lord (YHWH) God of hosts, the God of Israel” (Ps. 59:5)
“Strength” (Ps. 59:9, 17)
“my defense” (Ps. 59:9, 17; 62:2, 6)
“my merciful God” (Ps. 59:10)
“the God of my mercy” (Ps. 59:17)
“my glory” (Ps. 62:7)
“the rock of my strength” (Ps. 62:7)
“God, our own God” (Ps. 67:6)
YAH” (Ps. 68:4; Isa. 38:11)
“father of the fatherless” (Ps. 68:5)
“defender of widows” (Ps. 68:5)
“the God of salvation” (Ps. 68:20)
“He who gives strength and power to His people” (Ps. 68:35)
“my help” (Ps. 70:5)
“my hope” (Ps. 71:5)
“Lord God” (Adonai; Ps. 71:5; Isa. 61:11; 65:13, 15; Jer. 1:6; used often by Ezekiel; used
    frequently by Amos)
“the Lord (YHWH) God, the God of Israel” (Ps. 72:18)
“the Most High God” (Ps. 78:35, 56; Dan. 4:2; 5:18, 21)
“God of our salvation” (Ps. 79:9; 85:4)
“Shepherd of Israel” (Ps. 80:1)
“the Lord (YHWH) God of hosts” (Ps. 80:4, 19; 84:8; 89:8; Isa. 10:23-24; 22:4-5; Jer. 46:10;
    49:5; 50:25; Hos. 12:5; Amos 4:13; 5:14, 15, 16, 27; 6:8, 14; 9:5)
“God of hosts” (Ps. 80:7, 14)
“our strength” (Ps. 81:1)
“my King and my God” (Ps. 84:3)
“God the Lord” (Ps. 85:8; 109:21; 140:7; 141:8; Isa. 42:5)
“my Father” (Ps. 89:26; Jer. 3:19)
“the Rock of our salvation” (Ps. 95:1)
“the great God” (Ps. 95:3; Dan. 2:45)
“the great King” (Ps. 95:3)
“the Lord (YHWH) our Maker” (Ps. 95:3)
“God their Savior” (Ps. 106:26)
“God of my praise” (Ps. 109:1)
“the Mighty One of Jacob” (Ps. 132:2, 5; Isa 49:26; 60:16)
“the God of gods” (Ps. 136:2; Dan. 2:47; 11:36)
“the Lord of lords” (Ps. 136:3; Dan. 2:47)
“my strength of my salvation” (Ps. 140:7)
“my portion in the land of the living” (Ps. 142:5)
“the Lord (YHWH) my Rock” (Ps. 144:1)
“my lovingkindness” (Ps. 144:2)
“my high tower” (Ps. 144:2)
“my God O King” (Ps. 145:1)
“their King” (Ps. 149:2)
“Creator” (Ecc. 12:1; Isa. 40:28)


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