New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Know that the LORD Himself is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Realize that the LORD alone is God. He made us, and we are his. We are his people and the sheep in his care.
King James Bible
Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Bible in Basic English
Be certain that the Lord is God; it is he who has made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep to whom he gives food.
Webster's Bible Translation
Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
Young's Literal Translation
Know that Jehovah He is God, He made us, and we are His, His people -- and the flock of His pasture.
This hearkens back to what I said about physical strongholds -- the idea that we somehow own our bodies. But we didn't make them. I dare say the vast majority of us have plenty of ideas about how we'd far prefer our bodies to be: taller or shorter, curvier or slimmer, with different hair, different teeth, different skin, different eyes. We came into being without our own volition, and our bodies are what they are, regardless of our opinions on the matter.
It behooves us to remember that from time to time. We didn't make ourselves, and we're not nearly as much in charge of the show as we like to think. All it takes is a head cold to remind us of that.
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