David and Zion Chosen 1 Lord, remember David and all the hardships he endured,2Sm 16:12 2and how he swore an oath to the Lord, making a vow to the Mighty One of Jacob:Gn 49:24; Is 49:26; 60:16 3“I will not enter my house or get into my bed, 4I will not allow my eyes to […]
MORE ...A Childlike Spirit 1 Lord, my heart is not proud; my eyes are not haughty.Ps 101:5; Rm 12:16 I do not get involved with things too great or too wondrous for me.Jb 42:3; Ps 139:6 2Instead, I have calmed and quieted my soul like a weaned child with its mother; my soul is like a […]
MORE ...Awaiting Redemption 1Out of the depths I call to you, Lord!Ps 69:2; Lm 3:55 2Lord, listen to my voice; let your ears be attentive to my cry for help.2Ch 6:40; Ps 28:6; 140:6 3 Lord, if you kept an account of iniquities, Lord, who could stand?Ps 76:7; Mal 3:2; Rv 6:17 4But with you there […]
MORE ...Protection of the Oppressed 1Since my youth they have often attacked me — let Israel say — 2since my youth they have often attacked me, but they have not prevailed against me.Jr 1:19; 20:11 3Plowmen plowed over my back; they made their furrows long.Mc 3:12 4The Lord is righteous; he has cut the ropes of the wicked.Ps […]
MORE ...Blessings for Those Who Fear God 1How happy is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways!Ps 112:1; 119:1,3 2You will surely eat what your hands have worked for.Is 3:10 You will be happy, and it will go well for you.Ec 8:12 3Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house, […]
MORE ...The Blessing of the Lord 1Unless the Lord builds a house, its builders labor over it in vain;Ps 78:69 unless the Lord watches over a city, the watchman stays alert in vain.Ps 121:4 2In vain you get up early and stay up late, working hard to have enough food — yes, he gives sleep to the […]
MORE ...Zion’s Restoration 1When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion,126:1 Or Lord returned those of Zion who had been captives we were like those who dream.Ps 85:1; Jr 29:14 2Our mouths were filled with laughter then,Jb 8:21 and our tongues with shouts of joy.Ps 51:14 Then they said among the nations, “The Lord has done […]
MORE ...Israel’s Stability 1Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion. It cannot be shaken; it remains forever.Ps 46:5 2The mountains surround Jerusalem and the Lord surrounds his people, both now and forever.Zch 2:5 3The scepter of the wicked will not remain over the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will […]
MORE ...The Lord Is on Our Side 1If the Lord had not been on our side — let Israel say — 2if the Lord had not been on our sidePs 94:17; Rm 8:31 when people attacked us,Ps 129:1 3then they would have swallowed us alive in their burning anger against us.Ps 35:25; 56:1; Pr 1:12 4Then the water […]
MORE ...Servants of the Lord 1I look up to you, God, as you rule from your throne in heaven. 2Yes, our eyes look up to the Lord our God. We want him to be kind to us, so we wait for his help. We wait like servants who want help from their master. 3Please be kind […]
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