Saturday, March 31, 2012

FEAR Psalm 128:1

Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in obedience to him.

Blessed are all who fear the LORD
Psalm 103:11-12 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
Psalm 112:1 Praise the LORD. Blessed are those who fear the LORD, who find great delight in his commands.
Psalm 128:2-4 You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours. Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table. Yes, this will be the blessing for the man who fears the LORD.

who walk in obedience to him
Psalm 119:1-3 Blessed are those whose ways are blameless, who walk according to the law of the LORD. Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart--they do no wrong but follow his ways.

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Friday, March 30, 2012

FEAR Psalm 118:1-4

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. Let Israel say: "His love endures forever." Let the house of Aaron say: "His love endures forever." Let those who fear the LORD say: "His love endures forever."

Give thanks to the LORD
1 Chronicles 16:8 Give praise to the LORD, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done.

for he is good
2 Chronicles 5:13-14 The trumpeters and musicians joined in unison to give praise and thanks to the LORD. Accompanied by trumpets, cymbals and other instruments, the singers raised their voices in praise to the LORD and sang: "He is good; his love endures forever." Then the temple of the LORD was filled with a cloud, and the priests could not perform their service because of the cloud, for the glory of the LORD filled the temple of God.
2 Chronicles 7:3 When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they knelt on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD, saying, "He is good; his love endures forever."

his love endures forever
Ezra 3:11 With praise and thanksgiving they sang to the LORD: "He is good; his love toward Israel endures forever." And all the people gave a great shout of praise to the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.

Let Israel say:
Psalm 115:9 All you Israelites, trust in the LORD--he is their help and shield.

His love endures forever
Psalm 106:1 Praise the LORD. Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
Psalm 136:1 (and through verse 26) Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good. His love endures forever.

Let the house of Aaron say:
Exodus 30:30 "Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them so they may serve me as priests."
Psalm 115:10 House of Aaron, trust in the LORD--he is their help and shield.

Let those who fear the LORD say:
Psalm 115:11 You who fear him, trust in the LORD--he is their help and shield.

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Thursday, March 29, 2012

FEAR Psalm 12:1 Part 2 of 2

Praise the LORD. Blessed are those who fear the LORD, who find great delight in his commands.

Blessed are those
Psalm 1:1-2 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 mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night.

who fear the LORD
Job 1:8 Then the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil."
Psalm 66:16 Come and hear, all you who fear God; let me tell you what he has done for me.
Psalm 103:11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; ...
Psalm 115:13 ... he will bless those who fear the LORD--small and great alike.
Psalm 128:1 Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in obedience to him.

who find great delight in his commands
Psalm 1:2 ... but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night.
Psalm 119:14 I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches.
Psalm 119:16 I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word.
Psalm 119:35 Direct me in the path of your commands, for there I find delight.
Psalm 119:46-47 I will speak of your statutes before kings and will not be put to shame, for I delight in your commands because I love them.
Psalm 119:92 If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

FEAR Psalm 12:1 Part 1 of 2

Praise the LORD. Blessed are those who fear the LORD, who find great delight in his commands.

Praise the LORD
Psalm 33:1-3 Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him. Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre. Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.
Psalm 103:1-5 Praise the LORD, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits--who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagles.
Psalm 103:21-22 Praise the LORD, all his heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will. Praise the LORD, all his works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the LORD, my soul.
Psalm 150:1-2 Praise the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens. Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness.
Psalm 150:6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD.

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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

FEAR Psalm 111:10

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise.

The fear of the LORD
Job 23:15 "That is why I am terrified before him; when I think of all this, I fear him."
Psalm 19:9 The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever. The decrees of the LORD are firm, and all of them are righteous.

is the beginning of wisdom
Deuteronomy 4:6 Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding to the nations, who will hear about all these decrees and say, "Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people."
Job 28:28 And he said to the human race, "The fear of the LORD--that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding."
Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

all who follow his precepts have good understanding
Psalm 119:98 Your commands are always with me and make me wiser than my enemies.
Psalm 119:104 I gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every wrong path.
Psalm 119:130 The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.
Psalm 111:7-8 The works of his hands are faithful and just; all his precepts are trustworthy. They are established for ever and ever, enacted in faithfulness and uprightness.
Psalm 19:7-8 The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple. The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.
Psalm 112:1 Praise the LORD. Blessed are those who fear the LORD, who find great delight in his commands.

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Monday, March 26, 2012

FEAR Psalm 91:4-5

He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, ...

He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge
Ruth 2:12 "May the LORD repay you for what you have done. May you be richly rewarded by the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge."
Psalm 17:8-9 Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings from the wicked who are out to destroy me, from my mortal enemies who surround me.

his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart
Deuteronomy 32:10 In a desert land he found him, in a barren and howling waste. He shielded him and cared for him; he guarded him as the apple of his eye, ...
Psalm 35:1-2 Contend, LORD, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me. Take up shield and armor; arise and come to my aid.
Isaiah 27:2-3 In that day--"Sing about a fruitful vineyard: I, the LORD, watch over it; I water it continually. I guard it day and night so that no one may harm it."
Isaiah 31:5 "Like birds hovering overhead, the LORD Almighty will shield Jerusalem; he will shield it and deliver it, he will 'pass over' it and will rescue it."
Zechariah 12:8 "On that day the LORD will shield those who live in Jerusalem, so that the feeblest among them will be like David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the LORD going before them."

You will not fear
Job 5:21 "You will be protected from the lash of the tongue, and need not fear when destruction comes."

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Sunday, March 25, 2012

FEAR Psalm 90:10-12 Part 3 of 3

Our days may come to seventy years, or eighty, if our strength endures; yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away. If only we knew the power of your anger! Your wrath is as great as the fear that is your due. Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

that we may gain a heart of wisdom
Deuteronomy 32:28-29 They are a nation without sense, there is no discernment in them. If only they were wise and would understand this and discern what their end will be!
Psalm 92:6-7 Senseless people do not know, fools do not understand, that though the wicked spring up like grass and all evildoers flourish, they will be destroyed forever.
Psalm 94:8-13 Take notice, you senseless ones among the people; you fools, when will you become wise? Does he who fashioned the ear not hear? Does he who fashioned the eye not see? Does he who disciplines nations not punish? Does he who teaches mankind lack knowledge? The LORD knows all human plans; he knows that they are futile. Blessed is the one you discipline, LORD, the one you teach from your law; you grant them relief from days of trouble, till a pit is dug for the wicked.

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Saturday, March 24, 2012

FEAR Psalm 90:10-12 Part 2 of 3

Our days may come to seventy years, or eighty, if our strength endures; yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away. If only we knew the power of your anger! Your wrath is as great as the fear that is your due. Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

Your wrath is as great as the fear that is your due
Psalm 7:11 God is a righteous judge, a God who displays his wrath every day.
Psalm 76:7 It is you alone who are to be feared. Who can stand before you when you are angry?

Teach us to number our days
Psalm 39:4-5 "Show me, LORD, my life's end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is. You have made my days a mere handbreadth; the span of my years is as nothing before you. Everyone is but a breath, even those who seem secure."
Psalm 139:16 Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
Proverbs 16:9 In their hearts humans plan their course, but the LORD establishes their steps.
Proverbs 20:24 A person's steps are directed by the LORD. How then can anyone understand their own way?

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Friday, March 23, 2012

FEAR Psalm 90:10-12 Part 1 of 3

Our days may come to seventy years, or eighty, if our strength endures; yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away. If only we knew the power of your anger! Your wrath is as great as the fear that is your due. Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

Our days may come to seventy years
Isaiah 23:15-17 At that time Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years, the span of a king's life. But at the end of these seventy years, it will happen to Tyre as in the song of the prostitute: "Take up a harp, walk through the city, you forgotten prostitute; play the harp well, sing many a song, so that you will be remembered." At the end of seventy years, the LORD will deal with Tyre. She will return to her lucrative prostitution and will ply her trade with all the kingdoms on the face of the earth.
Jeremiah 25:11 This whole country will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon seventy years.

or eighty, if our strength endures
2 Samuel 19:35 "I am now eighty years old. Can I tell the difference between what is enjoyable and what is not? Can your servant taste what he eats and drinks? Can I still hear the voices of the male and female singers? Why should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king?"

yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow
Job 5:7 "Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward."

for they quickly pass, and we fly away
Job 20:8 "Like a dream he flies away, no more to be found, banished like a vision of the night."
Job 34:14-15 "If it were his intention and he withdrew his spirit and breath, all humanity would perish together and mankind would return to the dust."

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Thursday, March 22, 2012

FEAR Psalm 86:11

Teach me your way, LORD, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.

Teach me your way, LORD
Exodus 33:13 "If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to find favor with you. Remember that this nation is your people."
1 Samuel 12:23 "As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by failing to pray for you. And I will teach you the way that is good and right."
Psalm 25:5 Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.

that I may rely on your faithfulness
Psalm 26:2-3 Test me, LORD, and try me, examine my heart and my mind; for I have always been mindful of your unfailing love and have lived in reliance on your faithfulness.

give me an undivided heart
Jeremiah 24:7 "I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the LORD. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all their heart."
Jeremiah 32:39 "I will give them singleness of heart and action, so that they will always fear me and that all will then go well for them and for their children after them.
Ezekiel 11:19 "I will give them an undivided heart and put a new spirit in them; I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh."
1 Corinthians 7:35 I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord.

that I may fear your name
Deuteronomy 6:24 "The LORD commanded us to obey all these decrees and to fear the LORD our God, so that we might always prosper and be kept alive, as is the case today."

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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

FEAR Psalm 46:1-3 Part 6 of 6

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.

though its waters roar and foam
Psalm 93:3 The seas have lifted up, LORD, the seas have lifted up their voice; the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.
Isaiah17:13 Although the peoples roar like the roar of surging waters, when he rebukes them they flee far away, driven before the wind like chaff on the hills, like tumbleweed before a gale.
Jeremiah 5:22 "Should you not fear me?" declares the LORD. "Should you not tremble in my presence? I made the sand a boundary for the sea, an everlasting barrier it cannot cross. The waves may roll, but they cannot prevail; they may roar, but they cannot cross it."
Ezekiel 1:24 When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings, like the roar of rushing waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.
Revelation 19:6 Then I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting: "Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns."

and the mountains quake with their surging
Judges 5:5 "When you, LORD, went out from Seir, when you marched from the land of Edom, the earth shook, the heavens poured, the clouds poured down water. The mountains quaked before the LORD, the One of Sinai, before the LORD, the God of Israel.

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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

FEAR Psalm 46:1-3 Part 5 of 6

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.

and the mountains fall
Psalm 46:6 Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall, he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
Psalm 18:7 The earth trembled and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains shook; they trembled because he was angry.
Psalm 97:5 The mountains melt like wax before the LORD, before the LORD of all the earth.
Isaiah 54:10 "Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed," says the LORD, who has compassion on you.
Amos 9:5 The LORD, the LORD Almighty--he touches the earth and it melts, and all who live in it mourn; the whole land rises like the Nile, then sinks like the river of Egypt; ...
Micah 1:4 The mountains melt beneath him and the valleys split apart, like wax before the fire, like water rushing down a slope.
Nahum 1:5 The mountains quake before him and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence, the world and all who live in it.
Habakkuk 3:6 He stood, and shook the earth; he looked, and made the nations tremble. The ancient mountains crumbled and the age-old hills collapsed--but he marches on forever.

into the heart of the sea
Exodus 15:8 "By the blast of your nostrils the waters piled up. The surging waters stood up like a wall; the deep waters congealed in the heart of the sea."

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Monday, March 19, 2012

FEAR Psalm 46:1-3 Part 4 of 6

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.

though the earth give way
Psalm 82:5 "The 'gods' know nothing, they understand nothing. They walk about in darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken."
Isaiah 13:13 Therefore I will make the heavens tremble; and the earth will shake from its place at the wrath of the LORD Almighty, in the day of his burning anger.
Isaiah 24:1 See, the LORD is going to lay waste the earth and devastate it; he will ruin its face and scatter its inhabitants--...
Isaiah 24:19-20 The earth is broken up, the earth is split asunder, the earth is violently shaken. The earth reels like a drunkard, it sways like a hut in the wind; so heavy upon it is the guilt of its rebellion that it falls--never to rise again.
Jeremiah 4:23 I looked at the earth, and it was formless and empty; and at the heavens, and their light was gone.
Daniel 11:19 "After this, he will turn back toward the fortresses of his own country but will stumble and fall, to be seen no more."
Amos 8:14 "Those who swear by the sin of Samaria--who say, 'As surely as your god lives, Dan,' or 'As surely as the god of Beersheba lives'--they will fall, never to rise again."
Revelation 6:14 The heavens receded like a scroll being rolled up, and every mountain and island was removed from its place.

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Sunday, March 18, 2012

FEAR Psalm 46:1-3 Part 3 of 6

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.

an ever-present help in trouble
Psalm 34:18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
Lamentations 3:57 You came near when I called you, and you said, "Do not fear."
Psalm 18:6 In my distress I called to the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears.
Luke 1:54 "He has helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful ..."
Deuteronomy 4:30 When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you, then in later days you will return to the LORD your God and obey him.
Psalm 25:17 Relieve the troubles of my heart and free me from my anguish.

therefore we will not fear
Genesis 4:7 "If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it."
Psalm 3:6 I will not fear though tens of thousands assail me on every side.

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Saturday, March 17, 2012

FEAR Psalm 46:1-3 Part 2 of 6

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.

God is our refuge and strength
Psalm 142:5 I cry to you, LORD; I say, "You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living."
Isaiah 33:15-16 Those who walk righteously and speak what is right, who reject gain from extortion and keep their hands from accepting bribes, who stop their ears against plots of murder and shut their eyes against contemplating evil--they are the ones who will dwell on the heights, whose refuge will be the mountain fortress. Their bread will be supplied, and water will not fail them.
Jeremiah 16:19-20 LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in time of distress, to you the nations will come from the ends of the earth and say, "Our ancestors possessed nothing but false gods, worthless idols that did them no good. Do people make their own gods? Yes, but they are not gods!"
Jeremiah 17:17 Do not be a terror to me; you are my refuge in the day of disaster.
Joel 3:16 The LORD will roar from Zion and thunder from Jerusalem; the earth and the heavens will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for his people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.
Nahum 1:7 The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him, ...
Psalm 18:1 I love you LORD, my strength.

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Friday, March 16, 2012

FEAR Psalm 46:1-3 Part 1 of 6

God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.

God is our refuge and strength
Psalm 9:9 The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
Psalm 37:39 The salvation of the righteous comes from the LORD; he is their stronghold in time of trouble.
Psalm 61:3 For you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the foe.
Psalm 73:26 My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalm 91:2 I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."
Psalm 91:9-10 If you say, "The LORD is my refuge," and you make the Most High your dwelling, no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent.

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Thursday, March 15, 2012

FEAR Psalm 34:8-9

Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. Fear the LORD, you his holy people, for those who fear him lack nothing.

Taste and see that the LORD is good
Hebrews 5:4-6a It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age and who have fallen away, to be brought back to repentance.
1 Peter 2:2-3 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.

blessed is the one who takes refuge in him
Psalm 2:11-12 Serve the LORD with fear and celebrate his rule with trembling. Kiss his son, or he will be angry and your way will lead to your destruction, for his wrath can flare up in a moment. Blessed are all who take refuge in him.

Fear the LORD
Deuteronomy 6:13 Fear the LORD your God, serve him only and take your oaths in his name.
Revelation 14:6-7 Then I saw another angel flying in mid-air, and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth--to every nation, tribe, language and people. He said in a loud voice, "Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water."

for those who fear him lack nothing
Psalm 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing.

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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

FEAR Psalm 34:7

The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him and he delivers them.

The angel of the LORD
Genesis 32:1-2 Jacob also went on his way, and the angels of God met him. When Jacob saw them, he said, "This is the camp of God!" So he named that place Mahanaim.
Daniel 3:28 Then Nebuchadnezzar said, "Praise be to the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king's command and were willing to give up their lives rather than serve or worship any god except their own God."
Matthew 18:10 "See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven."

encamps around those who fear him and delivers them
Psalm 22:4 In you our ancestors put their trust; they trusted and you delivered them.
Psalm 37:40 The LORD helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him.
Psalm 41:1 Blessed are those who have regard for the weak; the LORD delivers them in time of trouble.
Psalm 97:10 Let those who love the LORD hate evil, for he guards the lives of his faithful ones and delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
Isaiah 31:5 "Like birds hovering overhead, the LORD Almighty will shield Jerusalem; he will shield it and deliver it, he will 'pass over' it and will rescue it."
Acts 12:11 Then Peter came to himself and said, "Now I know without a doubt that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from Herod's clutches and from everything the Jewish people were hoping would happen."

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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

FEAR Psalm 33:8-9

Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the people of the world revere him. For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.

Let all the earth fear the LORD
Deuteronomy 6:13 Fear the LORD your God, serve him only and take your oaths in his name.
Psalm 2:11 Serve the LORD with fear and celebrate his rule with trembling.

let all the people of the world
Psalm 40:1-3 Hear this, all you peoples; listen all who live in this world, both low and high, rich and poor alike: My mouth will speak words of wisdom; the meditation of my heart will give you understanding.
Isaiah 18:3 All you people of the world, you who live on the earth, when a banner is raised on the mountains, you will see it, and when a trumpet sounds, you will hear it.
Micah 1:2 Hear, you peoples, all of you, listen, earth and all who live in it, that the Sovereign LORD may bear witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.

revere him
Deuteronomy 14:23 Eat the tithe of your grain, new wine and olive oil, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks in the presence of the LORD your God at the place he will choose as a dwelling for his Name, so that you may learn to revere the LORD your God always.

For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm
Psalm 148:5-6 Let them praise the name of the LORD, for at his command they were created, and he established them for ever and ever--he issued a decree that will never pass away.

NOTES:
Read Psalm 148

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Monday, March 12, 2012

FEAR Psalm 27:1

The LORD is my light and my salvation--whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life--of whom shall I be afraid?

The LORD is my light
2 Samuel 22:29 "You, LORD, are my lamp; the LORD turns my darkness into light."
Isaiah 60:1-3 "Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the LORD rises upon you. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn."
John 8:12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."
Colossians 1:12-14 ... and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light. For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

and my salvation
Exodus 15:2 "The LORD is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him."
Psalm 3:8 From the LORD comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people.

The LORD is the stronghold of my life
Psalm 9:9 The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

of whom shall I be afraid?
Job 13:15 "Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face."
Psalm 56:3-4 When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise--in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?

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Sunday, March 11, 2012

FEAR Psalm 23:4

Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.

Even though I walk through the darkest valley
Job 3:5 "May gloom and utter darkness claim it once more; may a cloud settle over it; may blackness overwhelm it."
Psalm 107:14 He brought them out of darkness, the utter darkness, and broke away their chains.

I will fear no evil
Psalm 3:6 I will not fear though tens of thousands assail me on every side.
Psalm 27:1 The LORD is my light and my salvation--whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life--of whom shall I be afraid?

for you are with me
Psalm 16:8 I keep my eyes always on the LORD. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
Isaiah 43:2 "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze."
Deuteronomy 31:6 "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."
Deuteronomy 31:8 "The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."
Matthew 28:20b "And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

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Saturday, March 10, 2012

FEAR Psalm 19:9

The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever. The decrees of the LORD are firm, and all of them are righteous.

The fear of the LORD
Psalm 34:11-14 Come, my children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies. Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
Psalm 111:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding. To him belongs eternal praise.
Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Ecclesiastes 12:13 Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.
Isaiah 33:6 He will be the sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the LORD is the key to this treasure.

The decrees of the LORD are firm, and all of them are righteous
Psalm 119:138 The statutes you have laid down are righteous; they are fully trustworthy.
Psalm 119:142 Your righteousness is everlasting and your law is true.

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Friday, March 9, 2012

FEAR Psalm 2:11

Serve the LORD with fear and celebrate his rule with trembling.

Serve the LORD with fear
Psalm 103:11-12 For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.

and celebrate his rule
Psalm 9:2 I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High.
Psalm 35:9 Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and delight in his salvation.
Psalm 104:34 May my meditation be pleasing to him as I rejoice in the LORD.
Isaiah 61:10 I delight greatly in the LORD; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

with trembling
1 Chronicles 16:29b-31 Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness. Tremble before him, all the earth! The world is firmly established; is cannot be moved. Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let them say among the nations, "The LORD reigns!"

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Thursday, March 8, 2012

FEAR Job 1:9-10

"Does Job fear God for nothing?" Satan replied. "Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land."

Does Job fear God for nothing?
1 Timothy 6:5 ... and constant friction between people of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain.

Have you not put a hedge
1 Samuel 25:16 "Night and day they were a wall around us the whole time we were herding our sheep near them."

around him and his household and everything he has
Job 1:12 The LORD said to Satan, "Very well, then, everything he has is in your power, but on the man himself do not lay a finger." Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.
Job 2:4 "Skin for skin!" Satan replied. "A man will give all he has for his own life."
Psalm 34:7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them.

You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land.
Job 1:3 ... and he owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen and five hundred donkeys, and had a large number of servants. He was the greatest man among all the people of the East.
Job 8:7 "Your beginnings will seem humble, so prosperous will your future be."
Job 29:4-6 "Oh, for the days when I was in my prime, when God's intimate friendship blessed my house, when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me, when my path was drenched with cream and the rock poured out for me streams of olive oil."
Job 42:12 The LORD blessed the latter part of Job's life more than the former part. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand donkeys.
Job 42:16-17 After this, Job lived a hundred and forty years; he saw his children and their children to the fourth generation. And so Job died, an old man and full of years.

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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

FEAR 2 Chronicles 26:3-5

Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother's name was Jekoliah; she was from Jerusalem. He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done. He sought God during the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God. As long as he sought the LORD, God gave him success.

2 Chronicles 24:2 Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the years of Jehoiada the priest.
2 Chronicles 27:6 Jotham grew powerful because he walked steadfastly before the LORD his God.

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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

FEAR 2 Chronicles 19:7

"Now let the fear of the LORD be on you. Judge carefully, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery."

Genesis 18:25-26 "Far be it from you to do such a thing--to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?" The LORD said, "If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake."
Job 8:3 "Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?"
Exodus 18:16 "Whenever they have a dispute, it is brought to me, and I decide between the parties and inform them of God's decrees and instructions."
Deuteronomy 10:17 For the LORD your God is God of gods and LORD of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes.
Job 13:9-12 "Would it turn out well if he examined you? Could you deceive him as you might deceive a mortal? He would surely call you to account if you secretly showed partiality. Would not his splendor terrify you? Would not the dread of him fall on you? Your maxims are proverbs of ashes; your defenses are defenses of clay."
Job 32:21-22 "I will show no partiality, nor will I flatter anyone, for if I were skilled in flattery, my Maker would soon take me away."
Job 34:18-19 "Is he not the One who says to kings, 'You are worthless', and to nobles, 'You are wicked', who shows no partiality to princes and does not favor the rich over the poor, for they are all the work of his hands?"

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Monday, March 5, 2012

FEAR 2 Samuel 23:2-4 Part 3 of 3

"The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; his word was on my tongue. The God of Israel spoke, the Rock of Israel said to me: When one rules over people in righteousness, when he rules in the fear of God, he is like the light of morning at sunrise on a cloudless morning, like the brightness after rain that brings grass from the earth."

he is like the light
John 1:5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

of morning
Psalm 119:147 I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in your word.
Psalm 130:6 I wait for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning.
Proverbs 4:18 The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.

at sunrise on a cloudless morning
Judges 5:31 "So may all your enemies perish, LORD! But may all who love you be like the sun when it rises in its strength." Then the land had peace forty years.
Matthew 13:43 "Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear."

like the brightness after rain
Deuteronomy 32:2 Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants.

NOTES:
Light of morning - Psalm 27:1; 36:9

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Sunday, March 4, 2012

FEAR 2 Samuel 23:2-4 Part 2 of 3

"The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; his word was on my tongue. The God of Israel spoke, the Rock of Israel said to me: When one rules over people in righteousness, when he rules in the fear of God, he is like the light of morning at sunrise on a cloudless morning, like the brightness after rain that brings grass from the earth."

When one rules over people in righteousness
Psalm 72:2 May he judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice.

when he rules in the fear of God
Genesis 42:18 On the third day, Joseph said to them, "Do this and you will live, for I fear God."
Isaiah 11:1-5 A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a branch will bear fruit. The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him--the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the LORD--and he will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears, but with righteousness he will judge the needy, with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked. Righteousness will be his belt and faithfulness the sash around his waist.

NOTES:
Rule in righteousness - 2 Samuel 7:12-16; Isaiah 9:7; Jeremiah 23:5-6; 33:15-16; Zechariah 9:9

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Saturday, March 3, 2012

FEAR 2 Samuel 23:2-4 Part 1 of 3

"The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; his word was on my tongue. The God of Israel spoke, the Rock of Israel said to me: When one rules over people in righteousness, when he rules in the fear of God, he is like the light of morning at sunrise on a cloudless morning, like the brightness after rain that brings grass from the earth."

The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me
Matthew 22:43 "If then David calls him 'Lord,' how can he be his son?"
Mark 12:36-37 "David himself, speaking by the Holy Spirit, declared: 'The LORD said to my Lord: "Sit at my right hand until I put your enemies under your feet." ' David himself calls him 'Lord'. How then can he be his son?"
2 Peter 1:21 For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

the Rock of Israel said to me
Deuteronomy 32:4 He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he.
1 Samuel 2:2 "There is no one holy like the LORD; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God."
Psalm 18:31 For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?

NOTES:
Rock - Deuteronomy 32:15, 18, 30-31

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Friday, March 2, 2012

FEAR 1 Samuel 12:24

"But be sure to fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you."

But be sure to fear the LORD
Deuteronomy 6:1-2 These are the commands, decrees and laws the LORD your God directed me to teach you to observe in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess, so that you, your children and their children after them may fear the LORD your God as long as you live by keeping all his decrees and commands that I give you, and so that you may enjoy long life.
Ecclesiastes 12:13 Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.

and serve him faithfully with all your heart
Deuteronomy 6:5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
Joshua 24:14 "Now fear the LORD and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD."

consider
Job 34:27 "Without inquiry he shatters the mighty and sets up others in their place."
Isaiah 5:12 They have harps and lyres at their banquets, pipes and timbrels and wine, but they have no regard for the deeds of the LORD, no respect for the work of his hands.
Isaiah 22:11 You built a reservoir between the two walls for the water of the Old Pool, but you did not look to the One who made it, or have regard for the One who planned it long ago.
Isaiah 26:10 But when grace is shown to the wicked, they do not learn righteousness; even in a land of uprightness they go on doing evil and do not regard the majesty of the LORD.

what great things he has done for you
Deuteronomy 10:20-22 Fear the LORD your God and serve him. Hold fast to him and take your oaths in his name. He is the one you praise; he is your God, who preformed for you those great and awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes. Your ancestors who went down to Egypt were seventy in all, and now the LORD your God has made you as numerous as the stars in the sky.

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Thursday, March 1, 2012

FEAR 1 Samuel 12:14-15

"If you fear the LORD and serve and obey him and do not rebel against his commands, and if both you and the king who reigns over you follow the LORD your God--good! But if you do not obey the LORD, and if you rebel against his commands, his hand will be against you, as it was against your ancestors."

If you fear the LORD
Joshua 24:14 "Now fear the LORD and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD."

and do not rebel against his commands
Jeremiah 4:17 " 'They surround her like men guarding a field, because she has rebelled against me,' " declares the LORD.
Lamentations 1:18 "The LORD is righteous, yet I rebelled against his command. Listen, all you peoples; look on my suffering. My young men and young women have gone into exile."

But if you do not obey the LORD, and if you rebel against his commands
Leviticus 26:16 " '... then I will do this to you: I will bring on you sudden terror, wasting diseases and fever that will destroy your sight and sap your strength. You will plant seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it.' "
Joshua 24:20 "If you forsake the LORD and serve foreign gods, he will turn and bring disaster on you and make an end of you, after he has been good to you."
Isaiah 1:20 "... but if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword." For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.
Jeremiah 26:4-6 "Say to them, 'This is what the LORD says: If you do not listen to me and follow my law, which I have set before you, and if you do not listen to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I have sent to you again and again (though you have not listened), then I will make this house like Shiloh and this city a curse among all the nations of the earth.' "

NOTES:
Covenant conditions - Exodus 19:5-6; Deuteronomy 8:19; 11:13-15, 22-23; 28:1, 15; 30:15-20

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