Today's Verses: August 2012

Friday, August 31, 2012

JOY Proverbs 17:21

To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.

Proverbs 10:1 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

Proverbs 17:25 A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

Proverbs 19:13 A foolish child is a father's ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like the constant dripping of a leaky roof.

Thursday, August 30, 2012

JOY Proverbs 15:30

Light in a messenger's eyes brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones.

Light in a messenger's eyes brings joy to the heart

Proverbs 15:13 A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit.

Proverbs 16:15 When a king's face brightens, it means life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.

Job 29:24 "When I smiled at them, they scarcely believed it; the light of my face was precious to them."

and good news gives health to the bones

Proverbs 25:25 Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land.

Proverbs 3:7-8 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.

Proverbs 16:24 Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

Proverbs 17:22 A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

JOY Proverbs 15:23

A person finds joy in giving an apt reply--and how good is a timely word!

A person finds joy in giving an apt reply

Proverbs 12:14 From the fruit of their lips people are filled with good things, and the work of their hands brings them reward.

Isaiah 50:4 The Sovereign LORD has given me a well-instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being instructed.

and how good is a timely word

Proverbs 25:11 Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a ruling rightly given.

Proverbs 24:26 An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips.

Proverbs 16:13 Kings take pleasure in honest lips; they value the one who speaks what is right.

Proverbs 16:24 Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

JOY Proverbs 15:21

Folly brings joy to one who has no sense, but whoever has understanding keeps a straight course.

Proverbs 2:12-15 Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse, who have left the straight paths to walk in dark ways, who delight in doing wrong and rejoice in the perverseness of evil, whose paths are crooked and who are devious in their ways.

Proverbs 10:23 A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

Monday, August 27, 2012

JOY Proverbs 14:10

Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can share its joy.

Each heart knows its own bitterness

1 Kings 8:37-40 "When famine or plague comes to the land, or blight or mildew, locusts or grasshoppers, or when an enemy besieges them in any of their cities, whatever disaster or disease may come, and when a prayer or plea is made by anyone among your people Israel--being aware of the afflictions of their own hearts, and spreading out their hands toward this temple--then hear from heaven, your dwelling place. Forgive and act; deal with everyone according to all they do, since you know their hearts (for you alone know every human heart), so that they will fear you all the time they live in the land you gave our ancestors."

1 Samuel 1:10-11 In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the LORD, weeping bitterly. And she made a vow, saying "LORD Almighty, if you will only look on your servant's misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the LORD for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head."

Matthew 26:75 Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken: "Before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times." And he went outside and wept bitterly.

and no one else can share its joy

Matthew 13:44 "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field."

1 Peter 1:8-9 Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of y our souls.

Sunday, August 26, 2012

JOY Proverbs 12:20

Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil, but those who promote peace have joy.

Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil

Proverbs 6:12-14 A troublemaker and a villain, who goes about with a corrupt mouth, who winks maliciously with his eye, signals with his feet and motions with his fingers, who plots evil with deceit in his heart--he always stirs up conflict. Therefore disaster will overtake him in an instant; he will suddenly be destroyed--without remedy.

Proverbs 24:1-2 Do not envy the wicked, do not desire their company; for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about making trouble.

Genesis 6:5-6 The LORD saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time. The LORD regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled.

but those who promote peace have joy

Romans 14:19 Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.

Matthew 5:9 "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God."

James 3:18 Peacemakers who sow peace reap a harvest of righteousness.

Saturday, August 25, 2012

JOY Proverbs 11:10

When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.

When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices

2 Kings 11:20 All the people of the land rejoiced, and the city was calm, because Athaliah had been slain with the sword at the palace.

Proverbs 28:12 When the righteous triumph, there is great elation; but when the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding.

Proverbs 29:2 When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan.

when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy

Esther 8:17 In every province and in every city to which the edict of the king came, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many people of other nationalities became Jews because fear of the Jews had seized them.

Isaiah 30:31-32 The voice of the LORD will shatter Assyria; with his rod he will strike them down. Every stroke the LORD lays on them with his punishing club will be to the music of timbrels and harps, as he fights them in battle with the blows of his arm.

Nahum 3:18-19 King of Assyria, your shepherds slumber; your nobles lie down to rest. Your people are scattered on the mountains with no one to gather them, Nothing can heal you; your wound is fatal. All who hear the news about you clap their hands at your fall, for who has not felt your endless cruelty?

Friday, August 24, 2012

JOY Proverbs 10:28 Part 2 of 2

The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.

but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing

Job 8:13 "Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so perishes the hope of the godless."

Psalm 112:10 The wicked will see and be vexed, they will gnash their teeth and waste away; the longing of the wicked will come to nothing.

Proverbs 11:7 Hopes placed in mortals die with them; all the promise of their power comes to nothing.

Proverbs 1:25-27 (wisdom speaking) "... since you disregard all my advice and do not accept my rebuke, I in turn will laugh when disaster strikes you; I will mock when calamity overtakes you--when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble overwhelm you."

Proverbs 3:25-26 Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked, for the LORD will be at your side and will keep your foot from being snared.

Job 15:20-21 "All his days the wicked man suffers torment, the ruthless man through all the years stored up for him. Terrifying sounds fill his ears; when all seems well, marauders attack him."

Isaiah 66:4 "... so I also will choose harsh treatment for them and will bring on them what they dread. For when I called, no one answered, when I spoke, no one listened. They did evil in my sight and chose what displeases me."

(parentheses are mine)

Thursday, August 23, 2012

JOY Proverbs 10:28 Part 1of 2

The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.

The prospect of the righteous is joy

Proverbs 10:24 What the wicked dread will overtake them; what the righteous desire will be granted.

Proverbs 11:23 The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.

Psalm 9:18 But God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish.

Psalm 37:4 Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Psalm 145:19-20 He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them. The LORD watches over all who fear him, but all the wicked he will destroy.

Matthew 5:6 "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled."

1 John 5:14-15 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us--whatever we ask--we know that we have what we asked of him.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

JOY Proverbs 10:1 Part 2 of 2

The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

Proverbs 15:20 A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

Proverbs 17:21 To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.

Proverbs 19:13 A foolish child is a father's ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like the constant dripping of a leaky roof.

Proverbs 23:22-25 Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old. Buy the truth and do not sell it--wisdom, instruction and insight as well. The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him. May your father and mother rejoice; may she who gave you birth be joyful!

Proverbs 27:11 Be wise, my son, and bring joy to my heart; then I can answer anyone who treats me with contempt.

Proverbs 29:3 A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

JOY Proverbs 10:1 Part 1 of 2

The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

The proverbs of Solomon

1 Kings 4:32 He spoke three thousand proverbs and his songs numbered a thousand and five.

Proverbs 1:1-7 The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: for gaining wisdom and instruction in prudent behavior, doing what is right and just and fair; for giving prudence to those who are simple, knowledge and discretion to the young--let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance--for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Monday, August 20, 2012

JOY Psalm 149:4-5

For the LORD takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory. Let his faithful people rejoice in this honor and sing for joy on their beds.

For the LORD takes delight in his people

Psalm 35:27 May those who delight in my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, "The LORD be exalted, who delights in the well-being of his servant."

Psalm 147:10-11 His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of the warrior; the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love.

he crowns the humble with victory. Let his faithful people rejoice in this honor

Psalm 132:16 I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her faithful people will ever sing for joy.

and sing for joy on their beds

Job 35:10-12 "But no one says, 'Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night, who teaches us more than he teaches the beasts of the earth and makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?' He does not answer when people cry out because of the arrogance of the wicked."

Psalm 42:8 By day the LORD directs his love, at night his song is with me--a prayer to the God of my life.

Psalm 63:6-7 On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night. Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.

Psalm 77:6-7 I remembered my songs in the night. My heart meditated and my spirit asked: "Will the LORD reject forever? Will he never show his favor again?"

Sunday, August 19, 2012

JOY Psalm 137:4-6

How can we sing the songs of the LORD while in a foreign land? If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill. May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not consider Jerusalem my highest joy.

How can we sing the songs of the LORD while in a foreign land?

Nehemiah 12:46 For long ago, in the days of David and Asaph, there had been directors for the musicians and for the songs of praise and thanksgiving to God.

If I forget you, Jerusalem

Isaiah 2:3 Many peoples will come and say, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths." The law will go out from Zion, the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

Isaiah 56:7 "... these I will bring to my holy mountain and give them joy in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations."

Isaiah 65:11-12 "But as for you who forsake the LORD and forget my holy mountain, who spread a table for Fortune and fill bowls of mixed wine for Destiny, I will destine you for the sword, and all of you will fall in the slaughter; for I called but you did not answer, I spoke but you did not listen. You did evil in my sight and chose what displeases me."

Isaiah 66:20 "And they will bring all your people, from all the nations, to my holy mountain in Jerusalem as an offering to the LORD--on horses, in chariots and wagons, and on mules and camels," says the LORD. "They will bring them, as the Israelites bring their grain offerings, to the temple of the LORD in ceremonially clean vessels."

May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth

Psalm 22:15 My mouth is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth; you lay me in the dust of death.

if I do not remember you

Nehemiah 2:3 ... but I said to the king, "May the king live forever! Why should my face not look sad when the city where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?"

if I do not consider Jerusalem, my highest joy

Deuteronomy 4:29 But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul.

Jeremiah 51:50 "You who have escaped the sword, leave and do not linger! Remember the LORD in a distant land, and call to mind Jerusalem."

Ezekiel 6:9-10 " 'Then in the nations where they have been carried captive, those who escape will remember me--how I have been grieved by their adulterous hearts, which have turned away from me, and by their eyes, which have lusted after their idols. They will loathe themselves for the evil they have done and for all their detestable practices. And they will know that I am the LORD; I did not threaten in vain to bring this calamity on them.' "

Saturday, August 18, 2012

JOY Psalm 137:2-3 Part 2 of 2

There on the poplars we hung our harps, for there our captors asked us for songs, our tormentors demanded songs of joy; they said, "Sing us one of the songs of Zion!"

our tormentors demanded songs of joy

Job 30:9 "And now those young men mock me in song; I have become a byword among them."

Psalm 80:6 You have made us an object of derision to our neighbors, and our enemies mock us.

they said, "Sing us one of the songs of Zion!"

Ezekiel 16:57b " 'Even so, you are now scorned by the daughters of Edom and all her neighbors and the daughters of the Philistines--all those around you who despise you.' "

Ezekiel 22:4 " '... you have become guilty because of the blood you have shed and have become defiled by the idols you have made. You have brought your days to a close, and the end of your years has come. Therefore I will make you an object of scorn to the nations and a laughingstock to all the countries.' "

Ezekiel 34:29 " 'I will provide for them a land renowned for its crops, and they will no longer be victims of famine in the land or bear the scorn of the nations.' "

Friday, August 17, 2012

JOY Psalm 137:2-3 Part 1 of 2

There on the poplars we hung our harps, for there our captors asked us for songs, our tormentors demanded songs of joy; they said, "Sing us one of the songs of Zion!"

There on the poplars

Leviticus 23:40 "On the first day you are to take branches from luxuriant trees--from palms, willows and other leafy trees--and rejoice before the LORD your God for seven days."

we hung our harps

Job 30:31 "My lyre is tuned to mourning, and my pipe to the sound of wailing."

Isaiah 24:8 The joyful timbrels are stilled, the noise of the revelers has stopped, the joyful harp is silent.

Ezekiel 26:13 "I will put an end to your noisy songs, and the music of your harps will be heard no more."

Amos 6:5 You strum away on your harps like David and improvise on musical instruments.

for there our captors asked for songs

Psalm 79:1-4 O God, the nations have invaded your inheritance; they have defiled your holy temple, they have reduced Jerusalem to rubble. They have left the dead bodies of your servants as food for the birds of the sky, the flesh of your own people for the animals of the wild. They have poured out blood like water all around Jerusalem, and there is no one to bury the dead. We are objects of contempt to our neighbors, of scorn and derision to those around us.

Lamentations 1:5 Her foes have become her masters; her enemies are at ease. The LORD has brought her grief because of her many sins. Her children have gone into exile, captive before the foe.

Thursday, August 16, 2012

JOY Psalm 132:13-16 Part 2 of 2

For the LORD has chosen Zion, he has desired it for his dwelling, saying, "This is my resting place for ever and ever; here I will sit enthroned, for I have desired it. I will bless her with abundant provisions; her poor I will satisfy with food. I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her faithful people will ever sing for joy."

her poor I will satisfy with food

Psalm 107:9 ... for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.

Psalm 147:14 He grants peace to your borders and satisfies you with the finest of wheat.

I will clothe her priests with salvation

2 Chronicles 6:41 "Now arise, LORD God, and come to your resting place, you and the ark of your might. May your priests, LORD God, be clothed with salvation, may your faithful people rejoice in your goodness."

and her faithful people will ever sing for joy

Job 8:21 "He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy."

Psalm 149:4-5 For the LORD takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory. Let his faithful people rejoice in this honor and sing for joy on their beds.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

JOY Psalm 132:13-16 Part 1 of 2

For the LORD has chosen Zion

Exodus 15:17 "You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of your inheritance--the place, LORD, you made your dwelling, the sanctuary, Lord, your hands established."

Psalm 48:1-2 Great is the LORD, and most worthy of praise, in the city of our God, his holy mountain. Beautiful in its loftiness, the joy of the whole earth, like the heights of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the Great King.

Psalm 68:16 ... why gaze in envy, you rugged mountain (Mount Bashan), at the mountain where God chooses to reign, where the LORD himself will dwell forever?

he has desired it for his dwelling

1 Kings 8:12-13 Then Solomon said, "The LORD has said that he would dwell in a dark cloud; I have indeed built a magnificent temple for you, a place for you to dwell forever."

This is my resting place for ever and ever

Psalm 132:8 " 'Arise, LORD, and come to your resting place, you and the ark of your might.' "

here I will sit enthroned

2 Samuel 6:2 He and all his men went to Baalah in Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the Name, the name of the LORD Almighty, who is enthroned between the cherubim on the ark.

Psalm 80:1 Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock. You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth ...

NOTES:

In most English translations of the Old Testament, the divine name YHWH (Yahweh) is rendered "LORD" in capital letters to distinguish it from another Hebrew word, Adonai, which is rendered "Lord" in small letters. Whenever the two names stand together they are rendered "Sovereign LORD".

(parentheses are mine)

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

JOY Psalm 132:8-9

" 'Arise, LORD, and come to your resting place, you and the ark of your might. May your priests be clothed with your righteousness; may your faithful people sing for joy.' "

Arise, LORD, and come to your resting place, you and the ark of your might

Numbers 10:35 Whenever the ark set out, Moses said, "Rise up, LORD! May your enemies be scattered; may your foes flee before you."

May your priests be clothed with your righteousness

Job 27:6 "I will maintain my innocence and never let go of it; my conscience will not reproach me as long as I live."

Isaiah 61:3 ... and provide for those who grieve in Zion--to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.

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.

Zechariah 3:4 The angel said to those who were standing before him, "Take off his filthy clothes." Then he said to Joshua, "See, I have taken away your sin, and I will put fine garments on you."

Malachi 3:3-4 He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then the LORD will have men who will bring offerings in righteousness, and the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be acceptable to the LORD, as in days gone by, as in former years.

Ephesians 6:14-15 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.

may your faithful people sing for joy

Psalm 16:3 I say of the holy people who are in the land, "They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight."

Psalm 30:4 Sing the praises of the LORD, you his faithful people; praise his holy name.

Psalm 149:4-5 For the LORD takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory. Let his faithful people rejoice in this honor and sing for joy on their beds.

Monday, August 13, 2012

JOY Psalm 126:5-6 Part 2 of 2

Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy. Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them.

with songs of joy

Isaiah 35:10 ... and those the LORD has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away. (also Isaiah 51:11)

Isaiah 60:15 "Although you have been forsaken and hated, with no one traveling through, I will make you the everlasting pride and the joy of all generations."

Isaiah 61:7 "Instead of your shame you will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace you will rejoice in your inheritance. And so you will inherit a double portion in your land, and everlasting joy will be yours."

Jeremiah 31:6-7 "There will be a day when watchmen cry out on the hills of Ephraim, 'Come, let us go up to Zion, to the LORD our God.' " This is what the LORD says: "Sing for joy for Jacob; shout for the foremost of the nations. Make your praises heard, and say, 'LORD, save your people, the remnant of Israel.' "

Jeremiah 31:12 "They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will rejoice in the bounty of the LORD--the grain, the new wine and the olive oil, the young of the flocks and herds. They will be like a well-watered garden, and they will sorrow no more.

Those who go out weeping

Numbers 25:6 Then an Israelite man brought into the camp a Midianite woman right before the eyes of Moses and the whole assembly of Israel while they were weeping at the entrance to the tent of meeting.

Psalm 30:5 For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.

(parentheses are mine)

Sunday, August 12, 2012

JOY Psalm 126:5-6 Part 1 of 2

Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy. Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them.

Those who sow with tears

Psalm 6:6 I am worn out from my groaning. All night long I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.

Psalm 80:5 You have fed them with the bread of tears; you have made them drink tears by the bowlful.

Jeremiah 50:4 "In those days, at that time," declares the LORD, "the people of Israel and the people of Judah together will go in tears to seek the LORD their God."

will reap

Galatians 6:9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

with songs of joy

Psalm 16:11 You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

Psalm 20:5 May we shout for joy over your victory and lift up our banners in the name of our God.

Psalm 23:6 Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

Saturday, August 11, 2012

JOY Psalm 126:2-3

Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, "The LORD has done great things for them." The LORD has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.

Our mouths were filled with laughter

Genesis 21:6 Sarah said, "God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me."

our tongues with songs of joy

Job 8:21 "He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy."

Psalm 65:8 The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders; where morning dawns, where evening fades, you call forth songs of joy.

The LORD has done great things for them

Deuteronomy 10:21 He is the one you praise; he is your God, who performed for you those great and awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes.

Psalm 71:9 Your righteousness, God, reaches to the heavens, you who have done great things. Who is like you, God?

Luke 1:49 "... for the Mighty One has done great things for me--holy is his name."

the LORD has done great things for us

Psalm 106:21 They forgot the God who saved them, who had done great things in Egypt, ...

Joel 2:21 Do not be afraid, land of Judah; be glad and rejoice. Surely the LORD has done great things!

Joel 2:26 "You will have plenty to eat, until you are full, and you will praise the name of the LORD your God, who has worked wonders for you; never again will my people be shamed."

and we are filled with joy

Psalm 9:2 I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High.

Psalm 16:11 You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

Friday, August 10, 2012

JOY Psalm 119:111-112

Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart. My heart is set on keeping your decrees to the very end.

Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart

Psalm 119:14 I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches.

Psalm 119:162 I rejoice in your promise like one who finds great spoil.

My heart is set

Psalm 108:1 My heart, O God, is steadfast; I will sing and make music with all my soul.

on keeping your decrees to the very end

Psalm 119:33 Teach me, LORD, the way of your decrees, that I may follow it to the end.

Thursday, August 9, 2012

JOY Psalm 118:15

Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous: "The LORD's right hand has done mighty things!"

Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous

Job 8:21 "He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy."

Psalm 106:4-5 Remember me, LORD, when you show favor to your people, come to my aid when you save them, that I may enjoy the prosperity of your chosen ones, that I may share in the joy of your nation and join your inheritance in giving praise.

The LORD's right hand

Exodus 15:6 "Your right hand, LORD, was majestic in power. Your right hand, LORD, shattered the enemy."

Psalm 89:13 Your arm is endowed with power; your hand is strong, your right hand exalted.

Psalm 108:6 Save us and help us with your right hand, that those you love may be delivered.

has done mighty things

Luke 1:51 "He has performed mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts."

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

JOY Psalm 107:21-22

Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind. Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy.

Let them give thanks to the LORD

Psalm 107:15 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind, ...

for his unfailing love

Psalm 6:4 Turn, LORD, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love.

and his wonderful deeds for mankind

Psalm 75:1 We praise you, God, we praise you, for your Name is near; people tell of your wonderful deeds.

Let them sacrifice thank offerings

Leviticus 7:12 " 'If they offer it as an expression of thankfulness, then along with this thank offering they are to offer thick loaves made without yeast and with olive oil mixed in, thin loaves made without yeast and brushed with oil, and thick loaves of the finest flour well-kneaded and with oil mixed in.' "

Psalm 7:17 I will give thanks to the LORD because of his righteousness; I will sing the praises of the name of the LORD Most High.

and tell of his works

Psalm 9:11 Sing the praises of the LORD, enthroned in Zion; proclaim among the nations what he has done.

Psalm 73:28 But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign LORD my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds.

Psalm 118:17 I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the LORD has done.

with songs of joy

Job 8:21 "He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy."

Psalm 65:8 The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders; where morning dawns, where evening fades, you call forth songs of joy.

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

JOY Psalm 106:4-5

Remember me, LORD, when you show favor to your people, come to my aid when you save them, that I may enjoy the prosperity of your chosen ones, that I may share in the joy of your nation and join your inheritance in giving praise.

Remember me, LORD

Psalm 25:6-7 Remember, LORD, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old. Do not remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you, LORD, are good.

when you show favor to your people

Psalm 77:7 "Will the Lord reject forever? Will he never show his favor again?"

come to my aid when you save them

Genesis 50:24 Then Joseph said to his brothers, "I am about to die. But God will surely come to your aid and take you up out of this land to the land he promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob."

that I may enjoy the prosperity

Deuteronomy 30:15-16 See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. For I command you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in obedience to him, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the LORD your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.

Psalm 1:3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither--whatever they do prospers.

of your chosen ones

Psalm 105:6 ... you his servants, the descendants of Abraham, his chosen ones, the children of Jacob.

that I may share in the joy of your nation

Psalm 20:5 May we shout for joy over your victory and lift up our banners in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your requests.

Psalm 27:6 Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me; at his sacred tent I will sacrifice with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD.

Psalm 47:5 God has ascended amid shouts of joy, the LORD amid the sounding of trumpets.

Psalm 118:15 Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous: "The LORD's right hand has done mighty things!"

and join your inheritance in giving praise

Exodus 34:9 "Lord," he said, "if I have found favor in your eyes, then let the Lord go with us. Although this is a stiff-necked people, forgive our wickedness and our sin, and take us as your inheritance."

NOTES:

Monday, August 6, 2012

JOY Psalm 105:43-45 Part 2 of 2

He brought out his people with rejoicing, his chosen ones with shouts of joy; he gave them the lands of the nations, and they fell heir to what others had toiled for--that they might keep his precepts and observe his laws. Praise the LORD.

that they might keep his precepts and observe his laws

Deuteronomy 4:40 Keep his decrees and commands which I am giving you today, so that it may go well with you and your children after you and that you may live long in the land the LORD your God gives you for all times.

Deuteronomy 6:21-24 ... tell him, "We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand. Before our eyes the LORD sent signs and wonders--great and terrible--on Egypt and Pharaoh and his whole household. But he brought us out from there to bring us in and give us the land he promised on oath to our ancestors. 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."

Psalm 78:5-7 He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our ancestors to teach their children, so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children. Then they would put their trust in God and would not forget his deeds but would keep his commands.

Sunday, August 5, 2012

JOY Psalm 105:43-45 Part 1 of 2

He brought out his people with rejoicing, his chosen ones with shouts of joy

Exodus 15:17 "You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of your inheritance--the place, LORD*, you made for your dwelling, the sanctuary, Lord*, your hands established." (Read the whole song of Moses in Exodus 15:1-18)

Psalm 106:12 Then they believed his promises and sang his praise.

he gave them the lands of the nations

Exodus 32:13 "Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac and Israel, to whom you swore by your own self: 'I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and I will give your descendants all this land I promised them, and it will be their inheritance forever.' "

Joshua 12:7-8 Here is a list of the kings of the land that Joshua and the Israelites conquered on the west side of the Jordan, from Baal Gad in the valley of Lebanon to Mount Halak, which rises toward Seir. Joshua gave their lands as an inheritance to the tribes of Israel according to their tribal divisions. The lands included the hill country, the western foothills, the Arabah, the mountain slopes, the wilderness and the Negev. These were the lands of the Hittites, Amorites, Canaanites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. These were the kings: (a list of 31 kings follows)

Psalm 111:6 He has shown his people the power of his works, giving them the lands of other nations.

and they fell heir to what others had toiled for

Deuteronomy 6:10-12 When the LORD your God brings you into the land he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give you--a land with large, flourishing cities you did not build, houses filled with all kinds of good things you did not provide, wells you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves you did not plant--then when you eat and are satisfied, be careful that you do not forget the LORD, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.

Psalm 78:55 He drove out nations before them and allotted their lands to them as an inheritance; he settled the tribes of Israel in their homes.

NOTES:

Read Joshua 11:16-23 for a description of the land God gave to Israel and Joshua chapters 13-19 for a more detailed description of the sections given to each tribe.

* In the NIV Old Testament the divine name YHWH (Yahweh) is rendered as LORD in capital letters to distinguish it from Adonai rendered as Lord in small letters.

(parentheses are mine)

Saturday, August 4, 2012

JOY Psalm 100:1-3

Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth

Psalm 98:6 ... with trumpets and the blast of the ram's horn--shout for joy before the LORD, the King.

Worship the LORD with gladness

Deuteronomy 10:12 And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, ...

come before him with joyful songs

Psalm 95:2 Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.

Know that the LORD is God

1 Kings 18:21 Elijah went before the people and said, "How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him." But the people said nothing.

Psalm 46:10 He says, "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."

It is he who made us and we are his

Job 10:3 "Does it please you to oppress me, to spurn the work of your hands, while you smile on the plans of the wicked?"

Psalm 79:13 Then we your people, the sheep of your pasture, will praise you forever; from generation to generation we will proclaim your praise.

Isaiah 19:25 The LORD Almighty will bless them, saying, "Blessed be Egypt my people, Assyria my handiwork, and Israel my inheritance."

Isaiah 63:8 He said, "Surely they are my people, children who will be true to me"; and so he became their Savior.

Isaiah 64:9 Do not be angry beyond measure, LORD; do not remember our sins forever. Oh, look on us, we pray, for we are all your people.

the sheep of his pasture

Psalm 74:1 O God, why have you rejected us forever? Why does your anger smolder against the sheep of your pasture?

Psalm 95:7 ... for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care.

Friday, August 3, 2012

JOY Psalm 98:7-9

Let the sea resound and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy; let them sing before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples with equity.

Let the sea resound and everything in it

Psalm 93:3-4 The seas have lifted up, LORD, the seas have lifted up their voice; the seas have lifted up their pounding waves. Mightier than the thunder of the great waters, mightier than the breakers of the sea--the LORD on high is mighty.

the world, and all who live in it

Psalm 24:1-2 The earth is the LORD's and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters.

Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy

Isaiah 44:23 Sing for joy, you heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud you earth beneath. Burst into song, you mountains, you forests and all your trees, for the LORD has redeemed Jacob, he displays his glory in Israel.

Isaiah 55:12 You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.

He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples with equity

Psalm 96:10 Say among the nations, "The LORD reigns." The world is firmly established, it cannot be moved; he will judge the peoples with equity.

Psalm 96:13 Let all creation rejoice before the LORD, for he comes, he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his faithfulness.

Thursday, August 2, 2012

JOY Psalm 98:4-6 Part 2 of 2

Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music; make music to the LORD with the harp, with the harp and the sound of singing, with trumpets and the blast of the ram's horn--shout for joy before the LORD, the King.

with the harp and the sound of singing

Isaiah 51:3 The LORD will surely comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; he will make her deserts like Eden, her wastelands like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the sound of singing.

with trumpets

Numbers 10:2 "Make two trumpets of hammered silver, and use them for calling the community together and for having the camps set out."

2 Samuel 6:15 ... while he and all Israel were bringing up the ark of the LORD with shouts and the sound of trumpets.

and the blast of the ram's horn

Exodus 19:13b "Only when the ram's horn sounds a long blast may they approach the mountain."

shout for joy

Psalm 20:5 May we shout for joy over your victory and lift up our banners in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your requests.

Psalm 100:1 Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.

Isaiah 12:6 "Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you."

before the LORD, the King

Psalm 2:6 "I have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain."

Psalm 47:7 For God is King of all the earth; sing to him a psalm of praise.

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

JOY Psalm 98:4-6 Part 1 of 2

Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music

Psalm 20:5 May we shout for joy over your victory and lift up our banners in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your requests.

Isaiah 12:6 "Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you."

Isaiah 44:23 Sing for joy you heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, you earth beneath. Burst into song, you mountains, you forests and all your trees, for the LORD has redeemed Jacob, he displays his glory in Israel.

Isaiah 52:9 Burst into songs of joy together, you ruins of Jerusalem, for the LORD has comforted his people, he has redeemed Jerusalem.

Isaiah 54:1 "Sing barren woman, you who never bore a child; burst into song, shout for joy, you who were never in labor; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband," says the LORD.

Isaiah 55:12 "You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands."

make music to the LORD with the harp

Psalm 33:2 Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.

Psalm 92:3 ... to the music of the ten -stringed lyre and the melody of the harp.

Psalm 147:7 Sing to the LORD with grateful praise; make music to our God on the harp.

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