Thursday, December 31, 2015

Psalm 6:1

LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.

Psalm 2:5-6  He rebukes them in his anger and terrifies them in his wrath, saying, "I have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain."
Psalm 39:11  When you rebuke and discipline anyone for their sin, you consume their wealth like a moth--surely everyone is but a breath.
Psalm 38:1-4  LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath. Your arrows have pierced me, and your hand has come down on me. Because of your wrath there is no health in my body; there is no soundness in my bones because of my sin. My guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden too heavy to bear.
Psalm 7:1  God is a righteous judge, a God who displays his wrath everyday.

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Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Psalm 5:12

Surely, LORD, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.

Surely, LORD, you bless the righteous 
Psalm 112:2  Their children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.

you surround them 
Psalm 32:7  You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.

with your favor as with a shield 
Genesis 15:1  After this, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward."

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Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Psalm 5:11

But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you.

let them ever sing for joy 
Psalm 33:1  Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him.
Psalm 81:1  Sing for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob!
Psalm 90:14  Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
Psalm 92:4  For you make me glad by your deeds, LORD; I sing for joy at what your hands have done.
Psalm 95:1  Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.
Psalm 145:7  They celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness.

Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name 
Psalm 69:35b-36  Then the people will settle there and possess it; the children of his servants will inherit it, and those who love his name will dwell there.
Psalm 119:132  Turn to me and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name.

may rejoice in you 
Job 22:19-20  "The righteous see their (the wicked's) ruin and rejoice; the innocent mock them saying, 'Surely our foes are destroyed, and fire devours their wealth.' "

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Monday, December 28, 2015

Psalm 5:10

Declare them guilty, O God! Let their intrigues be their downfall. Banish them for their many sins, for they have rebelled against you. 

Banish them for their many sins 
Lamentations 1:5  Her (Jerusalem's) 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.

for they have rebelled against you 
Psalm 78:40  How often they rebelled against him in the wilderness and grieved him in the wasteland!
Psalm 106:7  When our ancestors were in Egypt, they gave no thought to your miracles; they did not remember your many kindnesses, and they rebelled by the sea, the Red Sea.
Psalm 107:10-11  Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness, prisoners suffering in iron chains, because they rebelled against God's commands and despised the plans of the Most High.
Lamentations 3:42  "We have sinned and rebelled and you have not forgiven."

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Sunday, December 27, 2015

Psalm 5:9

Not a word from their mouth can be trusted; their heart is filled with malice. Their throat is an open grave; with their tongues they tell lies.

Their throat is an open grave 
Jeremiah 5:16  "Their quivers are like an open grave; all of them are mighty warriors." (the Babylonians)
Luke 11:44  "Woe to you, because you are like unmarked graves, which people walk over without knowing it."

with their tongues they tell lies 
Psalm 12:2  Everyone lies to their neighbor; they flatter with their lips but harbor deception in their hearts.
Psalm 28:3  Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who do evil, who speak cordially with their neighbors but harbor malice in their hearts.
Psalm 36:3  The words of their mouths are wicked and deceitful; they fail to act wisely or do good.
Proverbs 15:4  The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
Jeremiah 9:8  "Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaks deceitfully. With their mouths they all speak cordially to their neighbors, but in their hearts they set traps for them."
Romans 3:13-14  "Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit." (Psalm 5:9) "The poison of vipers is on their lips." (Psalm 140:3) "Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness." (Psalm 10:7)

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Saturday, December 26, 2015

Psalm 5:8

Lead me, LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies--make your way straight before me.

Lead me, LORD, in your righteousness 
Psalm 23:2-3  He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name's sake.
Psalm 31:1  In you, LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness.
Psalm 71:2  In your righteousness, rescue me and deliver me; turn your ear to me and save me.
Psalm 85:13  Righteousness goes before him (the LORD) and prepares the way for his steps.
Psalm 89:16  They rejoice in your name all day long; they celebrate your righteousness.
Proverbs 8:20-21  "I (Wisdom) walk in the way of righteousness, along paths of justice, bestowing a rich inheritance on those who love me and making their treasuries full."

make your way straight before me 
1 Kings 8:35-36  "When the heavens are shut up and there is no rain because your people have sinned against you, and when they pray toward this place and give praise to your name and turn from their sin because you have afflicted them, then hear from heaven and forgive the sin of your servants, your people Israel. Teach them the right way to live, and send rain on the land you gave your people for an inheritance."
John 1:23  John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, "I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way for the Lord.' " (Isaiah 40:3)

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Friday, December 25, 2015

Psalm 5:7

But I, by your great love, can come into your house; in reverence I bow down toward your holy temple.

in reverence 
Deuteronomy 13:4  It is the LORD your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him.
Jeremiah 44:10  "To this day they have not humbled themselves or shown reverence, nor have they followed my law and the decrees I set before you and your ancestors."
Daniel 6:26  "I (Darius) issue a decree that in every part of my kingdom people must fear and reverence the God of Daniel. For he is the living God and he endures forever; his kingdom will not be destroyed, his dominion will never end."

I bow down 
2 Samuel 12:16  David pleaded with God for the child. He fasted and spent the nights lying in sackcloth on the ground.
Psalm 138:2  I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulness, for you have so exalted your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame.

toward your holy temple 
1 Kings 8:46-51  "When they sin against you--for there is no one who does not sin--and you become angry with them and give them over to their enemies, who take them captive to their own lands, far away or near; and if they have a change of heart in the land where they are held captive, and repent and plead with you in the land of their captors and say, 'We have sinned, we have done wrong, we have acted wickedly'; and if they turn back to you with all their heart and soul in the land of their enemies who took them captive, and pray to you toward the land you gave their ancestors, toward the city you have chosen and the temple I have built for your Name; then from heaven, your dwelling place, hear their prayer and their plea, and uphold their cause. And forgive your people, who have sinned against you; forgive all the offenses they have committed against you, and cause their captors to show them mercy; for they are your people and your inheritance, whom you brought out of Egypt, out of that iron-smelting furnace." 

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Thursday, December 24, 2015

Psalm 5:6

... you destroy those who tell lies. The bloodthirsty and deceitful you, LORD, detest.

Proverbs 19:22  What a person desires is unfailing love; better to be poor than a liar.
John 8:44-45  "You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me!" (Jesus speaking)
Acts 5:1-10  Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. With his wife's full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles' feet. Then Peter said, "Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? Didn't it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn't the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to human beings but to God." When Ananias hear this, he fell down and died. And great fear seized all who heard what had happened. Then some young men came forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him. About three hours later his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. Peter asked her, "Tell me, is this the price you and Ananias got for the land?"  "Yes," she said, "that is the price." Peter said to her, "How could you conspire to test the Spirit of the LORD! Listen! The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door and they will carry you out also." At that moment she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband. 
Revelation 21:8  "But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars--they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death."

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Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Psalm 5:5

The arrogant cannot stand in your presence. You hate all who do wrong; ... 

The arrogant 
2 Kings 19:32  "Therefore this is what the LORD says concerning the king of Assyria: 'He will not enter this city or shoot an arrow here. He will not come before it with shield or build a siege ramp against it." (also Isaiah 37:33)
Psalm 73:3  For I envied the arrogant when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Psalm 75:4  "To the arrogant I say, 'Boast no more,' and to the wicked, 'Do not lift up your horns.' "
Isaiah 33:19  You will see those arrogant people no more, people whose speech is obscure, whose language is strange and incomprehensible.

cannot stand in your presence 
Psalm 1:5  Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

You hate all who do wrong 
Psalm 45:7  You (the king of Israel) love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.
Psalm 101:3  I will not look with approval on anything that is vile. I hate what faithless people do; I will have no part in it.
Psalm 119:104  I gain understanding from your precepts; therefore I hate every wrong path.
Proverbs 8:13  "To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech." (Wisdom speaking)

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Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Psalm 5:4

For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness; with you, evil people are not welcome.

Psalm 1:5  Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
Psalm 11:5  The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked, those who love violence, he hates with a passion.
Psalm 104:35  But may sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Praise the LORD, my soul. Praise the LORD.
Proverbs 2:21-22  For the upright will live in the land, and the blameless will remain in it; but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful will be torn from it.

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Monday, December 21, 2015

Psalm 5:3

In the morning, LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly. 

In the morning 
Isaiah 28:19  "As often as it comes it will carry you away; morning after morning, by day and by night, it will sweep through." (the overwhelming scourge) The understanding of this message will bring sheer terror.
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.
Jeremiah 21:12  " 'This is what the LORD says to you, house of David: Administer justice every morning; rescue from the hand of the oppressor the one who has been robbed, or my wrath will break out and burn like fire because of the evil you have done--burn with no one to quench it.' "
Zephaniah 3:5  The LORD within her (Jerusalem, the city of oppressors) is righteous; he does no wrong. Morning by morning he dispenses his justice, and every new day he does not fail, yet the unrighteous know no shame.

in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly 
Psalm 62:1  Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him.
Psalm 119:81  My soul faints with longing for your salvation, but I have put my hope in your word.
Psalm 130:5  I wait for the LORD, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope.
Habakkuk 2:1  I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what he will say to me, and what answer I am to give to this complaint.
Romans 8:19  For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.

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Sunday, December 20, 2015

Psalm 5:2

Hear my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray.

Hear my cry for help 
Job 19:7  "Though I cry, 'Violence!' I get no response; though I call for help, there is no justice."
Job 24:12  "The groans of the dying rise from the city, and the souls of the wounded cry out for help. But God charges no one with wrongdoing."
Job 36:5  "God is mighty, but despises no one; he is mighty, and firm in his purpose."

my King and my God 
Psalm 44:4  You are my King and my God, who decrees victories for Jacob.
Psalm 68:24  Your procession, God, has come into view, the procession of my God and King into the sanctuary.
Psalm 84:3  Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young--a place near your altar, LORD Almighty, my King and my God.

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Saturday, December 19, 2015

Psalm 5:1

Listen to my words, LORD, consider my lament. 

Listen to my words, LORD 
1 Kings 8:29  "May your eyes be open toward this temple night and day, this place of which you said, 'My Name shall be there,' so that you will hear the prayer your servant prays toward this place."
Psalm 17:1  Hear me, LORD, my plea is just; listen to my cry. Hear my prayer--it does not rise from deceitful lips.
Psalm 40:1  I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry.
Psalm 116:1-2  I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.
Daniel 9:18  "Give ear, our God, and hear; open your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears your Name. We do not make requests of you because we are righteous, but because of your great mercy."

consider my lament 
Psalm 38:9  All my longings lie open before you, Lord; my sighing is not hidden from you.
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)

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Friday, December 18, 2015

Psalm 4:8

In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, LORD, make me dwell in safety.

In peace 
Numbers 6:26  " ' "... the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace." ' "
Job 11:18  "You will be secure, because there is hope; you will look about you and take your rest in safety."

I will lie down and sleep 
Leviticus 26:6  " 'I will grant peace in the land, and you will lie down and no one will make you afraid. I will remove wild beasts from the land, and the sword will not pass through your country.' "

for you alone, LORD, make me dwell in safety 
Deuteronomy 33:28  "So Israel will live in safety; Jacob will dwell secure in a land of grain and new wine, where the heavens drop dew.
Jeremiah 32:37  "I will surely gather them from all the lands where I banish them in my furious anger and great wrath; I will bring them back to this place and let them live in safety."

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Thursday, December 17, 2015

Psalm 4:7

Fill my heart with joy when their grain and new wine abound.

Fill my heart 
Acts 14:17  "Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy."

with joy 
Isaiah 9:3  You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, as warriors rejoice when dividing the plunder.
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.
Isaiah 65:14  "My servants will sing out of the joy of their hearts, but you (those who forsake the LORD) will cry out from anguish of heart and wail in brokenness of spirit."
Isaiah 65:18  "But be glad and rejoice forever in what I will create, for I will create Jerusalem to be a delight and its people a joy."

when their grain and new wine abound 
Genesis 27:28  "May God give you heaven's dew and earth's richness--an abundance of grain and new wine."
Deuteronomy 28:51  They (your enemies) will devour the young of your livestock and the crops of your land until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain, new wine or olive oil, nor any calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks until you are ruined.

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Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Psalm 4:6

Many, LORD, are asking, "Who will bring us prosperity?" Let the light of your face shine on us.

Who will bring us prosperity? 
Psalm 34:10  The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
Psalm 84:11  For the LORD is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.
Psalm 85:12  The LORD will indeed give what is good, and our land will yield its harvest.
Psalm 103:2-5  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 eagle's.
Psalm 107:8-9  Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind, for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
Psalm 16:2  I say to the LORD, "You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing."
James 1:17  Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

Let the light of your face shine on us 
Numbers 6:14-16  " ' "The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace." ' "

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Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Psalm 4:5

Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the LORD.

Palm 31:6  I hate those who cling to worthless idols; as for me, I trust in the LORD.
Psalm 115:9-11  All you Israelites, trust in the LORD--he is their help and shield. House of Aaron, trust in the LORD--he is their help and shield. You who fear him, trust in the LORD--he is their help and shield.
Proverbs 3:5-6  Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 28:26  Those who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.
Isaiah 26:4  Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD himself, is the Rock eternal.
John 14:1  "Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me."

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Monday, December 14, 2015

Psalm 4:4

Tremble and do not sin; when you are on your beds search your hearts and be silent. 

Tremble and do not sin 
Ephesians 4:26-27  "In your anger do not sin": Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.

when you are on your beds 
Psalm 63:6  On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night.
Daniel 2:27-28  Daniel replied, "No wise man, enchanter, magician or diviner can explain to the king the mystery he has asked about, but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries. He has shown King Nebuchadnezzar what will happen in days to come. Your dream and the visions that passed through your mind as you were lying in bed are these: ..."

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Sunday, December 13, 2015

Psalm 4:3

Know that the LORD has set apart his faithful servant for himself; the LORD hears when I call to him.

Know that the LORD has set apart his faithful servant for himself 
Psalm 12:1  Help, LORD, for no one is faithful anymore; those who are loyal have vanished from the human race.
Psalm 30:4  Sing the praises of the LORD, you his faithful people; praise his holy name.
Psalm 31:23  Love the LORD, all his faithful people! The LORD preserves those who are true to him, but the proud he pays back in full.
Psalm 79:2  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.
Micah 7:2  The faithful have been swept from the land; not one upright person remains. Everyone lies in wait to shed blood; they hunt each other with nets. 
1 Timothy 4:7  Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives' tales; rather train yourself to be godly.
2 Peter 3:11-13  Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat. But in keeping with his promises we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.

The LORD hears when I call to him 
Psalm 6:8-9  Away from me, all you who do evil, for the LORD has heard my weeping. The LORD has heard my cry for mercy; the LORD accepts my prayer.
Micah 7:7  But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.

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Saturday, December 12, 2015

Psalm 4:2 Part 2 of 2

How long will you people turn my glory into shame? How long will you love delusions and seek false gods?  

How long will you love delusions and seek false gods? 
Judges 2:17  Yet they would not listen to their judges but prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped them. They quickly turned from the ways of their ancestors who had been obedient to the LORD's commands.
Psalm 31:6  I hate those who cling to worthless idols; as for me, I trust in the LORD.
Psalm 40:4  Blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods.
Jeremiah 13:25  "This is your lot, the portion I have decreed for you," declares the LORD, "because you have forgotten me and trusted in false gods."
Jeremiah 16:19  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."
Amos 2:4-5  This is what the LORD says: "For three sins of Judah, even for four, I will not relent. Because they have rejected the law of the LORD and have not kept his decrees, because they have been led astray by false gods, the gods their ancestors followed, I will send fire on Judah that will consume the fortresses of Jerusalem."

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Friday, December 11, 2015

Psalm 4:2 Part 1 of 2

How long will you people turn my glory into shame? How long will you love delusions and seek false gods? 

How long will you people turn my glory 
Exodus 16:6-7  So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, "In the evening you will know that it was the LORD who brought you out of Egypt, and in the morning you will see the glory of the LORD, because he has heard your grumbling against him. Who are we that you should grumble against us?"
1 Samuel 4:21-22  She named the boy Ichabod, saying, "The Glory has departed from Israel"--because of the capture of the ark of God and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband. She said, "The Glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God has been captured."
Psalm 78:61  He sent the ark of his might into captivity, his splendor into the hands of the enemy.

into shame 
2 Kings 19:26  " 'Their people, drained of power, are dismayed and put to shame. They are like plants in the field, like tender green shoots, like grass sprouting on the roof, scorched before it grows up.' "
Job 8:22  "Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tents of the wicked will be no more."
Psalm 35:26  May all who gloat over my distress be put to shame and confusion; may all who exalt themselves over me be clothed with shame and disgrace.

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Thursday, December 10, 2015

Psalm 4:1

Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer. 

Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God
Psalm 13:3  Look on me and answer, LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death.
Psalm 27:7  Hear my voice when I call, LORD; be merciful to me and answer me.
Psalm 69:16  Answer me, LORD, out of the goodness of your love; in your great mercy turn to me.
Psalm 86:7  When I am in distress, I call to you, because you answer me.
Palm 102:2  Do not hide your face from me when I am in distress. Turn your ear to me; when I call, answer me quickly.

Give me relief from my distress 
Genesis 32:7  In great fear and distress Jacob divided the people who were with him into two groups, and the flocks and herds and camels as well.
Judges 2:15  Whenever Israel went out to fight, the hand of the LORD was against them to defeat them, just as he had sworn to them. They were in great distress.

have mercy on me 
Psalm 30:10  "Hear, LORD, and be merciful to me; LORD be my help."

and hear my prayer 
Psalm 17:6  I call on you, my God, for you will answer me; turn your ear to me and hear my prayer.
Psalm 54:2  Hear my prayer, O God; listen to the words of my mouth.
Psalm 84:8  Hear my prayer, LORD God Almighty; listen to me, God of Jacob.
Psalm 88:2  May my prayer come before you; turn your ear to my cry.

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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Psalm 3:8 Part 2 of 2

 From the LORD comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people.

May your blessing be on your people 
Numbers 6:23-26  "Tell Aaron and his sons, 'This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them: "The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace." ' "
Psalm 29:11  The LORD gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people with peace.
Psalm 129:8  May those who pass by not say to them (those who hate Zion), "The blessing of the LORD be on you; we bless you in the name of the LORD."
Psalm 25:22  Deliver Israel, O God, from all their troubles!
Psalm 28:8-9  The LORD is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one. Save your people and bless your inheritance; be their shepherd and carry them forever.
Psalm 51:18  May it please you to prosper Zion, to build up the walls of Jerusalem.

(parentheses are mine)

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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Psalm 3:8 Part 1 of 2

From the LORD comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people. 

From the LORD comes deliverance 
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?
Psalm 37:39  The salvation of the righteous comes from the LORD; he is their stronghold in time of trouble.
Psalm 62:1  Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him.
Isaiah 43:3  "For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your stead."
Isaiah 43:11  "I, even I, am the LORD, and apart from me there is no savior."
Isaiah 44:6  "This is what the LORD says--Israel's King and Redeemer, the LORD Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God."
Isaiah 44:8  "Do not tremble, do not be afraid. Did I not proclaim this and foretell it long ago? You are my witnesses. Is there any God besides me? No, there is no other Rock; I know not one."
Isaiah 45:21  "Declare what is to be, present it--let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago, who declared it from the distant past? Was it not I, the LORD? And there is no God apart from me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none but me."
Hosea 13:4  "But I have been the LORD your God ever since you came out of Egypt. You shall acknowledge no God but me, no Savior except me."
Jonah 2:9  "But I, with shouts of grateful praise, will sacrifice to you. What I have vowed I will make good. I will say, 'Salvation comes from the LORD.' "
Revelation 7:10  And they cried out in a loud voice: "Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb."

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Monday, December 7, 2015

Psalm 3:7 Part 2 of 2

Arise, LORD! Deliver me, my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.

Deliver me, my God! 
Isaiah 36:15  "Do not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the LORD when he says, 'The LORD will surely deliver us; this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria.' "
Isaiah 37:20  "Now, LORD our God, deliver us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, LORD, are the only God."
Jeremiah 42:11  "Do not be afraid of the king of Babylon, whom you now fear. Do not be afraid of him, declares the LORD, for I am with you and will save you and deliver you from his hands."
Matthew 6:13  "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one."

Strike all my enemies on the jaw 
Job 16:10  "People open their mouths to jeer at me; they strike my cheek in scorn and unite together against me."

break the teeth of the wicked 
Job 29:17  "I broke the fangs of the wicked and snatched the victims from their teeth."
Psalm 57:4  I am in the midst of lions; I am forced to dwell among ravenous beasts--men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
Proverbs 30:14  "... those whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are set with knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among mankind."
Lamentations 3:16  He has broken my teeth with gravel; he has trampled me in the dust.

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Sunday, December 6, 2015

Psalm 3:7 Part 1 of 2

 Arise, LORD! Deliver me, my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.

Arise, LORD! 
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."

Deliver me, my God! 
Psalm 6:4  Turn, LORD, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love.
Psalm 7:1-2  LORD my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me from all who pursue me, or they will tear me apart like a lion and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me.
Psalm 59:1-2  Deliver me from my enemies, O God; be my fortress against those who are attacking me. Deliver me from evildoers and save me from those who are after my blood.
Psalm 109:21  But you, Sovereign LORD, help me for your name's sake; out of the goodness of your love, deliver me.
Psalm 119:153 Look on my suffering and deliver me, for I have not forgotten your law.
Isaiah 25:9  In that day they will say, "Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the LORD, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation."
Isaiah 33:22  For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; it is he who will save us.
Isaiah 35:3-4  Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way; say to those with fearful hearts, "Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you."

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Saturday, December 5, 2015

Psalm 3:6

I will not fear though tens of thousands assail me on every side. 

I will not fear 
Job 11:13-15  "Yet if you devote your heart to him and stretch out your hands to him, if you put away the sin that is in your hand and allow no evil to dwell in your tent, then, free of fault, you will lift up your face; you will stand firm and without 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.
Psalm 27:3  Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then I will be confident.

though tens of thousands assail me on every side 
Psalm 118:11  They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them down.

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Friday, December 4, 2015

Psalm 3:5

I lie down to sleep; I wake again, because the LORD sustains me.

I lie down and sleep 
Leviticus 26:6  " 'I will grant peace in the land, and you will lie down and no one will make you afraid. I will remove wild beasts from the land, and the sword will not pass through your country.' "
Psalm 4:8  In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, LORD, make me dwell in safety.

I will wake again, because the LORD sustains me 
Psalm 17:15  As for me, I will be vindicated and will see your face; when I awake, I will be satisfied with seeing your likeness.
Psalm 139:17-18  How precious to me are you thoughts, God! How vast the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand--when I awake, I am still with you.

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Thursday, December 3, 2015

Psalm 3:4

I call out to the LORD, and he answers me from his holy mountain.

I call out to the LORD 
Job 30:20  "I cry out to you, God, but you do not answer; I stand up, but you merely look at me."
Psalm 118:5  When hard pressed, I cried to the LORD; he brought me into a spacious place.

and he answers me from his holy mountain 
Psalm 2:6  "I have installed my king on Zion, my holy mountain."
Psalm 15:1  LORD, who may dwell in your sacred tent? Who may live on your holy mountain?
Psalm 43:3  Send me your light and your faithful care, let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell.
Psalm 99:9  Exalt the LORD our God and worship at his holy mountain, for the LORD our God is holy.

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Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Psalm 3:3 Part 2 of 2

But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high.

But you, LORD, are a shield around me 
Psalm 18:2  The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Psalm 18:30  As for God, his way is perfect: The LORD's word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him.
Psalm 28:7  The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.
Psalm 33:20  We wait in hope for the LORD; he is our help and our shield.
Psalm 119:114  You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word.
Psalm 144:2  He is my loving God and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.

my glory, the One who lifts my head high 
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.

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Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Psalm 3:3 Part 1 of 2

But you, LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high. 

But you, LORD, are a shield around me 
Genesis 15:1  After this, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward."
Psalm 7:10  My shield is God Most High, who saves the upright in heart.
Psalm 84:11  For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.
Psalm 91:4  He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
Psalm 115:9-11  All you Israelites, trust in the LORD--he is their help and shield. House of Aaron, trust in the LORD--he is their help and shield. You who fear him, trust in the LORD--he is their help and shield.
Deuteronomy 33:29  "Blessed are you, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is your shield and helper and your glorious sword. Your enemies will cower before you, and you will tread on their heights."
Proverbs 30:5-6  "Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar."

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