Monday, February 29, 2016

Psalm 11:2

For look, the wicked bend their bows; they set their arrows against the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.

For look, the wicked bend their bows 
2 Samuel 22:35  "He (the LORD) trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze."
Psalm 7:11-12  God is a righteous judge, a God who displays his wrath every day. If he does not relent, he will sharpen his sword; he will bend and string his bow.

they set their arrows against the strings 
Psalm 7:13  He (God) has prepared his deadly weapons; he makes ready his flaming arrows.
Psalm 58:7  Let them vanish like water that flows away; when they draw the bow, let their arrows fall short.

to shoot from the shadows 
Psalm 10:8-9  He (the wicked man) lies in wait near the villages; from ambush he murders the innocent. His eyes watch in secret for his victims; like a lion in cover he lies in wait. He lies in wait to catch the helpless; he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.

at the upright in heart 
Job 33:3  "My words come from an upright heart; my lips sincerely speak what I know."
Psalm 7:10  My shield is God Most High, who saves the upright in heart.

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Sunday, February 28, 2016

Psalm 11:1

In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: "Flee like a bird to your mountain." 

In the LORD I take refuge 
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.

Flee like a bird to your mountain 
Genesis 14:10  Now the valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and when the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some of the men fell into them and the rest fled to the hills.
Genesis 19:16-17  When he (Lot) hesitated, the men grasped his hand and the hands of his wife and his two daughters and led them safely out of the city, for the LORD was merciful to them. As soon as they had brought them out, one of them said, "Flee for your lives! Don't look back, and don't stop anywhere in the plain! Flee to the mountains or you will be swept away!"
Genesis 19:30  Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains, for he was afraid to stay in Zoar. He and his two daughters lived in a cave.
Joshua 2:15-16  So she (Rahab) let them down by a rope through the window, for the house she lived in was part of the city wall. She said to them, "Go to the hills so the pursuers will not find you. Hide yourselves there three days until they return, and then go on your way."
Psalm 50:11  "I know every bird in the mountains, and the insects in the fields are mine."

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Saturday, February 27, 2016

Psalm 10:16-18

The LORD is King for ever and ever; the nations will perish from his land. You, LORD, hear the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, you listen to their cry, defending the fatherless and the oppressed, so that mere earthly mortals will never again strike terror.

The LORD is King for ever and ever 
Exodus 15:18  "The LORD reigns for ever and ever."
Psalm 9:7  The LORD reigns forever; he has established his throne for judgment.
Psalm 29:10  The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever.
Psalm 102:12  But you, LORD, sit enthroned forever; your renown endures through all generations.
Lamentations 5:19  You, LORD, reign forever; your throne endures from generation to generation

the nations will perish from his land 
Deuteronomy 8:20  Like the nations the LORD destroyed before you, so you will be destroyed for not obeying the LORD your God.

You, LORD, hear the desire of the afflicted 
Psalm 9:12  For he who avenges blood remembers; he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.

you encourage them and you listen to their cry 
Exodus 22:22-23  "Do not take advantage of the widow or the fatherless. If you do and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry."

defending the fatherless 
Deuteronomy 24:17  Do not deprive the foreigner or the fatherless of justice, or take the cloak of the widow as a pledge.
Psalm 146:9  The LORD watches over the foreigner and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the ways of the wicked.

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

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Friday, February 26, 2016

Psalm 10:13-15

Why does the wicked man revile God? Why does he say to himself, "He won't call me to account"? But you, God, see the trouble of the afflicted; you consider their grief and take it in hand. The victims commit themselves to you; you are the helper of the fatherless. Break the arm of the wicked man; call the evildoer to account for his wickedness that would not otherwise be found out. 

Why does the wicked man revile God? 
Psalm 10:3  He boasts about the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.

"He won't call me to account" 
Job 31:14  "... what will I do when God confronts me? What will I answer when called to account?"
Psalm 94:7  They say "The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob takes no notice."
Hosea 9:7  The days of punishment are coming, the days of reckoning are at hand. Let Israel know this. Because your sins are so many and your hostility so great, the prophet is considered a fool, the inspired person a maniac.

But you, God, see the trouble of the afflicted 
Psalm 10:7  His (the wicked man's) mouth is full of lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue.
Psalm 22:11  Do not be far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help.

The victims commit themselves to you 
Psalm 37:5-6  Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.

you are the helper of the fatherless 
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."

Break the arm of the wicked man 
Job 31:21-23  "... if I have raised my hand against the fatherless, knowing that I had influence in court, then let my arm fall from the shoulder, let it be broken off at the joint. For I dreaded destruction from God, and for fear of his splendor I could not do such things."

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Thursday, February 25, 2016

Psalm 10:12

Arise, LORD! Lift up your hand, O God. Do not forget the helpless.

Arise, LORD! 
Psalm 3:7  Arise, LORD! Deliver me, my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.

Lift up your hand, O God 
Psalm 17:7  Show me the wonders of your great love, you who save by your right hand those who take refuge in you from their foes.
Psalm 20:6  Now this I know: The LORD gives victory to his anointed. He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary with the victorious power of his right hand.
Psalm 106:26-27  So he swore to them with uplifted hand that he would make them fall in the wilderness, make their descendants fall among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands.
Isaiah 26:11  LORD, your hand is lifted high, but they do not see it. Let them see your zeal for your people and be put to shame; let the fire reserved for your enemies consume them.
Micah 5:9  "Your hand will be lifted up in triumph over your enemies, and all your foes will be destroyed."

Do not forget the helpless 
Psalm 9:12  For he who avenges blood remembers; he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.
Psalm 9:18  But God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish.

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Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Psalm 10:10-11

His (the wicked man's) victims are crushed, they collapse, they fall under his strength. He says to himself, "God will never notice; he covers his face and never sees." 

His victims are crushed 
Job 9:17  "He would crush me with a storm and multiply my wounds for no reason."
Job 16:12  "All was well with me, but he shattered me; he seized me by the neck and crushed me."

"God will never notice, he covers his face and never sees." 
Job 22:13-14  "Yet you say, 'What does God know? Does he judge through such darkness? Thick clouds veil him, so he does not see us as he goes about in the vaulted heavens.' "
Psalm 42:9  I say to God my Rock, "Why have you forgotten me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?" 
Psalm 77:9 "Has God forgotten to be merciful? Has he in anger withheld his compassion?"

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Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Psalm 10:8-9

He (the wicked man) lies in wait near the villages; from ambush he murders the innocent. His eyes watch in secret for his victims; like a lion in cover he lies in wait. He lies in wait to catch the helpless; he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.

He lies in wait near the villages 
Psalm 37:32-33  The wicked lie in wait for the righteous, intent on putting them to death; but the LORD will not leave them in the power of the wicked or let them be condemned when brought to trial.
Psalm 59:3  See how they lie in wait for me! Fierce men conspire against me for no offense or sin of mine, LORD.
Psalm 71:10  For my enemies speak against me; those who wait to kill me conspire together.
Proverbs 1:11  If they say, "Come along with us; lets lie in wait for innocent blood, let's ambush some harmless soul; ..."
Jeremiah 5:26  "Among my people are the wicked who lie in wait like men who snare birds and like those who set traps to catch people."
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.

from ambush he murders the innocent 
Hosea 6:9  As marauders lie in ambush for a victim, so do bands of priests; they murder on the way to Shechem, carrying out their wicked schemes.

He lies in wait to catch the helpless 
Psalm 10:2  In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises.

he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net 
Job 18:8  "His (the wicked man's) feet thrust him into a net; he wanders into its mesh."

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Monday, February 22, 2016

Psalm 10:7

His (the wicked man's) mouth is full of lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue.

His mouth is full 
Romans 3:14  "Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness."

of lies and threats 
Psalm 73:8  They scoff, and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.
Psalm 119:134  Redeem me from human oppression, that I may obey your precepts.
Ecclesiastes 4:1  Again I looked and saw all the oppression that was taking place under the sun: I saw the tears of the oppressed--and they have no comforter; power was on the side of their oppressors--and they have no comforter.
Isaiah 30:12-13  Therefore this is what the Holy One of Israel says: "Because you have rejected this message, relied on oppression and depended on deceit, this sin will become for you like a high wall, cracked and bulging, that collapses suddenly, in an instant."

trouble and evil are under his tongue 
Job 20:12-14  "Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he hides it under his tongue, though he cannot bear to let it go and lets it linger in his mouth, yet his food will turn sour in his stomach; it will become the venom of serpents within him."

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Sunday, February 21, 2016

Psalm 10:2-6

In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak, who are caught in the schemes he devises. He boasts about the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD. In his pride the wicked man does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God. His ways are always prosperous; your laws are rejected by him; he sneers at all his enemies. He says to himself, "Nothing will ever shake me." He swears, "No one will ever do me harm." 

In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak 
Psalm 10:9  ... like a lion in cover he lies in wait. He lies in wait to catch the helpless; he catches the helpless and drags them off in his net.
Job 20:19  "For he has oppressed the poor and left them destitute; he has seized houses he did not build."

He boasts about the cravings of his heart 
Psalm 49:5-6  Why should I fear when evil days come, when wicked deceivers surround me--those who trust in their wealth and boast of their great riches?
Psalm 94:4  They pour out arrogant words; all the evildoers are full of boasting.
Jeremiah 48:30  "I know her (Moab's) insolence but it is futile," declares the LORD, "and her boasts accomplish nothing."

he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD 
Job 1:5  When a period of feasting had run its course, Job would make arrangements for them to be purified. Early in the morning he would sacrifice a burnt offering for each of them, thinking, "Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts." This was Job's regular custom."

in all his thoughts there is no room for God 
Psalm 36:1-2  I have a message from God in my heart concerning the sinfulness of the wicked: There is no fear of God before their eyes. In their own eyes they flatter themselves too much to detect or hate their sin.

He swears, "No one will ever do me harm." 
Revelation 18:7  "Give her (Babylon) as much torment and grief as the glory and luxury she gave herself. In her heart she boasts, 'I sit enthroned as queen. I am not a widow; I will never mourn.' "

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Saturday, February 20, 2016

Psalm 10:1

Why, LORD, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble?

Why, LORD, do you stand far off? 
Psalm 22:1  My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish?
Psalm 22:11  Do not be far from me for trouble is near and there is no one to help.
Psalm 35:22  LORD, you have seen this; do not be silent. Do not be far from me, Lord.
Psalm 38:21  LORD, do not forsake me; do not be far from me, my God.
Psalm 71:12  Do not be far from me, my God; come quickly, God, to help me.

Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? 
Psalm 13:1  How long, LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?

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Friday, February 19, 2016

Psalm 9:19-20

Arise, LORD, do not let mortals triumph; let the nations be judged in your presence. Strike them with terror, LORD; let the nations know they are only mortal.

Arise, LORD 
Psalm 3:7  Arise, LORD! Deliver me, my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.

do not let mortals triumph 
2 Chronicles 14:11  Then Asa called to the LORD his God and said, "LORD, there is no one like you to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, LORD our God, for we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this vast army. LORD, you are our God; do not let mere mortals prevail against you."

let the nations be judged in your presence 
Psalm 110:6  He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead and crushing the rulers of the whole earth.
Isaiah 2:4  He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore.
Joel 3:12  "Let the nations be roused; let them advance into the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit to judge all the nations on every side."

Strike them with terror, LORD 
Genesis 35:5  Then they (Jacob and his household) set out, and the terror of God fell on the towns all around them so that no one pursued them.
Psalm 31:13  For I hear many whispering, "Terror on every side!" They conspire against me and plot to take my life.
Isaiah 13:8  Terror will seize them, pain and anguish will grip them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look aghast at each other, their faces aflame.
Luke 21:26  "People will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken."

let the nations know they are only mortal 
Psalm 62:9  Surely the lowborn are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie. If weighed on a balance, they are nothing; together they are only a breath.
Isaiah 31:3  But the Egyptians are mere mortals and not God; their horses are flesh and not spirit. When the LORD stretches out his hand, those who help will stumble, those who are helped will fall; all will perish together.
Ezekiel 28:2  "Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: In the pride of your heart you say, "I am a god; I sit on the throne of a god in the heart of the seas." But you are a mere mortal and not a god, though you think you are as wise as a god.' "

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Thursday, February 18, 2016

Psalm 9:18

But God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish.

the hope 
Psalm 25:3  No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame, but shame will come on those who are treacherous without cause.
Psalm 39:7  "But now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in you."
Psalm 71:5  For you have been my hope, Sovereign LORD, my confidence since my youth.
Proverbs 23:17-18  Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the LORD. There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.
Jeremiah 14:8  You who are the hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are you like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays only a night?

of the afflicted 
Psalm 9:12  For he who avenges blood remembers; he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.
Psalm 74:19  Do not hand over the life of your dove to wild beasts; do not forget the lives of your afflicted people forever.

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Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Psalm 9:15-17

 The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden. The LORD is known by his acts of justice; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. The wicked go down to the realm of the dead, all the nations that forget God.

The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug; their feet are caught in the net they have hidden
Job 4:8  "As I have observed, those who plow evil and those who sow trouble reap it."
Psalm 35:7-8  Since they hid their net for me without cause and without cause dug a pit for me, may ruin overtake them by surprise--may the net they hid entangle them, may they fall into the  pit, to their ruin.
Psalm 57:6  They spread a net for my feet--I was bowed down in distress. They dug a pit in my path--but they have fallen into it themselves.

The LORD is known by his acts of justice; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands 
Proverbs 5:22  The evil deeds of the wicked ensnare them; the cords of their sins hold them fast.

The wicked go down to the realm of the dead 
Numbers 16:30  "But if the LORD brings about something totally new, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them, with everything that belongs to them, and they go down alive into the realm of the dead, then you will know that these men have treated the LORD with contempt."
Proverbs 5:5  Her feet go down to death; her steps lead straight to the grave. (the adulterous woman)

all the nations that forget God 
Job 8:12-13  "While still growing and uncut, they wither more quickly than grass. Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so perishes the hope of the godless."

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Psalm 9:13-14 Part 3 of 3

LORD, see how my enemies persecute me! Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death, that I may declare your praises in the gates of Daughter Zion, and there rejoice in your salvation.

in the gates of Daughter Zion 
Zephaniah 3:14  Sing, Daughter Zion; shout aloud, Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, Daughter Jerusalem!
Zechariah 2:10  "Shout and be glad, Daughter Zion. For I am coming, and I will live among you," declares the LORD.
Matthew 21:4-5  This took place to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet: "Say to Daughter Zion, 'See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.' " (Zechariah 9:9)
John 12:14-15  Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, as it is written: "Do not be afraid, Daughter Zion; see, your king is coming, seated on a donkey's colt." (Zechariah 9:9)

and there rejoice in your salvation 
Psalm 13:5  But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.
Psalm 35:9  Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD and delight in his salvation.
Psalm 50:23  "Those who sacrifice thank offerings honor me, and to the blameless I will show my salvation."
Psalm 51:12  Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

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Monday, February 15, 2016

Psalm 9:13-14 Part 2 of 3

LORD, see how my enemies persecute me! Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death, that I may declare your praises in the gates of Daughter Zion, and there rejoice in your salvation. 

that I may declare your praises 
Psalm 51:15  Open my lips, Lord, and my mouth will declare your praise.
1 Peter 2:9  But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

in the gates of Daughter Zion 
2 Kings 19:21 (also Isaiah 37:22)  "This is the word that the LORD has spoken against him (Sennacherib king of Assyria): 'Virgin Daughter Zion despises you and mocks you. Daughter Jerusalem tosses her head as you flee.' "
Isaiah 1:8  Daughter Zion is left like a shelter in a vineyard, like a hut in a cucumber field, like a city under siege.
Isaiah 10:32  This day they will halt at Nob; they will shake their fist at the mount of Daughter Zion, at the hill of Jerusalem.
Isaiah 62:11  The LORD has made proclamation to the ends of the earth: "Say to Daughter Zion, 'See, your Savior comes! See, his reward is with him, and his recompense accompanies him.' "
Jeremiah 4:31  I hear a cry as of a woman in labor, a groan as of one bearing her first child--the cry of Daughter Zion gasping for breath, stretching out her hands and saying, "Alas, I am fainting; my life is given over to murderers."
Jeremiah 6:2  "I will destroy Daughter Zion, so beautiful and delicate."
Lamentations 1:6  All the splendor has departed from Daughter Zion. Her princes are like deer that find no pasture; in weakness they have fled before the pursuer.
Micah 1:13  You who live in Lachish, harness fast horses to the chariot. You are where the sin of Daughter Zion began, for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.

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Sunday, February 14, 2016

Psalm 9:13-14 Part 1 of 3

LORD, see how my enemies persecute me! Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death, that I may declare your praises in the gates of Daughter Zion, and there rejoice in your salvation. 

LORD, see how my enemies persecute me! 
Numbers 10:9  "When you go into battle in your own land against an enemy who is oppressing you, sound a blast on the trumpets. Then you will be remembered by the LORD your God and rescued from your enemies."
Psalm 3:7  Arise, LORD! Deliver me, my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
Psalm 18:3  I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I have been saved from my enemies.

Have mercy 
Psalm 6:2  Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am faint; heal me, LORD, for my bones are in agony.
Psalm 41:4  I said, "Have mercy on me, LORD; heal me, for I have sinned against you."
Psalm 51:1  Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.
Psalm 86:2-3  Guard my life, for I am faithful to you; save your servant who trusts in you. You are my God; have mercy on me, Lord, for I call to you all day long.
Psalm 86:16  Turn to me and have mercy on me; show your strength in behalf of your servant; save me, because I serve you just as my mother did.
Psalm 119:132  Turn to me and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name.

and lift me up from the gates of death 
Job 17:16  "Will it (my hope) go down to the gates of death? Will we descend together into the dust?"
Matthew 16:18  "And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it."

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Saturday, February 13, 2016

Psalm 9:12

For he who avenges blood remembers; he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.

For he who avenges blood remembers 
2 Samuel 4:9-11  David answered Rehab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite; "As surely as the LORD lives, who has delivered me out of every trouble, when someone told me, 'Saul is dead,' and thought he was bringing good news, I seized him and put him to death in Ziklag. That was the reward I gave him for his news! How much more--when wicked men have killed an innocent man in his own house and on his own bed--should I not now demand his blood from your hand and rid the earth of you!"

he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted 
Psalm 12:18  But God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish.
Psalm 10:17-18  You, LORD, hear the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry, defending the fatherless and the oppressed, so that mere earthly mortals will never again strike terror.
Psalm 22:24  For he has not despised or scorned the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help.
Psalm 72:4  May he defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; may he crush the oppressor.
Isaiah 49:13  Shout for joy, you heavens; rejoice, you earth; burst into song, your mountains! For the LORD comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones.

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Friday, February 12, 2016

Psalm 9:11

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

Sing the praises of the LORD 
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.

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

proclaim among the nations 
Psalm 18:49  Therefore I will praise you, LORD, among the nations; I will sing the praises of your name.
Psalm 44:11  You gave us up to be devoured like sheep and have scattered us among the nations.
Psalm 57:9  I will praise you, Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples.
Psalm 106:26-27  So he swore to them with uplifted hand that he would make them fall in the wilderness, make their descendants fall among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands.
Isaiah 24:13  So will it be on earth and among the nations, as when an olive tree is beaten, or as when gleanings are left after the grape harvest.
Ezekiel 20:23-24  " 'Also with uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would disperse them among the nations and scatter them through the countries, because they had not obeyed my laws but had rejected my decrees and desecrated my Sabbaths, and their eyes lusted after their parents' idols.' "
1 Timothy 3:16  Beyond all question, the mystery from which true godliness springs is great: He (Jesus) appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was preached among the nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory.

what he has done 
Psalm 105:1  Give praise to the LORD, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done.

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Thursday, February 11, 2016

Psalm 9:10

Those who know your name trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you. 

Those who know your name trust in you 
Psalm 91:14  "Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him; I will protect him for he acknowledges my name."

for you, LORD, have never forsaken 
Genesis 28:15  "I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you."
Deuteronomy 4:31  For the LORD your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon or destroy you or forget the covenant with your ancestors, which he confirmed to them by oath.
Psalm 22:1  My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish?
Psalm 37:25  I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread.
Psalm 71:11  They say, "God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for no one will rescue him."
Isaiah 49:14  But Zion said, "The LORD has forsaken me, the LORD has forgotten me."
Jeremiah 15:18  Why is my pain unending and my wound grievous and incurable? You are to me like a deceptive brook, like a spring that fails.
Hebrews 13:5  Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you." (Deuteronomy 31:6)

those who seek you 
Psalm 70:4  But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who long for your saving help always say, "The LORD is great!"

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Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Psalm 9:9

The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.

The LORD is a refuge 
Deuteronomy 33:27  "The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemies before you, saying, 'Destroy them!' "
2 Samuel 22:1-3  David sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: "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. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior--from violent people you save me."

for the oppressed 
Psalm 10:17-18  You, LORD, hear the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them and you listen to their cry, defending the fatherless and the oppressed, so that mere earthly mortals will never again strike terror.
Psalm 74:21  Do not let the oppressed retreat in disgrace; may the poor and needy praise your name.

a stronghold in times of trouble 
Psalm 32:7  You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.
Psalm 121:7-8  The LORD will keep you from all harm--he will watch over your life; the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.

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Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Psalm 9:8

He rules the world in righteousness and judges the peoples with equity.

He rules the world in righteousness 
Psalm 9:4  For you have upheld my right and my cause, sitting enthroned as the righteous judge.
Psalm 7:11  God is a righteous judge, a God who displays his wrath every day.

and judges the people with equity 
Psalm 11:7  For the LORD is righteous, he loves justice; the upright will see his face.
Psalm 45:6  Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.
Psalm 72:2  May he judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice.

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Monday, February 8, 2016

Psalm 9:7

The LORD reigns forever; he has established his throne for judgment.

The LORD reigns forever 
1 Chronicles 16:31  Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let them say among the nations, "The LORD reigns!"
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."

he has established his throne for judgment 
Psalm 11:4  The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth; his eyes examine them.
Psalm 47:8  God reigns over the nations; God is seated on his holy throne.
Psalm 93:2  Your throne was established long ago; you are from all eternity.
Isaiah 6:1  In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne, and the train of his robe filled the temple.
Isaiah 66:1-2a  This is what the LORD says: "Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Where is the house you will build for me? Where will my resting place be? Has not my hand made all these things, and so they came into being?" declares the LORD.

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Sunday, February 7, 2016

Psalm 9:6 Part 2 of 2

Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies, you have uprooted their cities; even memory of them has perished.

even the memory of them has perished 
Psalm 34:16  ... but the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to blot out their name from the earth. 
Psalm 109:15  May their sins always remain before the LORD, that he may blot out their name from the earth.
Ecclesiastes 9:5  For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward, and even their name is forgotten. 
Isaiah 14:22  "I will rise up against them," declares the LORD Almighty. "I will wipe out Babylon's name and survivors, her offspring and descendants," declares the LORD. 
Isaiah 26:14  They are now dead, they live no more; their spirits do not rise. You punished them and brought them to ruin; you wiped out all memory of them. 

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Saturday, February 6, 2016

Psalm 9:6 Part 1 of 2

Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies, you have uprooted their cities; even memory of them has perished.

You have uprooted their cities 
Deuteronomy 29:28  In furious anger and in great wrath the LORD uprooted them (the Israelites who abandoned the covenant of the LORD and worshiped other gods) from their land and thrust them into another land, as it is now.
Jeremiah 2:3  " 'Israel was holy to the LORD, the firstfruits of his harvest; all who devoured her were held guilty, and disaster overtook them,' " declares the LORD.
Jeremiah 46:1  This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations: ...
Jeremiah 46:24  "Daughter Egypt will be put to shame, given into the hands of the people of the north."
Jeremiah 47:4  "For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines and to remove all survivors who could help Tyre and Sidon. The LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor."
Jeremiah 48:42-43  "Moab will be destroyed as a nation because she defied the LORD. Terror and pit and snare await you, you people of Moab," declares the LORD.
Jeremiah 49:4-5  "Why do you boast of your valleys, boast of your valleys so fruitful? Unfaithful Daughter Ammon, you trust in riches and say, 'Who will attack me?' I will bring terror on you from those around you," declares the Lord, the LORD Almighty. "Every one of you will be driven away, and no one will gather the fugitives."
Jeremiah 49:17-18  "Edom will become an object of horror; all who pass by will be appalled and will scoff because of all its wounds. As Sodom and Gomorrah were overthrown along with their neighboring towns," says the LORD, "so no one will live there; no people will dwell in it."
Jeremiah 49:27  "I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will consume the fortresses of Ben-Hadad."

Jeremiah 49:37  "I will shatter Elam before their foes, before those who want to kill them; I will bring disaster on them, even my fierce anger," declares the LORD. "I will pursue them with the sword until I have made an end of them."
Jeremiah 51:64  "Then say, 'So will Babylon sink to rise no more because of the disaster I (the LORD) will bring on her. And her people will fall,' " The words of Jeremiah end here.

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Friday, February 5, 2016

Psalm 9:5

You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked; you have blotted out their name for ever and ever.

You have rebuked the nations 
Genesis 20:7  "Now return the man's (Abraham's) wife (Sarah), for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. But if you do not return her, you may be sure that you and all who belong to you will die."
Genesis 37:10-11  When he (Joseph) told his father as well as his brothers, his father rebuked him and said, "What is this dream you had? Will your mother and I and your brothers actually come and bow down to the ground before you?" His brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the matter in mind.
1 Chronicles 16:21 (also Psalm 105:14)  He allowed no one to oppress them; for their sake he rebuked kings: "Do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm."
Isaiah 26:13-14  LORD our God, other lords besides you have ruled over us, but your name alone do we honor. They are now dead, they live no more; their spirits do not rise. You punished them and brought them to ruin; you wiped out all memory of them.
Isaiah 66:15  See, the LORD is coming with fire, and his chariots are like a whirlwind; he will bring down his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames of fire.

you have blotted out their name for ever and ever 
Job 18:17  "The memory of him perishes from the earth; he has no name in the land."
Deuteronomy 9:13-14  And the LORD said to me, "I have seen this people, and they are a stiff-necked people indeed! Let me alone, so that I may destroy them and blot out their name from under heaven. And I will make you into a nation stronger and more numerous than they."
Deuteronomy 25:19  When the LORD your God gives you rest from all the enemies around you in the land he is giving you to possess as an inheritance, you shall blot out the name of Amelek from under heaven. Do not forget!
Deuteronomy 29:20  The LORD will never be willing to forgive them (those who turn away from God and worship other gods); his wrath and zeal will burn against them. All the curses written in this book will fall on them, and the LORD will blot out their names from under heaven.
2 Kings 14:27  And since the LORD had not said he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven, he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Jehoash.

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Thursday, February 4, 2016

Psalm 9:3-4

My enemies turn back; they stumble and perish before you. For you have upheld my right and my cause, sitting enthroned as the righteous judge.

For you have upheld my right and my cause 
1 Kings 8:44-45  "When your people go to war against their enemies, wherever you send them, and when they pray to the LORD toward the city you have chosen and the temple I have built for your Name, then hear from heaven their prayer and their plea, and uphold their cause."
Job 16:20-21  "My intercessor is my friend as my eyes pour out tears to God; on behalf of a man he pleads with God as one pleads for a friend."

sitting enthroned 
Psalm 11:4  The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth; his eyes examine them.
Psalm 47:8  God reigns over the nations; God is seated on his holy throne.
Isaiah 6:1  In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple.

as the righteous judge 
Psalm 7:11  God is a righteous judge, a God who displays his wrath everyday.
Psalm 67:4  May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples with equity and guide the nations of the earth.
Psalm 98:8-9  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.
1 Peter 2:23  When they hurled their insults at him (Jesus), he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him (God) who judges justly.

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Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Psalm 9:2 Part 2 of 2

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

I will be glad and rejoice in you 
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."
Jeremiah 30:19  " 'From them (Jacob's tents) will come songs of thanksgiving and the sound of rejoicing. I will add to their numbers, and they will not be decreased; I will bring them honor, and they will not be disdained.' " 
Joel 2:21  Do not be afraid land of Judah; be glad and rejoice. Surely the LORD has done great things!
Zephaniah 3:14  Sing, Daughter Zion; shout aloud, Israel! Be glad and rejoice with all your heart, Daughter Jerusalem!
Matthew 5:12  "Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you."
Revelation 19:7  "Let us rejoice and be glad and give him glory! For the wedding of the Lamb has come, and his bride has made herself ready."

I will sing the praises 
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.
Psalm 47:6-7  Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises. For God is the King of all the earth; sing to him a song of praise.
Psalm 71:22  I will praise you with the harp for your faithfulness, my God; I will sing praise to you with the lyre, Holy One of Israel.


of your name, O Most High 
Psalm 92:1  It is good to praise the LORD and make music to your name, O Most High, ...
Psalm 147:1  Praise the LORD. How good it is to sing praises to our God, how pleasant and fitting to praise him!

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Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Psalm 9:2 Part 1 of 2

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

I will be glad and rejoice in you 
Job 22:19-20  "The righteous see their ruin and rejoice; the innocent mock them, saying, 'Surely our foes are destroyed and fire devours their wealth.' "
Psalm 14:7  Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When the LORD restores his people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!
Psalm 31:7  I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul.
Psalm 70:4  But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you; may those who long for your saving help always say, "The LORD is great!"
Psalm 97:8  Zion hears and rejoices and the villages of Judah are glad because of your judgments, LORD.
Psalm 126:3  The LORD has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.
Proverbs 23:15-16  My son, if your heart is wise, then my heart will be glad indeed; my inmost being will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

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Monday, February 1, 2016

Psalm 9:1

I will give thanks to you LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.

I will give thanks to you LORD, with all my heart 
Psalm 86:12  I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever.
Psalm 111:1  Praise the LORD. I will extol the LORD with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.
Psalm 119:2-3  Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart--they do no wrong but follow his ways.
Psalm 119:10   I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands.
Psalm 119:145  I call with all my heart; answer me, LORD, and I will obey your decrees.
Psalm 138:1  I will praise you, LORD, with all my heart; before the "gods" I will sing your praise.

I will tell of all your wonderful deeds 
Deuteronomy 4:34  Has any god ever tried to take for himself one nation out of another nation, by testings, by signs and wonders, by war, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, or by great and awesome deeds, like all the things the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your very eyes?

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