Friday, September 30, 2016

Psalm 31:18

Let their lying lips be silenced, for with pride and contempt they speak arrogantly against the righteous.

Let their lying lips be silenced 
Psalm 120:2  Save me, LORD, from lying lips and deceitful tongues.
Proverbs 10:18  Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips and spreads slander is a fool.
Proverbs 26:24-26  Enemies disguise themselves with their lips, but in their hearts they harbor deceit. Though their speech is charming, do not believe them, for seven abominations fill their hearts. Their malice may be concealed by deception, but their wickedness will be exposed in the assembly.

for with pride and contempt they speak arrogantly against the righteous 
1 Samuel 2:3  "Do not keep talking so proudly or let your mouth speak such arrogance, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by him deeds are weighed."
Jude 14-16  Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about them: "See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones to judge everyone, and to convict all of them of all the ungodly acts they have committed in their ungodliness, and of all the defiant words ungodly sinners have spoken against him. These people are grumblers and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires; they boast about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage."

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Thursday, September 29, 2016

Psalm 31:14-17

But I trust in you, LORD; I say, "You are my God." My times are in your hands; deliver me from the hands of my enemies, from those who pursue me. Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love. Let me not be put to shame, LORD, for I have cried out to you; but let the wicked be put to shame and be silent in the realm of the dead.

But I trust in you, LORD 
Psalm 4:5  Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the LORD.
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.
Isaiah 26:4  You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.

My times are in your hands 
Job 14:5  "A person's days are determined; you have determined the number of his months and have set limits he cannot exceed."

Let your face shine on your servant 
Numbers 6:25  " ' "... the LORD make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; ..." ' "

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

Let me not be put to shame, LORD 
Psalm 22:5  To you they cried out and were saved; in you they trusted and were not put to shame.

but let the wicked be put to shame and be silent in the realm of the dead 
1 Samuel 2:9  "He will guard the feet of his faithful servants, but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness."
Psalm 94:17  Unless the LORD had given me help, I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.
Psalm 115:17  It is not the dead who praise the LORD, those who go down to the place of silence; ... 

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Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Psalm 31:13

For I hear many whispering, "Terror on every side!" They conspire against me and plot to take my life. 

For I hear many whispering 
Leviticus 19:16  " 'Do not go about spreading slander among your people. Do not do anything that endangers your neighbors life. I am the LORD.' "
Psalm 50:20  You sit and testify against your brother and slander your own mother's son.

"Terror on every side!" 
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.
Jeremiah 6:25  Do not go out to the fields or walk on the roads, for the enemy has a sword, and there is terror on every side.
Jeremiah 20:10  I hear many whispering, "Terror on every side! Denounce him! Let's denounce him!" All my friends are waiting for me to slip, saying, "Perhaps he will be deceived; then we will prevail over him and take our revenge on him."
Jeremiah 46:5  "What do I see? They are terrified, they are retreating, their warriors are defeated. They flee in haste without looking back, and there is terror on every side," declares the LORD.
Jeremiah 49:5  "I will bring terror on you," declares the LORD, the LORD Almighty. "Every one of you will be driven away, and no one will gather the fugitives."
Lamentations 2:22  "As you summon to a feast day, so you summoned against me terrors on every side. In the day of the LORD's anger no one escaped or survived; those I cared for and reared my enemy has destroyed."

They conspire against me 
Psalm 56:6  They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps, hoping to take my life.
Psalm 71:10  For my enemies speak against me; those who wait to kill me conspire together.
Psalm 83:3  With cunning they conspire against your people; they plot against those you cherish.

and plot to take my life 
Genesis 37:18  But they (Joseph's brothers) saw him (Joseph) in the distance, and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him.
Matthew 12:14  But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.
Psalm 83:4  "Come," they say, "let us destroy them as a nation, so that Israel's name is remembered no more."

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Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Psalm 31:11-12

Because of all my enemies, I am the utter contempt of my neighbors and an object of dread to my closest friends--those who see me on the street flee from me. I am forgotten as though I were dead; I have become like broken pottery. 

Because of all my enemies 
Deuteronomy 30:7  The LORD your God will put all these curses on your enemies who hate and persecute you.
Psalm 3:7  Arise, LORD! Deliver me, my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
Psalm 25:19  See how numerous are my enemies and how fiercely they hate me!
Psalm 102:8  All day long my enemies taunt me; those who rail against me use my name as a curse.

I am the utter contempt 
Psalm 22:6  But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by everyone, despised by the people.

of my neighbors 
Psalm 38:11  My friends and companions avoid me because of my wounds; my neighbors stay far away.

I am forgotten as though I were dead 
Psalm 28:1  To you, LORD, I call; you are my Rock, do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you remain silent, I will be like those who go down to the pit.
Psalm 88:4  I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am like one without strength.

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Monday, September 26, 2016

Psalm 31:9-10

Be merciful to me, LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and body with grief. My life is consumed by anguish and my years by groaning; my strength fails because of my affliction, and my bones grow weak.

Be merciful to me, LORD, for I am in distress 
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.

my eyes grow weak with sorrow 
Psalm 6:7  My eyes grow weak with sorrow, they fail because of all my foes.

my soul and body with grief 
Psalm 63:1  You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.

My life is consumed by anguish 
Psalm 31:7  I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul.

and my years by groaning 
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.

my strength fails 
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.
Psalm 32:4  For day and night your hand was heavy on me; my strength was sapped as in the heat of summer.
Psalm 38:10  My heart pounds, my strength fails me; even the light has gone from my eyes.
Psalm 73:26  My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

because of my affliction 
Psalm 25:18  Look on my affliction and my distress and take away all my sins.

and my bones grow weak 
Psalm 6:2  Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am faint; heal me, LORD, for my bones are in agony.

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Sunday, September 25, 2016

Psalm 31:8

You have not given me into the hands of the enemy but have set my feet in a spacious place.

You have not given me into the hands of the enemy 
Deuteronomy 32:30  "How could one man chase a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up?"
Numbers 21:34  The LORD said to Moses, "Do not be afraid of him, for I have delivered him into your hands, along with his whole army and his land. Do to him what you did to Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon." 
1 Samuel 23:7  Saul was told that David had gone to Keilah, and he said, "God has delivered him into my hands, for David has imprisoned himself by entering a town with gates and bars." 
Psalm 44:12  You sold your people for a pittance, gaining nothing from their sale.
Psalm 106:41  He gave them into the hands of the nations, and their foes ruled over them.
Isaiah 50:1  This is what the LORD says: "Where is your mother's certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of my creditors did I sell you? Because of your sins you were sold; because of your transgressions your mother was sent away." 
Isaiah 54:6  "The LORD will call you back as if you were a wife deserted and distressed in spirit--a wife who married young, only to be rejected," says your God.

but have set my feet in a spacious place 
2 Samuel 22:20  "He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me."
Psalm 18:19  He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.
Job 36:16  "He is wooing you from the jaws of distress to a spacious place free from restriction, to the comfort of your table laden with choice food." 

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Saturday, September 24, 2016

Psalm 31:7

I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul. 

I will be glad and rejoice in your love 
Psalm 31:16  Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love.
Psalm 31:21  Praise be to the LORD, for he showed me the wonders of his love when I was in a city under siege. 
Psalm 6:4  Turn, LORD, and deliver me; save me because of your unfailing love.

for you saw my affliction 
Psalm 13:3  Look on me and answer, LORD my God. Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death, ...
Psalm 9:12  For he who avenges blood remembers; he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.
Psalm 25:18  Look on my affliction and my distress and take away all my sins.
Psalm 59:4  I have done no wrong, yet they are ready to attack me. Arise and help me; look on my plight.
Psalm 80:14-15  Return to us, God Almighty! Look down from heaven and see! Watch over this vine, the root your right hand has planted, the son you have raised up for yourself.
Psalm 107:41  But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks.
Psalm 119:50  My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life.
Psalm 119:153  Look on my suffering and deliver me, for I have not forgotten your law. 

and knew the anguish of my soul 
Psalm 25:17  Relieve the troubles of my heart and free me from my anguish.
Luke 22:44  And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground. 

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Friday, September 23, 2016

Psalm 31:6

I hate those who cling to worthless idols; as for me, I trust in the LORD.

I hate those who cling to worthless idols 
Deuteronomy 32:21  "They made me jealous by what is no god and angered me with their worthless idols. I will make them envious by those who are not a people; I will make them angry by a nation that has no understanding."

as for me, I will trust in the LORD 
Psalm 4:5  Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the LORD.
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 26:3-4  You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD himself, is the Rock eternal.

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Thursday, September 22, 2016

Psalm 31:3-5

Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me. Keep me free from the trap that is set for me, for you are my refuge. Into your hands I commit my spirit; deliver me, LORD, my faithful God. 

Since you are my rock and my fortress 
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.

for the sake of your name lead and guide me 
Psalm 23:3  ... he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name's sake.

Keep me from the trap that is set for me 
1 Samuel 28:9  But the woman said to him, "Surely you know what Saul has done. He has cut off the mediums and spiritists from the land. Why have you set a trap for my life to bring about my death?"
Job 18:10  "A noose is hidden for him on the ground; a trap lies in his path."

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

Into your hands I commit my spirit 
Luke 23:46  Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." When he had said this, he breathed his last.
Acts 7:59-60  While they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." Then he fell on his knees and cried out, "Lord, do not hold this sin against them." When he had said this, he fell asleep.

deliver me, LORD, my faithful God 
Isaiah 45:18-19  For this is what the LORD says--he who created the heavens, he is God; he who fashioned and made the earth, he founded it; he did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited--he says: "I am the LORD, and there is no other. I have not spoken in secret, from somewhere in a land of darkness; I have not said to Jacob's descendants, 'Seek me in vain.' I, the LORD speak the truth; I declare what is right."
Isaiah 65:16  "Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will do so by the one true God; whoever takes an oath in the land will swear by the one true God. For the past troubles will be forgotten and hidden from my eyes."

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Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Psalm 31:1-2

In you, LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness. Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me. 

In you, LORD, I have taken 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.

deliver me in your righteousness 
Psalm 5:8  Lead me, LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies--make your way straight before me.

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

come quickly to my rescue 
Exodus 2:17  Some shepherds came along and drove them away, but Moses got up and came to their rescue and watered their flock.
1 Samuel 30:7-8  Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelek, "Bring me the ephod." Abiathar brought it to him, and David inquired of the LORD, "Shall I pursue this raiding party? Will I overtake them?"  "Pursue them," he answered. "You will certainly overtake them and succeed in the rescue."

be my rock of refuge 
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."
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.

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Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Psalm 30:11-12

You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent. LORD my God, I will praise you forever.

You turned my wailing 
Esther 4:1  When Mordecai learned of all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.

into dancing 
Exodus 15:20  Then Miriam the prophet, Aaron's sister, took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women followed her, with timbrels and dancing.

you removed my sackcloth 
2 Samuel 3:31  Then David said to Joab and all the people with him, "Tear your clothes and put on sackcloth and walk in mourning in front of Abner." King David himself walked behind the bier.
Psalm 35:13-14  Yet when they were ill, I put on sackcloth and humbled myself with fasting. When my prayers returned to me unanswered, I went about mourning as though for my friend or brother. I bowed my head in grief as though weeping for my mother.

and clothed me with joy 
Deuteronomy 16:15  For seven days celebrate the festival to the LORD your God at the place the LORD will choose. For the LORD your God will bless you in all your harvest and all the work of your hands, and your joy will be complete.
Psalm 16:9  Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, ...

LORD my God, I will praise you 
Psalm 35:18  I will give you thanks in the great assembly; among the throngs I will praise you.
Psalm 75:1  We praise you, God, we praise you, for your Name is near; people tell of your wonderful deeds.
Psalm 118:21  I will give you thanks, for you answered me; you have become my salvation.
Revelation 11:17  ... saying: "We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was, because you have taken your great power and have begun to reign."

forever 
Psalm 44:8  In God we make our boast all day long, and we will praise your name forever.
Psalm 52:9  For what you have done I will always praise you in the presence of your faithful people. And I will hope in your name, for your name is good.

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Monday, September 19, 2016

Psalm 30:6-10

When I felt secure, I said, "I will never be shaken." LORD, when you favored me, you made my royal mountain stand firm; but when you hid your face, I was dismayed. To you, LORD, I called; to the LORD I cried for mercy: "What is gained if I am silenced, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it proclaim your faithfulness? Hear, LORD, and be merciful to me; LORD, be my help." 

When I felt secure, I said, "I will never be shaken." 
Job 29:18  "I thought, 'I will die in my own house, my days as numerous as the grains of sand.' "

LORD, when you favored me, you made my royal mountain stand firm; but when you hid your face, I was dismayed. 
Deuteronomy 31:17  "And in that day I will become angry with them and forsake them; I will hide my face from them, and they will be destroyed. Many disasters and calamities will come on them, and in that day they will ask, 'Have not these disasters come on us because our God is not with us?' "

"What is gained if I am silenced, if I go down to the pit?" 
Job 33:18  "... to preserve them from the pit, their lives from perishing by the sword."
Isaiah 38:18  For the grave cannot praise you, death cannot sing your praise; those who go down to the pit cannot hope for your faithfulness.

Hear, LORD 
Psalm 17:1  Hear me, LORD, my plea is just; listen to my cry. Hear my prayer--it does not rise from deceitful lips.

and be merciful to me 
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.

LORD, be my help 
Psalm 20:2  May he send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion.

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Sunday, September 18, 2016

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.

For his anger 
Psalm 103:9-10  He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever; he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.

lasts only a moment 
Job 14:13  "If only you would hide me in the grave and conceal me until your anger has passed! If only you would set me a time and then remember me!"

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

weeping may stay the night 
2 Samuel 15:30  But David continued up the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went; his head was covered and he was barefoot. All the people with him covered their heads too and were weeping as they went up.
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 126:6  Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them.
Jeremiah 31:16  This is what the LORD says: "Restrain your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, for your work will be rewarded," declares the LORD. "They will return from the land of the enemy."

but rejoicing comes in the morning 
2 Corinthians 4:17  For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.

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Saturday, September 17, 2016

Psalm 30:4

Sing the praises of the LORD, you his faithful people; praise his holy name.

Sing the praises of the LORD 
Psalm 33:1  Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him.
Psalm 47:7  For God is the King of all the earth; sing to him a psalm of praise.
Psalm 68:4  Sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the clouds; rejoice before him--his name is the LORD.

you his faithful people 
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."

praise his holy name 
Exodus 3:15  God also said to Moses, "Say to the Israelites, 'The LORD, the God of your fathers--the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob--has sent me to you.' This is my name forever, the name you shall call me from generation to generation." (I AM WHO I AM)
Psalm 33:21  In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.
Psalm 103:1  Praise the LORD, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
Psalm 145:21  My mouth will speak the praise of the LORD. Let every creature praise his holy name for ever and ever.

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Friday, September 16, 2016

Psalm 30:2-3

LORD my God, I called to you for help, and you healed me. You, LORD, brought me up from the realm of the dead; you spared me from going down to the pit.

LORD my God, I called to you for help 
Psalm 5:2  Hear my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray.
Psalm 88:13  But I cry to you for help, LORD; in the morning my prayer comes before you.

and you healed me 
Psalm 147:3  He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
Isaiah 53:5  But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.

You, LORD, brought me up from the realm of the dead 
Psalm 16:10  ... because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay.
Psalm 56:13  For you have delivered me from death and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.

you spared me from going down to the pit 
Psalm 28:1  To you, LORD, I call; you are my Rock, do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you remain silent, I will be like those who go down to the pit.
Psalm 55:23  But you, God, will bring down the wicked into the pit of decay; the bloodthirsty and deceitful will not live out half their days.
Psalm 69:15  Do not let the floodwaters engulf me or the depths swallow me up or the pit close its mouth over me.
Psalm 86:13  For great is your love toward me; you have delivered me from the depths, from the realm of the dead.
Psalm 143:7  Answer me quickly, LORD; my spirit fails. Do not hide your face from me or I will be like those who go down to the pit.
Proverbs 1:12  "... let's swallow them alive, like the grave, and whole, like those who go down to the pit; ..."
Jonah 2:6  "To the roots of the mountains I sank down; the earth beneath barred me in forever. But you, LORD my God, brought my life up from the pit."

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Thursday, September 15, 2016

Psalm 30:1

I will exalt you, LORD, for you lifted me out of the depths and did not let my enemies gloat over me.

I will exalt you, LORD 
Exodus 15:2  "The LORD is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him."

for you lifted me out of the depths 
Job 11:7-9  "Can you fathom the mysteries of God? Can you probe the limits of the Almighty? They are higher than the heavens above--what can you do? They are deeper than the depths below--what can you know? Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea."
Psalm 63:9  Those who want to kill me will be destroyed; they will go down to the depths of the earth.
Psalm 107:25-26  For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted high the waves. They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths; in their peril their courage melted away.
Proverbs 9:16-18  "Let all who are simple come to my (Folly's) house!" To those who have no sense she says, "Stolen water is sweet; food eaten in secret is delicious!" But little do they know that the dead are there, that her guests are deep in the realm of the dead.
Isaiah 14:13-15  You (king of Babylon) said in your heart, "I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit enthroned on the mount of assembly, on the utmost heights of Mount Zaphon (Mount Casius in northern Syria, dwelling place of the Canaanites' gods). I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High." But you are brought down to the realm of the dead, to the depths of the pit.

and did not let my enemies gloat over me 
Psalm 22:17  All my bones are on display; people stare and gloat over me.

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Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Psalm 29:10-11

The LORD sits enthroned over the flood; the LORD is enthroned as King forever. The LORD gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people with peace.

The LORD sits enthroned over the flood 
Genesis 6:17  "I am going to bring floodwaters on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens, every creature that has the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish."

the LORD is enthroned as King forever 
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 55:19  God, who is enthroned from of old, who does not change--he will hear them and humble them, because they have no fear of God.
Psalm 66:7  He rules forever by his power, his eyes watch the nations--let not the rebellious rise up against him.
Psalm 102:12  But you, LORD, sit enthroned forever; your renown endures through all generations.

The LORD gives strength to his people 
Psalm 18:1  I love you, LORD, my strength.
Psalm 28:8  The LORD is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one.
Psalm 68:35  You, God, are awesome in your sanctuary; the God of Israel gives power and strength to his people. Praise be to God!

the LORD blesses his people with peace 
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 the wild beasts from the land, and the sword will not pass through your country.' "
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, September 13, 2016

Psalm 29:7-9

The voice of the LORD strikes with flashes of lightning. The voice of the LORD shakes the desert; the LORD shakes the Desert of Kadesh. The voice of the LORD twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in his temple all cry, "Glory!" 

The voice of the LORD strikes with flashes of lightning 
Ezekiel 1:14  The creatures sped back and forth like flashes of lightning.
Revelation 8:5  Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it on the earth; and there came peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning and an earthquake.

the LORD shakes the Desert of Kadesh 
Numbers 13:26  They came back to Moses and Aaron and the whole Israelite community at Kadesh in the Desert of Paran. There they reported to them and to the whole assembly and showed them the fruit of the land.
Numbers 20:1  In the first month the whole Israelite community arrived at the Desert of Zin, and they stayed at Kadesh. There Miriam died and was buried.

The voice of the LORD twists the oaks 
Isaiah 2:12-13  The LORD Almighty has a day in store for all the proud and lofty, for all that is exalted (and they will be humbled), for all cedars of Lebanon, tall and lofty, and all the oaks of Bashan, ...
Ezekiel 27:6  " 'Of oaks of Bashan they made your oars; of cypress wood from the coasts of Cyprus they made your deck, adorned with ivory.' " [the LORD speaking to Tyre]
Amos 2:9  "Yet I destroyed the Amorites before them, though they were tall as the cedars and strong as the oaks. I destroyed their fruit above and their roots below."

And in his temple all cry, "Glory!" 
Psalm 26:8  LORD I love the house where you live, the place where your glory dwells.

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Monday, September 12, 2016

Psalm 29:4-6

The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is majestic. The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars; the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon. He makes Lebanon leap like a calf, Sirion like a young wild ox. 

The voice of the LORD is powerful 
Palm 68:33  ... to him who rides across the highest heavens, the ancient heavens, who thunders with mighty voice.

the LORD breaks in pieces the cedars of Lebanon 
Judges 9:15  "The thornbush said to the trees, 'If you really want to anoint me king over you, come and take refuge in my shade; but if not, then let fire come out of the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon.' "

He makes Lebanon leap like a calf 
Psalm 114:3-4  The sea looked and fled, the Jordan turned back; the mountains leaped like rams, the hills like lambs.

Sirion 
Deuteronomy 3:9  (Hermon is called Sirion by the Sidonians; the Amorites call it Senir.)

like a wild ox 
Numbers 23:22  "God brought them out of Egypt; they have the strength of a wild ox."
Job 39:9  "Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Will it stay by your manger at night?"
Psalm 92:10  You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; fine oils have been poured on me.

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Sunday, September 11, 2016

Psalm 29:3

The voice of the LORD is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the LORD thunders over the mighty waters.

The voice of the LORD 
Job 37:5  "God's voice thunders in marvelous ways; he does great things beyond our understanding."

the God of glory 
Psalm 24:7  Lift up your heads, you gates; be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.
Acts 7:2  To this he (Stephen) replied: "Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Paran."

thunders 
1 Samuel 2:10  "... those who oppose the LORD will be broken. The Most High will thunder from heaven; the LORD will judge the ends of the earth. He will give strength to his king and exalt the horn of his anointed."
Psalm 18:13  The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
Psalm 46:6  Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall; he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
Psalm 68:33  ... to him who rides across the highest heavens, the ancient heavens, who thunders with mighty voice.
Psalm 77:17  The clouds poured down water, the heavens resounded with thunder; your arrows flashed back and forth.
Jeremiah 10:13  When he thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; he makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth. He sends lighting with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses.
Jeremiah 25:30-31  "Now prophesy all these words against them and say to them: 'The LORD will roar from on high; he will thunder from his holy dwelling and roar mightily against his land. He will shout like those who tread the grapes, shout against all who live on the earth. The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth, for the LORD will bring charges against the nations; he will bring judgment on all mankind and put the wicked to the sword,' " declares the LORD.
Joel 2:11  The LORD thunders at the head of his army; his forces are beyond number, and mighty is the army that obeys his command. The day of the LORD is great; it is dreadful. Who can endure it?
Amos 1:2  He said: "The LORD roars from Zion and thunders from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds dry up, the top of Carmel withers."

the LORD thunders over the mighty waters 
Exodus 15:10  "But you blew with your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters."

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Saturday, September 10, 2016

Psalm 29:2

Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness. 

1 Chronicles 16:29  Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering and come before him. Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness.
Psalm 96:7-9  Ascribe to the LORD, all you families of nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering and come into his courts. Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness; tremble before him, all the earth.
Psalm 93:5  Your statutes, LORD, stand firm; holiness adorns your house for endless days.
2 Chronicles 20:21  After consulting the people, Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the LORD and to praise him for the splendor of his holiness as they went out at the head of the army, saying: "Give thanks to the LORD, for his love endures forever."

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Friday, September 9, 2016

Psalm 29:1

Ascribe to the LORD, you heavenly beings, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.

Ascribe to the LORD 
Psalm 29:2  Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness.
1 Chronicles 16:28  Ascribe to the LORD, all you families of nations, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength.

you heavenly beings 
2 Samuel 1:17-19  "David took up this lament concerning Saul and his son Jonathan, and he ordered that the people of Judah be taught this lament of the bow (it is written in the book of Jashar): "A gazelle lies slain on your heights, Israel. How the mighty have fallen!"
Psalm 103:20  Praise the LORD, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word.
Isaiah 10:12-13  When the LORD has finished all his work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, he will say, "I will punish the king of Assyria for the willful pride of his heart and the haughty look in his eyes. For he says, 'By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, because I have understanding. I removed the boundaries of nations, I plundered their treasures; like a mighty one I subdued their kings.' "

ascribe to the LORD glory and strength 
Psalm 8:1  LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

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Thursday, September 8, 2016

Psalm 28:9 Part 3 of 3

Save your people and bless your inheritance; be their shepherd and carry them forever.

and carry them forever 
Deuteronomy 1:29-31  Then I said to you, "Do not be terrified; do not be afraid of them. The LORD your God, who is going before you, will fight for you, as he did for you in Egypt, before your very eyes, and in the wilderness. There you saw how the LORD your God carried you, as a father carries his son, all the way you went until you reached this place." 
Deuteronomy 32:10-11  In a desert land he found him, in a barren and howling waste. He shielded him and cared for him; he guarded him as the apple of his eye, like an eagle that stirs up its nest and hovers over its young, that spreads its wings to catch them and carries them aloft. 
Isaiah 46:3  "Listen to me, you descendants of Jacob, all the remnant of the people of Israel, you whom I have upheld since your birth, and have carried since you were born."
Isaiah 63:9  In all their distress he too was distressed, and the angel of his presence saved them. In his love and mercy he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old. 

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Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Psalm 28:9 Part 2 of 3

Save your people and bless your inheritance; be their shepherd and carry them forever.

be their shepherd 
Ezekiel 34:11-16  " 'For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I myself will search for my sheep and look after them. As a shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness. I will bring them out from the nations and gather them from the countries, and I will bring them into their own land. I will pasture them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines and in all the settlements in the land. I will tend them in a good pasture, and the mountain heights of Israel will be their grazing lands. There they will lie down in good grazing land, and there they will feed in a rich pasture on the mountains of Israel. I myself will tend my sheep and have them lie down, declares the Sovereign LORD. I will search for the lost and bring back the strays. I will bind up the injured and strengthen the weak, but the sleek and the strong I will destroy. I will shepherd the flock with justice.' " 
Ezekiel 34:23  " 'I will place over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he will tend them; he will tend them and be their shepherd.' "
Ezekiel 34:31  " 'You are my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, and I am your God, declares the Sovereign LORD.' "
Micah 7:14  Shepherd your people with your staff, the flock of your inheritance, which lives by itself in a forest, in fertile pasturelands. Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead as in days long ago.

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Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Psalm 28:9 Part 1 of 3

Save your people and bless your inheritance; be their shepherd and carry them forever. 

Save your people 
1 Chronicles 16:35  Cry out, "Save us, God our Savior; gather us and deliver us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name, and glory in your praise."
Psalm 106:47  Save us, LORD our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise.
Psalm 118:25  LORD, save us! LORD, grant us success!

and bless your inheritance 
Exodus 34:9  "Lord," he (Moses) 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."


be their shepherd 
1 Chronicles 11:2  "In the past, even while Saul was king, you were the one who led Israel on their military campaigns. And the LORD your God said to you, 'You will shepherd my people Israel, and you will become their ruler.' "
Psalm 23:1  The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
Psalm 78:52  But he brought his people out like a flock; he led them like sheep through the wilderness.
Psalm 78: 70-71  He chose David his servant and took him from the sheep pens; from tending the sheep he brought him to be the shepherd of his people Jacob, of Israel his inheritance.
Psalm 80:1  Hear us, Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock. You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth before Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasseh. Awaken your might; come and save us.
Isaiah 40:11  He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young.
Jeremiah 31:10  "Hear the word of the LORD, you nations; proclaim it in distant coastlands: 'He who scattered Israel will gather them and will watch over his flock like a shepherd.' "

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Monday, September 5, 2016

Psalm 28:8

The LORD is the strength of his people, a fortress of salvation for his anointed one. 

The LORD is the strength of his people 
Psalm 18:1  I love you LORD, my strength.

a fortress of salvation 
Exodus 15:2  "The LORD is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him."
Psalm 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?
Habakkuk 3:13  You came out to deliver your people, to save your anointed one. You crushed the leader of the land of wickedness, you stripped him from head to foot.

for his anointed one 
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.

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Sunday, September 4, 2016

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.

The LORD is my strength and my shield 
Psalm 18:1  I love you LORD, my strength.

my heart trusts in him 
Psalm 13:5  But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.
Psalm 112:7  They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the LORD.
Isaiah 26:3  You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.

My heart leaps for joy 
Deuteronomy 16:15  For seven days celebrate the festival to the LORD your God at the place the LORD will choose. For the LORD your God will bless you in all your harvest and in all the work of your hands, and your joy will be complete.
Psalm 16:9-10  Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay.

and with my song I praise him 
Psalm 33:3  Sing to him a new song; play skillfully and shout for joy.
Psalm 40:3  He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear the LORD and put their trust in him.
Psalm 69:30  I will praise God's name in song and glorify him with thanksgiving.
Psalm 144:9-10  I will sing a new song to you, my God; on the ten-stringed lyre I will make music to you, to the One who gives victories to kings, who delivers his servant David.
Psalm 149:1  Praise the LORD. Sing to the LORD a new song, his praise in the assembly of his faithful people.

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Saturday, September 3, 2016

Psalm 28:6

Praise be to the LORD, for he has heard my cry for mercy.

Praise be to the LORD 
Genesis 24:26-27  Then the man bowed down and worshiped the LORD, saying, "Praise be to the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not abandoned his kindness and faithfulness to my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my master's relatives."
2 Corinthians 1:3-4  Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.
Ephesians 1:3  Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
1 Peter 1:3-5  Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.

for he has heard my cry for mercy 
Psalm 28:2  Hear my cry for mercy as I call to you for help, as I lift my hands toward your Most Holy Place.

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Friday, September 2, 2016

Psalm 28:5

Because they have no regard for the deeds of the LORD and what his hands have done, he will tear them down and never build them up again.

Isaiah 5:12  They have harps and lyres at their banquets, pipes and timbrels and wine, but they have no regard for the deeds of the LORD, no respect for the work of his hands.
1 Samuel 12:24-25  "But be sure to fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you. Yet if you persist in doing evil, both you and your king will perish."

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Thursday, September 1, 2016

Psalm 28:4

Repay them for their deeds and for their evil work; repay them for what their hands have done and bring back on them what they deserve. 

repay them for what their hands have done 
Psalm 62:11-12  One thing God has spoken, two things I have heard: "Power belongs to you, God, and with you, Lord, is unfailing love"; and, "You reward everyone according to what they have done."
2 Timothy 4:14  Alexander the metalworker did me a great deal of harm. The Lord will repay him for what he has done.
Revelation 22:12  "Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done."

and bring back on them what they deserve 
Lamentations 3:64  Pay them back what they deserve, LORD, for what their hands have done.
Revelation 18:6  "Give back to her as she has given; pay her back double for what she has done. Pour her a double portion from her own cup."

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