How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me?
How long must I wrestle with my thoughts
Psalm 42:4 These things I remember as I pour out my soul: how I used to go to the house of God under the protection of the Mighty One with shouts of joy and praise among the festive throng.
Psalm 55:1-3 Listen to my prayer, O God, do not ignore my plea; hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught because of what my enemy is saying, because of the threats of the wicked; for they bring down suffering on me and assail me with their anger.
Psalm 139:23-24 Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Isaiah 33:17-19 Your eyes will see the king in his beauty and view a land that stretches far. In your thoughts you will ponder the former terror: "Where is that chief officer? Where is the one who took the revenue? Where is the officer in charge of the towers?" You will see those arrogant people (the Assyrians) no more, people whose speech is obscure, whose language is strange and incomprehensible.
Daniel 7:28 "This is the end of the matter. I, Daniel, was deeply troubled by my thoughts, and my face turned pale, but I kept the matter to myself."
How long will my enemy triumph over me?
Psalm 94:3 How long, LORD, will the wicked, how long will the wicked be jubilant?
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Monday, March 14, 2016
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Psalm 13:1
How long, LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
How long, LORD?
Psalm 6:3 My soul is in deep anguish. How long, LORD, how long?
Will you forget me forever?
Psalm 42:9 I say to my Rock, "Why have you forgotten me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?"
Lamentations 5:20 Why do you always forget us? Why do you forsake us so long?
How long will you hide your face from me?
Deuteronomy 31:17-18 "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?' And I will certainly hide my face in that day because of all their wickedness in turning to other gods."
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.
Isaiah 8:17 I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding his face from the descendants of Jacob. I will put my trust in him.
Isaiah 54:9-10 "To me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So now I have sworn not to be angry with you, never to rebuke you again. Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed," says the LORD, who has compassion on you..
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How long, LORD?
Psalm 6:3 My soul is in deep anguish. How long, LORD, how long?
Will you forget me forever?
Psalm 42:9 I say to my Rock, "Why have you forgotten me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy?"
Lamentations 5:20 Why do you always forget us? Why do you forsake us so long?
How long will you hide your face from me?
Deuteronomy 31:17-18 "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?' And I will certainly hide my face in that day because of all their wickedness in turning to other gods."
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.
Isaiah 8:17 I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding his face from the descendants of Jacob. I will put my trust in him.
Isaiah 54:9-10 "To me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So now I have sworn not to be angry with you, never to rebuke you again. Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed," says the LORD, who has compassion on you..
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Saturday, March 12, 2016
Psalm 12:7-8
You, LORD, will keep the needy safe and will protect us forever from the wicked, who freely strut about when what is vile is honored by the human race.
You, LORD, will keep the needy safe
Psalm 16:1 Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge.
Psalm 27:5 For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock.
and will protect us forever from the wicked
Psalm 37:28 For the LORD loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones. Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed; the offspring of the wicked will perish.
John 17:12 "While I was with them, I protected them and kept them safe by that name you gave me. None has been lost except the one doomed to destruction so that Scripture would be fulfilled."
who freely strut about
Psalm 55:10-11 Day and night they (the wicked) prowl about on its walls; malice and abuse are within it. Destructive forces are at work in the city; threats and lies never leave its streets.
Romans 1:28-32 Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.
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You, LORD, will keep the needy safe
Psalm 16:1 Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge.
Psalm 27:5 For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock.
and will protect us forever from the wicked
Psalm 37:28 For the LORD loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones. Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed; the offspring of the wicked will perish.
John 17:12 "While I was with them, I protected them and kept them safe by that name you gave me. None has been lost except the one doomed to destruction so that Scripture would be fulfilled."
who freely strut about
Psalm 55:10-11 Day and night they (the wicked) prowl about on its walls; malice and abuse are within it. Destructive forces are at work in the city; threats and lies never leave its streets.
Romans 1:28-32 Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done. They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy. Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.
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Friday, March 11, 2016
Psalm 12:6
And the words of the LORD are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold refined seven times.
And the words of the LORD are flawless
2 Samuel 22:31 and Psalm 18:30 "As for God, his way is perfect: The LORD's word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him."
like silver purified in a crucible
Job 23:10 "But he knows the way I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold."
Job 28:1 There is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.
Isaiah 48:10 "See, I have refined you, though not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction."
Zechariah 13:9 "This third I will put into the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on my name and I will answer them; I will say, 'They are my people,' and they will say, 'The LORD is our God.' "
Psalm 119:140 Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them.
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And the words of the LORD are flawless
2 Samuel 22:31 and Psalm 18:30 "As for God, his way is perfect: The LORD's word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him."
like silver purified in a crucible
Job 23:10 "But he knows the way I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold."
Job 28:1 There is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.
Isaiah 48:10 "See, I have refined you, though not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction."
Zechariah 13:9 "This third I will put into the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on my name and I will answer them; I will say, 'They are my people,' and they will say, 'The LORD is our God.' "
Psalm 119:140 Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them.
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Thursday, March 10, 2016
Psalm 12:5 Part 2 of 2
"Because the poor
are plundered and the needy groan, I will now arise," says the LORD. "I
will protect them from those who malign them."
and the needy groan
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.
"I will now arise," says the LORD
Psalm 3:7 Arise, LORD! Deliver me, my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
I will protect them
Psalm 34:6 This poor man called, and the LORD heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles.
Psalm 35:10 My whole being will exclaim, "Who is like you, LORD? You rescue the poor from those too strong for them, the poor and needy from those who rob them."
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and the needy groan
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.
"I will now arise," says the LORD
Psalm 3:7 Arise, LORD! Deliver me, my God! Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
I will protect them
Psalm 34:6 This poor man called, and the LORD heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles.
Psalm 35:10 My whole being will exclaim, "Who is like you, LORD? You rescue the poor from those too strong for them, the poor and needy from those who rob them."
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Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Psalm 12:5 Part 1 of 2
"Because the poor are plundered and the needy groan, I will now arise," says the LORD. "I will protect them from those who malign them."
Because the poor are plundered
Psalm 44:24 Why do you hide your face and forget our misery and oppression?
Psalm 62:10 Do not trust in extortion or put vain hope in stolen goods; though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them.
Psalm 72:14 He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight.
Psalm 73:8 They (the arrogant, the wicked) scoff and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.
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.
Ecclesiastes 5:8 If you see the poor oppressed in a district, and justice and rights denied, do not be surprised at such things; for one official is eyed by a higher one, and over them both are others still higher.
Isaiah 3:15 "What do you mean by crushing my people and grinding the faces of the poor?" declares the Lord, the LORD Almighty.
Isaiah 5:7 The vineyard of the LORD Almighty is the nation of Israel, and the people of Judah are the vines he delighted in. And he looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard cries of distress.
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."
Isaiah 59:12-13 For our offenses are many in your sight, and our sins testify against us. Our offenses are ever with us, and we acknowledge our iniquities: rebellion and treachery against the LORD, turning our backs on our God, inciting revolt and oppression, uttering lies our hearts have conceived.
Acts 7:34 " 'I have indeed seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to set them free. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt." (God speaking to Moses)
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Because the poor are plundered
Psalm 44:24 Why do you hide your face and forget our misery and oppression?
Psalm 62:10 Do not trust in extortion or put vain hope in stolen goods; though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them.
Psalm 72:14 He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight.
Psalm 73:8 They (the arrogant, the wicked) scoff and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.
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.
Ecclesiastes 5:8 If you see the poor oppressed in a district, and justice and rights denied, do not be surprised at such things; for one official is eyed by a higher one, and over them both are others still higher.
Isaiah 3:15 "What do you mean by crushing my people and grinding the faces of the poor?" declares the Lord, the LORD Almighty.
Isaiah 5:7 The vineyard of the LORD Almighty is the nation of Israel, and the people of Judah are the vines he delighted in. And he looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard cries of distress.
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."
Isaiah 59:12-13 For our offenses are many in your sight, and our sins testify against us. Our offenses are ever with us, and we acknowledge our iniquities: rebellion and treachery against the LORD, turning our backs on our God, inciting revolt and oppression, uttering lies our hearts have conceived.
Acts 7:34 " 'I have indeed seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to set them free. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt." (God speaking to Moses)
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Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Psalm 12:3-4
May the LORD silence all flattering lips and every boastful tongue--those who say, "By our tongues we will prevail; our own lips will defend us--who is lord over us?"
May the LORD silence all flattering lips
Proverbs 26:28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
Proverbs 28:23 Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor rather than the one who has a flattering tongue.
and every boastful tongue
Psalm 73:9 Their (the wicked's) mouths lay claim to heaven, and their tongues take possession of the earth.
Daniel 7:8 "While I (Daniel) was thinking about the horns, there before me was another horn, a little one, which came up among them; and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like the eyes of a human being and a mouth that spoke boastfully."
James 3:5 Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.
Revelation 13:5 The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise its authority for forty-two months.
"By our tongues we will prevail"
Proverbs 18:21 The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
James 3:6 The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one's life on fire, and is itself set of fire by hell.
Mark 7:20-23 He (Jesus) went on: "What comes out of a person is what defiles them. For it is within, out of a person's heart, that evil thoughts come--sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. All these evils come from inside and defile a person."
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May the LORD silence all flattering lips
Proverbs 26:28 A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
Proverbs 28:23 Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor rather than the one who has a flattering tongue.
and every boastful tongue
Psalm 73:9 Their (the wicked's) mouths lay claim to heaven, and their tongues take possession of the earth.
Daniel 7:8 "While I (Daniel) was thinking about the horns, there before me was another horn, a little one, which came up among them; and three of the first horns were uprooted before it. This horn had eyes like the eyes of a human being and a mouth that spoke boastfully."
James 3:5 Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.
Revelation 13:5 The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies and to exercise its authority for forty-two months.
"By our tongues we will prevail"
Proverbs 18:21 The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
James 3:6 The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one's life on fire, and is itself set of fire by hell.
Mark 7:20-23 He (Jesus) went on: "What comes out of a person is what defiles them. For it is within, out of a person's heart, that evil thoughts come--sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. All these evils come from inside and defile a person."
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