- Commit your actions to the Lord,
and your plans will succeed. - The Lord is righteous in everything he does;
he is filled with kindness. - Praise the Lord; praise God our savior!
For each day he carries us in his arms. - I am counting on the Lord;
yes, I am counting on him.
I have put my hope in his word. - Instead, let us test and examine our ways.
Let us turn back to the Lord. - I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me.
He freed me from all my fears. - The Lord is a shelter for the oppressed,
a refuge in times of trouble. - Seek the Lord while you can find him.
Call on him now while he is near. - This is the day the Lord has made.
We will rejoice and be glad in it. - The Lord makes some poor and others rich;
he brings some down and lifts others up. - I said to the Lord, “You are my Master!
Every good thing I have comes from you.” - So be strong and courageous,
all you who put your hope in the Lord! - For the word of the Lord holds true,
and we can trust everything he does. - All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’).
- Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you your heart’s desires. - For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
- Fear of the Lord teaches wisdom;
humility precedes honor. - The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!
- True humility and fear of the Lord
lead to riches, honor, and long life. - The Lord gives his people strength.
The Lord blesses them with peace. - Joyful are people of integrity,
who follow the instructions of the Lord. - The Lord directs the steps of the godly.
He delights in every detail of their lives. - Let all that I am praise the Lord;
with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name. - Come, let us worship and bow down.
Let us kneel before the Lord our maker. - Who is the King of glory?
The Lord of Heaven’s Armies—
he is the King of glory.
The blessing of the Lord makes a person rich,
and he adds no sorrow with it.Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ. But test everything that is said. Hold on to what is good. Stay away from every kind of evil.Next verse!With image