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But I will offer sacrifices to you with songs of praise, and… Jonah 2:9

But I will offer sacrifices to you with songs of praise, and I will fulfill all my vows. For my salvation comes from the Lord alone. Jonah 2:9	But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving. I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation belongs to Yahweh. salvation gratitude sacrifice
Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.” And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone. Psalm 32:5	I acknowledged my sin to you. I didn’t hide my iniquity. I said, I will confess my transgressions to Yahweh, and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah. confession sin forgiveness

O Lord, if you heal me, I will be truly healed; if you save me, I will be truly saved. My praises are for you alone! Jeremiah 17:14	Heal me, O Yahweh, and I will be healed. Save me, and I will be saved; for you are my praise. sickness praise healing
I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all the marvelous things you have done. Psalm 9:1	I will give thanks to Yahweh with my whole heart. I will tell of all your marvelous works. worship gratitude miracles
That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Corinthians 12:10	Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, and in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong. joy strength persecution
I will thank you, Lord, among all the people. I will sing your praises among the nations. Psalm 108:3	I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations. I will sing praises to you among the peoples. worship world praise
I have revealed you to them, and I will continue to do so. Then your love for me will be in them, and I will be in them. John 17:26	I made known to them your name, and will make it known; that the love with which you loved me may be in them, and I in them. love Jesus prayer
And I will forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins. Hebrews 8:12	For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness. I will remember their sins and lawless deeds no more. forgiveness sin grace
But he knows where I am going. And when he tests me, I will come out as pure as gold. For I have stayed on God’s paths; I have followed his ways and not turned aside. Job 23:10-11	But he knows the way that I take. When he has tried me, I will come out like gold. My foot has held fast to his steps. I have kept his way, and not turned away. blameless righteousness
He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less. John 3:30	He must increase, but I must decrease. humility Jesus
If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God’s secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn’t love others, I would be nothing. 1 Corinthians 13:2	If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don’t have love, I am nothing. faith love prophecy
For I cried out to him for help, praising him as I spoke. Psalm 66:17	I cried to him with my mouth. He was extolled with my tongue. worship prayer praise
But Jesus told them, “I will be with you only a little longer. Then I will return to the one who sent me.” John 7:33	Then Jesus said, “I will be with you a little while longer, then I go to him who sent me.” ascension Jesus
I said to the Lord, “You are my Master! Every good thing I have comes from you.” Psalm 16:2	My soul, you have said to Yahweh, “You are my Lord. Apart from you I have no good thing.” God worship
Obviously, I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant. Galatians 1:10	For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant of Christ. obedience reward relationships
Your unfailing love is better than life itself; how I praise you! I will praise you as long as I live, lifting up my hands to you in prayer. Psalm 63:3-4	Because your loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise you. So I will bless you while I live. I will lift up my hands in your name. love life worship
Don’t imagine that I came to bring peace to the earth! I came not to bring peace, but a sword. Matthew 10:34	Don’t think that I came to send peace on the earth. I didn’t come to send peace, but a sword. peace world Jesus
As for me, I look to the Lord for help. I wait confidently for God to save me, and my God will certainly hear me. Micah 7:7	But as for me, I will look to Yahweh. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me. hope salvation listening
Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning, for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk, for I give myself to you. Psalm 143:8	Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning, for I trust in you. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to you. trust love planning
I love the Lord because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy. Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath! Psalm 116:1-2	I love Yahweh, because he listens to my voice, and my cries for mercy. Because he has turned his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live. love worship listening
I made a covenant with my eyes not to look with lust at a young woman. Job 31:1	I made a covenant with my eyes; how then should I look lustfully at a young woman? desires self-control covenant
I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same works I have done, and even greater works, because I am going to be with the Father. John 14:12	Most certainly I tell you, he who believes in me, the works that I do, he will do also; and he will do greater works than these, because I am going to my Father. faith work ascension
For I have given rest to the weary and joy to the sorrowing. Jeremiah 31:25	For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul. safety soul
The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.” Psalm 32:8	I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you. encouragement understanding learning
This is what I told them: ‘Obey me, and I will be your God, and you will be my people. Do everything as I say, and all will be well!’ Jeremiah 7:23	But this thing I commanded them, saying, ‘Listen to my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people. Walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.’ obedience blessing

O Israel, my faithless people, come home to me again, for I am merciful. I will not be angry with you forever.

‘Return, you backsliding Israel,’ says Yahweh; ‘I will not look in anger on you, for I am merciful,’ says Yahweh. ‘I will not keep anger forever.’

Bible verse of the day

When God saw what they had done and how they had put a stop to their evil ways, he changed his mind and did not carry out the destruction he had threatened.

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