Bible Verses about 'Lift up your eyes'
- Look straight ahead,
and fix your eyes on what lies before you. - Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.
- I made a covenant with my eyes
not to look with lust at a young woman. - Arise, O Lord!
Punish the wicked, O God!
Do not ignore the helpless! - But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying, ‘O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.’
- The Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord lifts up those who are weighed down.
The Lord loves the godly. - I look up to the mountains—
does my help come from there?
My help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth! - The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right;
his ears are open to their cries for help. - Wash yourselves and be clean!
Get your sins out of my sight.
Give up your evil ways. - People may be right in their own eyes,
but the Lord examines their heart. - So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor.
- If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble.
- At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves.
- The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right,
and his ears are open to their prayers.
But the Lord turns his face
against those who do evil. - 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. - The commandments of the Lord are right,
bringing joy to the heart.
The commands of the Lord are clear,
giving insight for living. - Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom.
Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
Then you will have healing for your body
and strength for your bones. - 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. - For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world.
- If you refuse to take up your cross and follow me, you are not worthy of being mine.
- The more you have, the more people come to help you spend it. So what good is wealth—except perhaps to watch it slip through your fingers!
- Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me.”
- In the blink of an eye wealth disappears,
for it will sprout wings
and fly away like an eagle. - I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.
- If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it.
- When you see the tassels, you will remember and obey all the commands of the Lord instead of following your own desires and defiling yourselves, as you are prone to do.
- May the Lord bless you
and protect you.
May the Lord smile on you
and be gracious to you.
May the Lord show you his favor
and give you his peace. - They will never again be hungry or thirsty;
they will never be scorched by the heat of the sun.
For the Lamb on the throne
will be their Shepherd.
He will lead them to springs of life-giving water.
And God will wipe every tear from their eyes. - Then, calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.”
- If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.
- If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.
- I will show how holy my great name is—the name on which you brought shame among the nations. And when I reveal my holiness through you before their very eyes, says the Sovereign Lord, then the nations will know that I am the Lord.
- I lift my hands to you in prayer.
I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain. - I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them. He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.”
- In this way, I will show my greatness and holiness, and I will make myself known to all the nations of the world. Then they will know that I am the Lord.
- If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it.
- My child, pay attention to what I say.
Listen carefully to my words.
Don’t lose sight of them.
Let them penetrate deep into your heart. - Hatred stirs up quarrels,
but love makes up for all offenses. - “Don’t you understand either?” he asked. “Can’t you see that the food you put into your body cannot defile you? Food doesn’t go into your heart, but only passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer.” (By saying this, he declared that every kind of food is acceptable in God’s eyes.)
- And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.
- Let your favor shine on your servant.
In your unfailing love, rescue me. - We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne.
- After saying this, he was taken up into a cloud while they were watching, and they could no longer see him.
- And he went to the place of the dead. There, in torment, he saw Abraham in the far distance with Lazarus at his side. The rich man shouted, ‘Father Abraham, have some pity! Send Lazarus over here to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. I am in anguish in these flames.’
- The man answered, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.’ And, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
- Jesus replied, “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.”
- Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.
- But the Lord watches over those who fear him,
those who rely on his unfailing love. - When God raised up his servant, Jesus, he sent him first to you people of Israel, to bless you by turning each of you back from your sinful ways.
- What are you waiting for? Get up and be baptized. Have your sins washed away by calling on the name of the Lord.
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