This is the Lord’s message to Zerubbabel: Not by force, nor by strength, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts. | This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the Lord of hosts. |
Let us examine and test our ways and return to the Lord. | Let us search out and examine our ways, And turn back to the Lord. |
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For who is God except the Lord? Who is a rock aside from our God? | For who is God, except the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God? |
A man may plan his own course, but the Lord makes his steps secure. | A man’s heart plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps. |
The Lord makes poor and makes rich, he humbles and he also exalts. | The Lord makes poor and makes rich; He brings low and lifts up. |
I wait for the Lord in anxious expectation; I place my hope in his word. | I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, And in His word I do hope. |
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or how tall he stands, for the Lord has rejected him. He does not see the way that men see, for men look on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” | But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” |
For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel: If you seek me, you will survive. | For thus says the Lord to the house of Israel: “Seek Me and live.” |
But our citizenship is in heaven, and from there we await our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. | For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. |
With the Lord to protect me I am not afraid. What can mortals do to me? | The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? |
For whoever finds me finds life and receives favor from the Lord. | For whoever finds me finds life, And obtains favor from the Lord. |
O Lord, let your kindness rest upon us, for we have placed our hope in you. | Let Your mercy, O Lord, be upon us, Just as we hope in You. |
Bless the Lord, O my soul; my entire being, bless his holy name. | Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! |
Salvation comes from the Lord. May your blessing be upon your people. Selah | Salvation belongs to the Lord. Your blessing is upon Your people. Selah |
You shall observe my commandments and obey them. I am the Lord. | Therefore you shall keep My commandments, and perform them: I am the Lord. |
The Lord is righteous in all his ways and merciful in everything he does. | The Lord is righteous in all His ways, Gracious in all His works. |
It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to place your trust in mortals. | It is better to trust in the Lord Than to put confidence in man. |
When I realized that my foot was slipping, your kindness, O Lord, raised me up. | If I say, “My foot slips,” Your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up. |
I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he set me free from all my fears. | I sought the Lord, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears. |
A word is not even on my tongue and you, O Lord, are completely aware of it. | For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O Lord, You know it altogether. |
The Lord will protect you against all evil; he will watch over your life. The Lord will watch over your coming and your going both now and forevermore. | The Lord shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul. The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in From this time forth, and even forevermore. |
The Lord makes a man’s steps secure when he approves of his conduct. | The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, And He delights in his way. |
When the command is given, at the sound of the archangel’s voice and the call of God’s trumpet, the Lord himself will descend from heaven, and those who have died in Christ will be the first to rise. Then those of us who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them on clouds in the air to meet the Lord. And so, we will be with the Lord forever. | For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. |
You, O Lord, are light for my lamp; O my God, you make my darkness turn to light. | For You will light my lamp; The Lord my God will enlighten my darkness. |
God is faithful, and it is by him that you have been called into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. | God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. |