- For a thousand years in your sight
are but as yesterday when it is past,
or as a watch in the night. - By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised.
- I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.
- The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters. - Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!
- Trust in the Lord, and do good;
dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. - For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
- But when they had grazed, they became full,
they were filled, and their heart was lifted up;
therefore they forgot me. - But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
who are too little to be among the clans of Judah,
from you shall come forth for me
one who is to be ruler in Israel,
whose coming forth is from of old,
from ancient days. - He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also, he has put eternity into man's heart, yet so that he cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end.
- The times of ignorance God overlooked, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.
- Say not, “Why were the former days better than these?”
For it is not from wisdom that you ask this. - O Lord, you are my God;
I will exalt you; I will praise your name,
for you have done wonderful things,
plans formed of old, faithful and sure. - Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
- Remember your mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love,
for they have been from of old.
Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions;
according to your steadfast love remember me,
for the sake of your goodness, O Lord! - But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.
Who is this King of glory?
The Lord of hosts,
he is the King of glory! Selah If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.Next verse!With image