- You may say to yourselves, “How can we know when a message has not been spoken by the Lord?” If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the Lord does not take place or come true, that is a message the Lord has not spoken. That prophet has spoken presumptuously, so do not be alarmed.
- For this is what the Lord has commanded us:
“I have made you a light for the Gentiles,
that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.” - Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
- For the Lord loves the just
and will not forsake his faithful ones.
Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed;
the offspring of the wicked will perish. - Surely God is my help;
the Lord is the one who sustains me. - Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
- Better the little that the righteous have
than the wealth of many wicked;
for the power of the wicked will be broken,
but the Lord upholds the righteous. - The righteous person may have many troubles,
but the Lord delivers him from them all. - For those who find me find life
and receive favor from the Lord. - The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.
- In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
- Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
- Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.
- Look to the Lord and his strength;
seek his face always. - Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior.
- This is what the Lord says to Israel: “Seek me and live.”
- Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.
- He who finds a wife finds what is good
and receives favor from the Lord. - Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord. - He builds his lofty palace in the heavens
and sets its foundation on the earth;
he calls for the waters of the sea
and pours them out over the face of the land—
the Lord is his name. - Do not envy the violent
or choose any of their ways.
For the Lord detests the perverse
but takes the upright into his confidence. - Moses was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights without eating bread or drinking water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant—the Ten Commandments.
- Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
- Blessed are all who fear the Lord,
who walk in obedience to him. - For who knows a person’s thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.Next verse!With image 
