Study the scriptures (2/4)

The LORD protects the foreigners among us. He cares for the orphans… Psalm 146:9

The Lord protects the foreigners among us.
He cares for the orphans and widows,
but he frustrates the plans of the wicked.
Psalm 146:9 protection orphans widows
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.
Genesis 1:1-2 creation Spirit heaven

Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you.
1 John 2:15 sin love Father
The hopes of the godly result in happiness,
but the expectations of the wicked come to nothing.
Proverbs 10:28 righteousness hope patience
“I am the Alpha and the Omega—the beginning and the end,” says the Lord God. “I am the one who is, who always was, and who is still to come—the Almighty One.”
Revelation 1:8 eternal life reliability God
For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
2 Corinthians 3:17 freedom Spirit Holy Spirit
May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
2 Corinthians 13:14 grace blessing Holy Spirit
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.
1 John 2:16 desires addiction pride
The Lord merely spoke,
and the heavens were created.
He breathed the word,
and all the stars were born.
Psalm 33:6 creation speaking heaven
Fear of the Lord is the foundation of wisdom.
Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment.
Proverbs 9:10 awe wisdom holiness
Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.”
John 14:6 truth Father life
The words of the godly are like sterling silver;
the heart of a fool is worthless.
Proverbs 10:20 valuable righteousness speaking
The lips of the godly speak helpful words,
but the mouth of the wicked speaks perverse words.
Proverbs 10:32 truth righteousness speaking
Anyone who denies the Son doesn’t have the Father, either. But anyone who acknowledges the Son has the Father also.
1 John 2:23 Jesus Father acknowledging
Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Ephesians 6:17 salvation Spirit Word of God
For wives, this means submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of his body, the church.
Ephesians 5:22-23 marriage Jesus salvation
We have happy memories of the godly,
but the name of a wicked person rots away.
Proverbs 10:7 sin righteousness blessing
The godly are showered with blessings;
the words of the wicked conceal violent intentions.
Proverbs 10:6 righteousness speaking blessing
The light shines in the darkness,
and the darkness can never extinguish it.
John 1:5 evil overcoming light
Yes, I came from the Father into the world, and now I will leave the world and return to the Father.
John 16:28 Father world ascension
Yet I am confident I will see the Lord’s goodness
while I am here in the land of the living.
Psalm 27:13 goodness trust
The Lord’s home reaches up to the heavens,
while its foundation is on the earth.
He draws up water from the oceans
and pours it down as rain on the land.
The Lord is his name!
Amos 9:6 creation God heaven
The grapevines have dried up,
and the fig trees have withered.
The pomegranate trees, palm trees, and apple trees—
all the fruit trees—have dried up.
And the people’s joy has dried up with them.
Joel 1:12 joy sadness food
The grass withers and the flowers fade,
but the word of our God stands forever.
Isaiah 40:8 reliability God Word of God
The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.
The world and all its people belong to him.
Psalm 24:1 God life almighty