- 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. - The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.
- For those who find me find life
and receive favor from 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. - 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. - Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. - Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
- The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me,
because the Lord has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim freedom for the captives
and release from darkness for the prisoners. - And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
- But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.”
- Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord. - 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.”
- He who finds a wife finds what is good
and receives favor from the Lord. - 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.
- Blessed are all who fear the Lord,
who walk in obedience to him. - Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
- Keep my commands and follow them. I am the Lord.
- For who is God besides the Lord?
And who is the Rock except our God? - The Lord sends poverty and wealth;
he humbles and he exalts. - 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. - 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.
- Look to the Lord and his strength;
seek his face always.
He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love.Next verse!With image